J.D.—Marquette University Law School (1999).

• Summa Cum Laude (first in class)
• Marquette Law Review
• Ramon Klitzke Appellate Advocacy Award—1st Place Team (moot court)
• Best Individual Performance Award—Final Rounds (moot court)
• American Association of Attorney-CPA’s Foundation Award
• Joseph I. Swietlik Taxation Award
• CALI Excellence Awards: Legal Writing; Ethics; Sales; Corporate Taxation

• Becker CPA National High Score Award (November, 1996)
• Wisconsin Institute of CPA’s High Achievement Award (November, 1996)
• Awarded Illinois CPA certificate number 69839 (March, 1997)

M.B.A.—Marquette University Graduate School (1994).

• Course emphasis in Finance

B.S.—University of Wisconsin – Parkside (1990).

• Major in Business Management, concentration in Accounting