While in law school at DePaul University College of Law, Ms. Petersen earned a certificate in Public Interest Law and received a CALI Award for the highest grade in Comparative Family Law for her dissertation on the enforcement of religious pre-marital agreements. Ms. Petersen joined Anderson & Associates in 2012 and was hired on as an associate attorney in 2013. Ms. Petersen is active in the legal community and serves as a board member on the Associate Board of Directors of LifeSpan, a non-profit legal organization providing services for victims of domestic violence.