She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Utah in 1999. In 2004, she graduated from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. While in law school, she was chosen to represent the school on the negotiation team at the 2003 Western Region Negotiation Competition. She began working as a trial attorney in 2007, and has assisted thousands of clients on cases ranging from misdemeanors to first degree felonies.