A native Texan, Ms. Perlick obtained her undergraduate degree from Rice University. She graduated from the William S. Boyd School of Law in 2013, and received the Barbara Buckley Community Service Award. During her time at Boyd, Ms. Perlick was a Public Interest Fellow, President of the Public Interest Law Association, Co-Vice President of the Society of Advocates, and Student Attorney in the Family Justice Clinic. After graduation, Ms. Perlick clerked for the Honorable Abbi Silver at the Eighth Judicial District Court. Following her clerkship, Ms. Perlick returned to Boyd as a Graduate Fellow in the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic, working with the Family Justice Clinic, and co-teaching the summer externship seminar.