Dr. Raines received her J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where she was Senior Lead Article Editor for ComLaw Conspectus. She received her undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University. Dr. Raines worked for American Airlines for five years after graduation as an International Security Agent, a reservation agent, and finally a ticket counter agent in Washington, D.C. Upon graduation from law school, she was an Associate with Sandman & Strickland practicing a mixture of litigation and corporate law. She opened her own practice one year later specializing in entertainment law.