Joshua Coles obtained his Bachelor's of Business Administration from Belmont University in the Spring of 2001. After graduating from Belmont, Josh worked in the collection department for the Law Firm of Ortale, Kelley, Herbert & Crawford. While working full-time at Ortale, Kelley, Josh obtained his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the Nashville School of Law in 2009 and was admitted to practice later that year in the state of Tennessee. In November of 2009, he joined Clark & Washington, P.C., as a consumer bankruptcy attorney. He is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association. Josh and his wife, Amy, live in White House, Tennessee with their three young sons.