Born: Leavenworth, Kansas, December 31, 1961
Admitted to bar: 1987, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Moot Court.
Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations.
Language: German.