Ms. Koefer is a 2013 graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law. During law school, she completed an externship with the Honorable Terrence F. McVerry of the Western District of Pennsylvania and served as a summer associate with the Aids Law Project of Pennsylvania. She was a member of Duquesne's National Trial team, taking second place at the National Civil Trial Competition in 2012. Following law school, Ms. Koefer worked at a small medical malpractice defense firm.