She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from South Dakota State University in 2007 and then worked for the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services in child protection before attending law school. Tara served as a law clerk to The Honorable Leigh Ann Retelsdorf, Judge of the Nebraska District Court is a member of the Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society. She received her Juris Doctor cum laude from Creighton University School of Law in 2016. Tara is a member of the Omaha and Nebraska Bar Associations and the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys.