She joined the firm from the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. She began her career as a Law Clerk for the Hon. Karen Nelson Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Cleveland. She practiced as an associate at Baker Botts in Houston and then became partner at Houston-based litigation firm, Smyser Kaplan & Veselka, where she was recognized as a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine.