She graduated summa cum laude from Howard University and also spent a semester studying at the University of Ghana. She graduated from Harvard Law School and, while in law school, served as Vice President of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau and as an admissions volunteer and BLSA committee co-chair. Heather returned to Atlanta, her hometown, after law school and previously worked as a corporate restructuring associate at Alston & Bird LLP and Executive Director of Ms. JD, a non-profit focused on increasing retention women in the legal profession.