Andrea L. DeField, born in Miami, Florida, graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Miami in 2008 and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2011. While in law school, Ms. DeField worked to refine her litigation skills as a Teacher’s Assistant for Civil Procedure and as Vice-President of the Student Trial Lawyers Association. She also served the State of Colorado as a legal intern in the Governor's Office of Legal Counsel and as a clerk in the Attorney General's Office - Appellate division. In 2011, the Rutgers Law Review published an article she co-authored, E-Discovery’s Threat to Civil Litigation.