Deputy Prosecutor at Office of the Delaware County Prosecutor (2025-01 – Present)
- Managed a full major felony criminal case load, seeking fair resolutions to criminal cases
- First chaired both jury and bench trials, preparing witnesses for trial
- Researched complex legal questions, advised superiors and colleagues on questions of criminal and civil law
Owner/Operator at Overpeck Criminal Law (2022-01 – 2025-12)
- Contract major felony public defender for Hamilton Circuit, Superior 1 and Superior 3 Courts
- Contract public defender for Hamilton County Veteran's Court
- Effectively managed large caseload and achieved a 15-2 record against the lead count in jury trials
- Negotiated plea agreements with opposing counsel to beneficially resolve cases prior to trial
- Conducted discovery, including the taking and defending of depositions
- Researched, drafted, and argued in court motions and memoranda
Deputy Prosecutor at Office of the Hamilton County Prosecutor (2010-01 – 2020-06)
- Managed a full major felony criminal case load, seeking fair resolutions to criminal cases
- First chaired both jury and bench trials, preparing witnesses for trial
- Researched complex legal questions, advised superiors and colleagues on questions of criminal and civil law
- Maintained a continuing legal education program, recruiting presenters and regularly presenting hour-long CLEs myself
Deputy Attorney General—Torts and Civil Rights at Office of the Indiana Attorney General (2008-10 – 2009-12)
- Represented the State of Indiana, its agencies and employees in complex torts and civil rights cases in both federal and state courts
- Conducted discovery, including taking and defending depositions, preparation and answering interrogatories and requests for admission
- Researched, drafted, and argued pretrial motions and memoranda
- Maintained communication and relationships with client agencies throughout litigation and any settlement negotiations
Paralegal/Certified Legal Intern at Office of the Indiana Attorney General (2004-10 – 2008-10)
- As a certified legal intern, maintained the entire small claims case load for the State of Indiana. This included building relationships with client agencies from the beginning of the litigation, researching, drafting and filing pretrial motions and memoranda, preparing for small claims trials, and appearing in court on behalf of the State of Indiana, and its agencies and employees
- As a paralegal, assisted Deputy Attorneys General in maintaining a high-volume case load, assisting in the drafting and answering of discovery, the researching and drafting of pretrial motions, and communicating with client agencies and opposing parties
