She joined the law firm in spring of 2015. Ruth grew up in Oak Ridge TN graduating Oak Ridge High School in 2004. She then graduated from Tennessee Technological University in the top ten percent of her class, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. While attending Tech she served as an Associate Justice (judge) of the Student Government Supreme Court. Ruth was a recipient of the Dr. Norman C. Williams Jr. Memorial Scholarship and is a member of six honor society fraternities for academic excellence: Alpha Lambda Delta, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International.