I graduated from Western Illinois University on May 16, 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts.  At that time, I was employed as a paralegal in the Central Illinois area.  I joined Anderson Law Offices as a paralegal in November, 2001.   In January, 2005, I decided to pursue law school, and enrolled at John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.  I continued working full-time as a paralegal at Anderson Law Offices and would commute to Chicago, Illinois where I studied law part-time.  After six years, I obtained my juris doctorate on January 16, 2011.  I was admitted to the bar of the State of Illinois on November 10, 2011.  In September, 2018, I opened Harper Law Office in Pekin, Illinois.  I am a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Tazewell County Bar Association.