I grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey, a peninsula just across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan. At Bayonne High School, we had a political science class that organized a mock trial team. We received a packet with a fictional case and had to pick a side to present to a judge and mock jury. I immediately fell in love with the law and aspired to be a trial lawyer. In addition to mock trials, I was a member of the varsity football team where I enjoyed being around teammates and competing together. I was lucky enough to continue playing football at Georgetown University where my teammates voted me team captain senior year. My 8 years as a student athlete taught me valuable lessons about friendship, responsibility, discipline, and how to communicate with and reach different personalities. These experiences, and 13 years of law practice, prepared me to be a trial lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Law Firm. Approaching my fourth year at the law firm , I am grateful for the opportunity to train and learn from the best trial lawyers in the country and prepare for my next jury trial. When I am not practicing law, my real passion is being a husband to my wife, Anna, and a father to my 2 - year old son Hunter. They drive me to be a better man every day, and that makes me a better trial lawyer.
