She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1990. Upon graduation, she accepted a position as a Senior Legal Product Analyst for Lexis/Nexis in Dayton, Ohio, and then moved back to Columbus to clerk for Judge John Young at the Court of Appeals in Franklin County. During that time she had the opportunity to serve as an Adjunct Professor at The Ohio State University School of Law, assisting second and third year law students with their Appellate Advocacy course. She served as a judicial law clerk with the Court of Appeals for five years, and subsequently worked in private practice in the areas of estate planning and intellectual property. She also served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Charitable Law section.