- J.D., with honors, University of Florida School of Law (2001)
- B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998)
- The Florida Bar
- United States Supreme Court
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- Recognized in Super Lawyers
- Speaker: Non-Signatories and Enforcing Arbitration Provisions Under the Convention, U.K. P&I Club Seminar (2024)
- Panel Member: Seaman Claims and Personal Injury Investigations, United Maritime Group, LLC Seminar (Tampa, FL 2011)
- Panel Member: Maritime Personal Injury and Death Investigations, OSG Ship Management, Inc. Seminar (Tampa, FL 2010)
- Co-Author: Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v. Townsend Article, UK P&I Club U.S. Bodily Injury News (2009)
- Panel Member: Maintenance and Cure Claims, CNA Seminar (Metarrie, LA 2009)
- Panel Member: Punitive Damages Under U.S. Maritime Law, International Group of P&I Clubs, Personal Injury Subcommittee (London, UK 2009)
- Co-Author: Recent Maritime Cases in The Eleventh, Sixth, and Eight Circuits, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Seminar (Mobile, AL 2002)
- Member: Florida Bar Admiralty Law Committee (2012)
- Member: The Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Member: The Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
- Member: Propeller Club—Port of Tampa
- Lau, Lane, Pieper, Conley & McCreadie (2002 – Present)
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Gainesville, Florida, Law Clerk (Fall 2000)
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tallahassee, Florida, Law Clerk (Summer 2000)