I reside in Tampa, Florida currently where I practice law and represent individuals who have been the victims of negligence. I have a wife, also a lawyer, and three girls who are all avid tennis players. I am originally from Chicago, but grew up in Atlanta. I moved, with my wife, to New York City in 2001 and practiced law in New York for 13 years before we re-located, for four years, to India. All my children were born in New York City.

I was raised as a member of the Baha'i Faith and was taught by my Faith tradition in the importance of the principle of unity and the elimination of all prejudices. As an American Baha'i, I was raised in very diverse communities and from a young age, participated in a variety of activities to promote the unity of Black and White folks in America. As an adult, I have recognized that I have a unique skill to bring together cross racial groups of people to have difficult, but needed conversations on race and have started two separate groups over the last six years to have such discussions.

In addition to my passions for racial healing and justice, I also have a life long passion for sports and traveling. I have traveled to 48 countries with the highlight being a 3 1/2 month, 18,000 mile drive through 24 countries that our family completed in 2018. The trip started in Chennai, India and ended in Barcelona, Spain.