• Duke University, B.A. (Political Science: International Relations), 2002
• Washington University in St. Louis, J.D., 2005

2005, Idaho; 2013, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota

• American College of Real Estate Lawyers 
• Idaho State Bar Association
• Urban Land Institute
• American Inn of Court No. 130 (2006-08)

• Board of Directors, Boise Elevated
• Board of Directors, Idaho Smart Growth
• Chair, Idaho State Bar Real Property Section (2015-16) (current At-Large Committee Member)
• Editorial Advisory Board Member, The Advocate (publication of the Idaho State Bar) (2010-14)
• Idaho State Bar Real Property Section Forms Revision Committee
• Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Boise Alumni Association (Class of 2014)

• Idaho State Bar Service Award Recipient (2017)
• American College of Real Estate Lawyers (2019 Inductee)
• Recognized in Chambers USA for Real Estate and Land Use expertise
• Holds an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell®
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America® (Land Use & Zoning; Real Estate (2018-Present))
• Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year for Land Use and Zoning (Boise) (2021)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers® (Real Estate (2021)); (Rising Star” for Real Estate Law (2014, 2015))
• Law Clerk to Hon. Darla Williamson (Fourth District, State of Idaho) (2005-06)
• Editor-in-Chief, Washington University Global Studies Law Review (2004-05)
• Mary Collier Hitchcock Prize for Outstanding Writing on Washington University Global Studies Law Review (2005)

• Neighbors for the Preservation of the Big and Little Creek Community vs. Board of County Comm’rs of Payette County, 2015 Opinion No. 93 (Sept. 25, 2015)

• Richardson v. Blaine County, 171 Idaho 806 (2023)
• “What is a Building Owner to do? Appealing Building Permit Decisions Under Current Idaho Law”, Summary version, BOMA Idaho 21st Annual Commercial Real Estate Symposium, (February 2018)
• “What is a Building Owner to do? Appealing Building Permit Decisions Under Current Idaho Law”,The Advocate, Volume 60, No. 2 (February 2017)
• The Curious Case of Idaho Code Section 12-117, The Advocate (February 2012)
• The “Disconnect” in “Connectivity”: Legal Issues Concerning Conditions of Development Approval Requiring Private Access Ways Between Neighboring Properties, The Advocate (March/April 2009)
• “The Pen is Mightier…A Law Clerk’s Perspective on Good Writing”, The Advocate, Volume 49, No. 6 (July 2006)

• Real Property and Land Use Case Update, Fourth District Bar Association Spring Case Review, (Yearly, 2016 – Present)
• Handling Your First or Next Real Estate Case, Idaho Law Foundation Seminar, March 13, 2019 (Co-Presenter with Hilary Vaughn)
• Initiatives and Referenda, Idaho Land Title Association Education Seminar, March 8, 2019
• Initiatives and Referenda in Idaho Land Use Law, Idaho State Bar Real Property Section Monthly CLE, December 5, 2018 (Co-Presenter with Geoff Wardle)
• Final Plat Review Process Update and Easement Law for Surveyors, Idaho Society of Professional Surveyors Conference, March 2, 2018
• Identifying, Classifying, and Locating Easements, Halfmoon Education Inc., July 11, 2017
• Planning and Public Finance Law Update, American Planning Association Idaho Mini-Conference, May 17, 2017 (co-presenter with Geoff Wardle and Matt Parks)
• Real Estate Outlook, Recent Legislation and Cases, and Traps for the Unwary, TitleOne Commercial Forum, June 9, 2016
• Implied Easements, Idaho State Bar Real Property Section Monthly CLE, April 1, 2015
• Identifying, Classifying, and Locating Easements, Halfmoon Education Inc., March 17, 2015
• The Basics of Oil & Gas Leases, Idaho Land Title Association Education Seminar, March 5, 2015
• Real Estate Contract Issues: Common Problems and Cures, Idaho Broker’s Council,  January 27, 2015
• Planning Law: Recent Legislation and Energy Update Session, American Planning Association Idaho Mini-Conference,  May 2, 2014
• Organizer, Idaho State Bar Real Property Section Annual CLE, Real Estate Development Fundamentals: How to Build Rome, Described in One Day, February 28, 2014
• Headline News – 2013: Real Estate and Land Use Law, Idaho Law Foundation CLE, December 6, 2013
• Recent Trends in Idaho Land Use Law, Idaho State Bar Real Property Section Annual CLE (Co-Presenter with JoAnn Butler), February 2012
• Judicial Review after Burns Holdings and Taylor: A Review and Discussion Regarding Availability of Judicial Review after Recent Land-Use Cases, Idaho State Bar Government Section Monthly CLE, February 2010
• Recent Idaho Supreme Court Land-Use Decisions: A Review and a Discussion of Impacts on Judicial Review in Land-Use Proceedings, Idaho State Bar Real Estate Section Monthly CLE, June 2009