I take a pragmatic approach to helping my clients. Since having a legal issue is often a significant source of stress for a person, I focus on minimizing (or erasing) that source of stress with the work I do. Everyone’s situation is unique and their goals and values are different. Therefore, I prefer to listen to my clients concerns and wishes and help resolve their matter in a way that suits their needs. To that end, I see my role as being more of a facilitator, helping my clients make informed decisions about their legal matter, creating an outcome that best aligns with the client’s goals and values.
I graduated from William Mitchell College of Law (now known as Mitchell Hamline School of Law) in 2008. I earned my Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Minnesota. My career path began in music production (sound engineering), then morphed into software engineering, and eventually medical device development, where I was a senior program manager for a large medical device company for many years. I left it all to focus solely on my legal practice, and am now practicing law at Kennedy & Ruhsam Law Offices, P.A. in Eagan, MN.
Over the years I’ve done legal research and/or volunteer work for numerous organizations including: The Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, Wills for Heroes, Simpson Housing, and Assisted Living Consumer Alliance.
Originally from upstate New York, I moved to Minnesota 40 years ago to attend school and have remained here ever since. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, music, basketball, and backpacking.