In fact, she has been steeped in trial law for her entire life. Raised in Boulder, Colorado, Ms. Carrigan began her legal career even before attending law school, working the summer sessions of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) at the University of Colorado School of Law. She then attended Santa Clara University where she was a member of the academic history honor society and received a B.A. in History, before returning home to pursue a law degree at the University of Colorado.