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Biography

DJ is an associate focusing her practice on Commercial Mortgaged-Backed Securities (CMBS) lending and financing.

As a combat medic with the United States Army, DJ has extensive experience in the healthcare field. Thanks to her experience, DJ has a strong working knowledge regarding HIPPA, OSHA, Joint Commission, as well as familiarity with emergency medicine, women’s health, reproductive endocrinology, and neurosurgery.

While attending law school, DJ did a service project with the Veterans’ Unit of Legal Aid in Louisville. Her work at Legal Aid directly influenced her Note topic for the University of Louisville Law Review which was selected for publication and released Fall 2021.

Many of DJ’s undergraduate studies focused on international issues, specifically third wave democratization and Eurasian politics and American foreign policy toward Eurasia including the Magnitsky Act.

Other Info About DJ

Education

Law School

University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, J.D., 2021, Magna Cum Laude

Undergraduate School

University of Louisville, B.S., Political Science, Law and Public Policy, 2018

Clerkships

DJ served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

Jefferson County Circuit Court, Judge Angela McCormick Bisig

Bar Memberships

DJ is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Kentucky

Major Publications

DJ is an author or contributor to the following publications:

“As Racial Tensions Rise in the Nation, It Is Time to Acknowledge the Impact of Racial-Trauma Induced PTSD and Related Mental Health Conditions on Black Servicemembers,” University of Louisville Law Review, Fall 2021