I was born in Georgia and grew up in South Carolina. After living in Southern California for almost ten years, I returned to the South and now live near Charlotte, NC. I earned my bachelor of arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1997, where I majored in history and minored in German and linguistics. Following college, I attended the University of South Carolina School of Journalism where I earned a Master’s degree in Mass Communications in 1999. After that, I worked for several years as a Web designer in both Tennessee and California. In 2005, I graduated from Chapman University School of Law. I’m currently a licensed attorney in California, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

Other interesting facts about me are as follows and in no particular order:

• I run four miles a day.
• I like Celtic fiddle music.
• I want to visit Kosovo.
• I know German and a little Russian.
• I want to learn Romanian and Irish Gaelic.
• My favorite book is Dracula.
• My favorite poet is Edgar Allan Poe.
• If I could have one superpower, it would be to fly.
• I have a cat named Beatty.  He is not a lolcat because he always uses proper grammar and spelling.