- Mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Education
- Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, J.D., cum laude, 2016
- Missouri State University, B.S., 2012, political science
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Clerkships
- Hon. Kendall Newman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 2019-2020
- Hon. Carolyn Delaney, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 2019-2020
- Hon. Lisa Page, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 2017-2019
- Hon. James Dowd, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 2017-2019
- Speaker, “Generative AI and Copyright Infringement: Update on Current Landscape,” Locke Lord, March 6, 2024.
- Speaker, “How Generative AI Implicates Traditional Intellectual Property Categories, Such as Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secrets,” myLawCLE, August 29, 2023.
- Co-author, “Judges Take Divergent Paths to Find AI Training ‘Fair Use,’” Troutman Pepper Locke, July 29, 2025.
- Co-author, “New Rule to Follow: FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements,” The Chicago Lawyer, June/July 2024.
- Author, “Generative AI and Copyright Infringement: Federal Judge Distinguishes Between AI Model Creators and Users, for Now,” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, April 2024.
- Author, “Proactive Prevention: Why a Robust Trade Secret Program is Critical,” Chicago Lawyer Magazine, February/March 2024.
- Author, “Guarding the Digital Fortress: How to Protect Your Data from Generative AI ‘Scrapers,’” The Computer & Internet Lawyer, January 2024.
- Author, “Generative AI and Copyright Infringement: Federal Judge in Stability AI Distinguishes Between AI Model Creators and Users – For Now,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, November 28, 2023.
- Author, “The Race to Regulate AI: Biden Signs Broad Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, November 2, 2023.
- Author, “The NO FAKES Act: With Proposed Bill, Congress Set to Protect Against Unauthorized Digital Replicas of Faces, Names and Voices,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, October 16, 2023.
- Author, “Death By a Thousand Cuts: Right of Publicity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” The Computer & Internet Lawyer, October 2023.
- Author, “Warhol’s Brush With AI: Redefining Fair Use for Generative AI and Large Language Models,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, June 27, 2023.
- Author, “Death By A Thousand Cuts: Right of Publicity in the Age of AI,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, May 30, 2023.
- Author, “Guarding the Digital Fortress: How to Protect Your Data from Generative AI ‘Scrapers,’” Locke Lord QuickStudy, May 16, 2023.
- Author, “Generative AI and Intellectual Property: Whether the Wild West or the Matrix, It is the (Latest) New Frontier,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, April 12, 2023.
- Interviewed, “What Types of Legal Liabilities Are Emerging From AI?,” InformationWeek, February 7, 2025.
- Quoted, “Trade Secrets Summoned to Protect AI Amid Noncompete Uncertainty,” Bloomberg Law, July 16, 2024.