Amy graduated from Anderson University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science and a minor in French.  She then went to Regent University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctorate.  While at Regent she participated in the Family Mediation Clinic and worked as an intern at the Elder Law Center of the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia.  She also participated in an International Human Rights study abroad program in Strasbourg, France.  While there, she studied under former Attorney General, John Ashcroft, observed the arguing of a case before the Cour Européenne des Droits de l'Homme (European Court of Human Rights), and met with various foreign dignitaries at European Center for Law and Justice.