After graduating from the Citadel with honors, I worked for an international accounting and consulting firm. I then graduated from the School of Law at the University of South Carolina and became an Assistant Solicitor (State Prosecutor) for the Fifth Judicial Circuit covering Richland and Kershaw Counties. I successfully prosecuted serious crimes including murder, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking as well as white collar crimes and public corruption cases. I also prosecuted federal drug cases as a Special Assistant United States Attorney.

I have lectured at numerous continuing legal education seminars on DUI defense and am a member of the National College for DUI Defense, Inc., the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Criminal Section of the Richland County Bar Association.

I have over fifteen years experience as a successful criminal trial lawyer. I have defended cases in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and am a member of the South Carolina Bar, United States District Court for the District of South Caolina, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.