Upon graduation from law school, she was a staff attorney for Chief United States District Court Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. Her role at the court consisted of advising Judge Guirola on a myriad of legal issues including complex civil litigation, §1983 claims, and criminal law matters. Subsequent to her time with the court, she served as vice president and corporate counsel for Treated Materials Incorporated. At TMI she provided legal counsel on state and federal regulatory issues, compliance matters, and contract law, with an emphasis on the forestry and trucking industry. She also served as the logistics coordinator for the company’s trucking fleet.