- Born in Warren, Ohio, May 13, 1953
- Attended Warren City Schools graduating from Warren G. Harding High School
- Receive a BA from Miami University of Ohio in 1975
- Received a JD from the University of Toledo in 1980
- Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1981 (celebrated 25 years in 2006)
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- Member National Organization of Social Security Representatives
- Member Trumbull County Bar Association
