Ms. Gould received her J.D. from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College. She also has a graduate degree in language and literature, as well as two bachelor’s degrees: one in language and literature, the other in geology. While in law school Ms. Gould worked as a summer extern in the Alaska Supreme Court, and after graduating she worked as a judicial clerk in the Alaska Superior Court. Ms. Gould then worked in private practice in Anchorage, in the areas of legal and medical malpractice, as well as general civil litigation. Her current practice emphasizes oil and gas, tax assessment, and related litigation at the administrative and appellate levels. She is admitted to practice in all state courts in Alaska, and the United States District Court in Alaska.