I am an awarding-winning journalist with extensive experience covering the criminal and civil justice systems, the law and business, human rights and global justice issues. I have successfully project managed and edited all facets of website creation, print production and editorial initiatives.

My book, “America’s Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantanamo Bay,” based on eight years of in-person reporting on the U.S. Naval Base, is now available for presale.

THE BIO

As the co-founder, Senior VP and Editor-in-Chief of the legal media company Lawdragon Inc, I run the company’s day-to-day operations, overseeing all online and magazine content, website development and company branding.

In this role, I also write and edit a wide range of articles, and am available for freelance projects that involve any combination of reporting, researching, writing, analysis and project management.

Prior to joining Lawdragon, I was a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Journal. The Los Angeles Press Club named me a “Print Journalist of the Year Finalist” all three years between 2003 and 2005 for my coverage of high-profile national issues, such as the war on terror, the drug war, political corruption, corporate fraud, film and music piracy and disparities in criminal sentencing, among many other topics.

I twice won the Los Angeles Press Club’s award for “Best Magazine Feature,” once for my coverage of a pro bono effort to overturn a murder sentence and once for a  story on a major religious-discrimination dispute. The Press Club awarded me a “Best News Feature, Runner Up” distinction for his feature story on the legal-defense efforts on behalf of accused terrorists Zacarias Moussaoui and Yaser Hamdi.

I moved to New York in 2008 to lead Lawdragon’s east coast editorial outreach and eventual relocation. Since then, I have also traveled to South Africa, The Hague, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Rwanda to research how post-conflict societies forge accountability mechanisms for war crimes and other human rights abuses. Prior to entering journalism, I worked as a research fellow for a major arms control lobbying group in Washington, D.C. and as a researcher for a policy consulting firm. I have a MA in human rights studies from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and a BA from Colby College in Waterville, Maine.