He is also a certified mediator and arbitrator and a licensed real estate law instructor. He was elected to the Bainbridge Island School Board in 2009 and is running for his second term. He has two children in the District, a 6th grader at Sakai and a freshman at BHS. Prior to joining Helsell Fetterman, he practiced law at Harrison, Benis & Spence, LLP, a firm he formed in 1994. He has lived on Bainbridge Island since 1999.