Elected to the Oakland County Probate Court on November 2, 2010
Graduate from the University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Fine Arts) and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (Juris Doctor)
Recipient of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law CALI Award for Urban Law Clinic and University of Detroit Mercy School of Law CALI Award for Advanced Legal Writing Seminar
Private Practice 1996-2010, with a primary emphasis in Family and Probate litigation
Managing partner of Ryan & Schouman, P.L.C. 1998-2010
Admission: State Bar of Michigan; United States District Court – Eastern Division; United States District Court – Western Division
Member: State Bar of Michigan, Oakland County Bar Association, Oakland County Bar Association Family Section; Oakland County Bar Association Probate Section, Michigan Probate Judges Association, Incorporated Society of Irish Lawyers (ISIAL)