Ms. Windley graduated from East Carolina University magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2002. She then attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During law school, where Ms. Windley sat on the Holderness Moot Court and was chair of the UNC School of Law Honor Court. She graduated in 2008 with a J.D. from UNC School of Law. Ms. Windley gained admission to the North Carolina State Bar in 2008, then practiced general civil litigation before she joined Foil Law Offices in January 2010. In her spare time, Ms. Windley enjoys singing as part of the Mint Julep Jazz Band, a band that performs jazz from the 1920′s, 1930′s, and 1940′s.