Experience

Law & Crime

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior West Coast Reporter

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Law & Crime News’ senior reporter on the West Coast. ⚖️ Law & Crime News’ senior reporter on the West Coast. ⚖️



Self-employed

• Freelance reporter and writer

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  - reporting on legal affairs, politics and general news for various publications, including Bloomberg Law, Los Angeles Magazine, The Washington Post, ABA Journal, ECigIntelligence.com and Los Angeles Times Community News.

• TV and radio correspondent

  • 2010 - Present

  My reporting has led to appearances on true-crime shows, radio news programs and television newscasts, beginning in Spokane with back-to-back appearances on Nancy Grace and repeated appearances on the local NBC affiliate KHQ-TV.My appearances include:CBS - 48 Hours (2015)Oxygen Channel - Snapped: Women Who Kill (2013); Snapped: Killer Couples (2013)Investigation Discovery/Discovery ID - Deadly Sins (2015); Unusual Suspects (2017); Grave Mysteries (2019); Til Death Do Us Part (2019)KPCC "Take Two" (2015)KQED Forum (2017)KCRW "Press Play with Madeline Brand" (2019)John Canzano - Bald-Faced Truth Radio Show (2019 & 2020)Current and future projects include episodes on a 2008 Spokane case and a 2013 Orange County case, as well as a possible episode on a 2009 Spokane case.



ALM

• United States
• Media and Telecommunications
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Reporter and editor

  • Jun 2021 - Jul 2022

  I was a California-based reporter and editor for ALM and all law.com platforms, including The Recorder in San Francisco and The National Law Journal in Washington, D.C. I was a California-based reporter and editor for ALM and all law.com platforms, including The Recorder in San Francisco and The National Law Journal in Washington, D.C.



Daily Journal Corporation

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• California Supreme Court reporter

  • Feb 2020 - May 2020

  Reporting on the California Supreme Court and California Court of Appeal.

• Orange County law firms and litigation reporter

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2020

  Reporting on law firms and litigation in Orange County.



Orange County Register

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• County government reporter

  • Dec 2014 - Feb 2016

  Covered the Orange County Board of Supervisors and county-wide issues.

• Cities reporter

  • Mar 2013 - Dec 2014

  Covered politics, development and other news in the historic town of San Juan Capistrano and reported general news throughout South Orange County.



Idaho Statesman

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Breaking news reporter/online editor

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2013

  Helped maintain the website, covered breaking news and wrote enterprise stories on the criminal justice system. Helped maintain the website, covered breaking news and wrote enterprise stories on the criminal justice system.



The Spokesman-Review

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Public safety reporter

  • May 2009 - Sep 2012

  Reported on crime and police activity in the Inland Northwest. Founded and operated Sirens and Gavels: http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sirens.

• Night breaking news reporter

  • Dec 2007 - May 2009

  Covered night breaking news and was a member of the paper's online innovation team. Trained to produce video and audio with stories.

• Education reporter

  • May 2006 - Dec 2007

  Covered the K-12 school districts in North Idaho, with emphasis on the largest three. Produced daily and enterprise stories as well as breaking news stories for online. Wrote a weekly “Inside our Schools” column with light news about classroom activities, grants and guest speakers.

• Intern

  • Dec 2005 - May 2006

  Covered the 2006 Idaho Legislature with the paper’s veteran statehouse reporter after writing general assignments in Spokane during December. Wrote daily and enterprise stories on legislative issues and contributed to the award-winning “Eye on Boise” blog.



Oregon Daily Emerald

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News editor, senior news reporter

  • Jun 2004 - Dec 2005

  Led a desk of four reporters in fall 2005. Edited and assigned stories. Wrote three articles per week as news editor. Covered city politics beat as senior news reporter. Newspaper won second place nationally for best daily college newspaper from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2005. Led a desk of four reporters in fall 2005. Edited and assigned stories. Wrote three articles per week as news editor. Covered city politics beat as senior news reporter. Newspaper won second place nationally for best daily college newspaper from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2005.



The Bulletin

• Intern

  • Jun 2005 - Sep 2005

  Business reporter at the 30,000-circulation Central Oregon newspaper as part of the Charles Snowden internship program at the University of Oregon. Wrote daily stories and enterprise stories. Completed an ethics program through the university. Business reporter at the 30,000-circulation Central Oregon newspaper as part of the Charles Snowden internship program at the University of Oregon. Wrote daily stories and enterprise stories. Completed an ethics program through the university.