Experience

Payne & Jones, Chartered
• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate Attorney

  • May 2018 - Present


City of Tonganoxie, KS

• City Prosecutor

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2019

  *Municipal prosecution of all city ordinance violations, including DUIs, other misdemeanors and traffic infractions *Performed bench trials, jury trials, and other evidentiary hearings on motions to the court *Handled all cases appealed de novo to Leavenworth County District Court *Performed legal research and drafted written motions, and argued them in court. *Coordinated with court personnel to effectively run monthly court docket *Served as legal advisor to the Tonganoxie Police Department, and provided training to officers on legal issues and best practices.



Kansas Sentencing Commission

• Staff Attorney

  • Apr 2017 - May 2018

  *Advised stakeholders, including judges, prosecutors, attorneys and court services officers, community corrections officers, and others, on sentencing issues in the state of Kansas. *Drafted and edited the annual Desk Reference Manual, the advisory guide on the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines. *Performed legal research regarding sentencing issues. *Presented on recent legislation affecting sentencing issues to relevant personnel, including court services officers and community corrections officers.



Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office

• Assistant District Attorney

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2017

  *Prosecuted adult and juvenile offender criminal cases, including felonies, misdemeanors, and traffic infractions *Conducted preliminary examinations, bench and jury trials, and other evidentiary hearings *Reviewed police reports to determine if charges should be filed and what the charges should be *Prosecuted adult and juvenile offender criminal cases, including felonies, misdemeanors, and traffic infractions *Conducted preliminary examinations, bench and jury trials, and other evidentiary hearings *Reviewed police reports to determine if charges should be filed and what the charges should be



Johnson County District Attorney's Office

• Intern

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Prosecuted misdemeanor domestic violence caseload, and assisted in other areas as needed. Prosecuted misdemeanor domestic violence caseload, and assisted in other areas as needed.


Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner
• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Clerk

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011
• Summer Associate

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011

Johnson County District Court
• Judicial Clerk

  • May 2010 - Jul 2010


AmeriCorps VISTA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• AmeriCorps VISTA

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2007

  Developed an entrepreneurial summer camp for low- to moderate-income teen girls, from inception to execution, which required identifying and developing key partners, fundraising (including winning a $10,000 grant), and project management. Developed an entrepreneurial summer camp for low- to moderate-income teen girls, from inception to execution, which required identifying and developing key partners, fundraising (including winning a $10,000 grant), and project management.