Maggie received a Bachelors of Anthropology and Bachelors of Spanish from Minnesota State University in 1998 and a Masters of Bioarcheology from University of Arkansas in 2001. In 2001, Maggie started a company providing Spanish translation services to law firms and interpretation services to the local legal community. In 2004, Maggie was offered a position as an insurance investigator; investigating worker’s compensation, supplemental insurance and domestic claims. Her work had her working closely with attorneys and sparked her interest in the law. In 2008, she attended Campbell University’s Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, graduating with his Juris Doctor degree in 2011. While in law school, Maggie was awarded the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys scholarship for 2009 and 2010.