Tell us about your favorite vacation.
I am an avid fisherman, so at least once a year I make a point of doing a dedicated fishing trip somewhere. When I was younger, fishing trips were primarily about exploring new places and catching new species of fish, and I do still love that. But now that I’m a few years into practice, fishing is a welcome break to just empty my mind and decompress from a busy workload. This September will be the third time I venture with a few friends up north to Wisconsin for some trout fishing, and I’m already counting down the weeks. In the meantime, this summer I’ll be taking any opportunity I can to get out on local waters around Cincinnati and chase native Ohio smallmouth. 
What made you want to be an attorney?
I’ve always felt motivated to help people work through problems that they cannot solve themselves, and over time I’ve realized that some of the most complicated problems people face involve the law. My dad is also a lawyer, so I grew up hearing at the dinner table about the ways he was helping people through tough situations. Reading and writing also were passions of mine from a young age, and I studied political science in college, so law was a natural way to tie all of those interests and inclinations together in one career path. Law certainly is not for everyone, but it’s very rewarding for me, and I feel grateful that every day I get to use my unique talents to help others. Most days, it doesn’t even feel like a job! 
Tell us about an important lesson you’ve learned during your law career. 
There’s a quote attributed to Einstein, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” I try to take that to heart every day in my practice. Obviously, the law is complex, and we as lawyers must understand and navigate that complexity. But once we think we have the answer, there is an art to translating that information for someone else to understand. So, I’ve come to see my role as a lawyer as the person who (hopefully) makes complicated things simple. Whether it’s explaining legalese to a client in plain English or distilling a detailed record into a few basic issues for a judge, I aim to make things as simple and straightforward as possible. 
What are your goals this year as Chair?
The Real Property Law Practice Group’s overarching goal is to create opportunities for our members to get to know each other better. We are planning several in-person events, some more educational and some more social, to hopefully facilitate new and better connections between attorneys whose work involves real property. Stay tuned for details on these events in the CBA’s emails and calendar!