MANDY MCGRAW – PARALEGAL

Mandy is a hard-working, dedicated individual.  She is the second oldest of five children in a blended family, having two brothers and two sisters.  She grew up in a small town in northeastern Oklahoma, graduating high school in 1994.  She attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma from August 1995 through May 1999, graduating with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Paralegal Option.  During her college career, she worked close to forty hours each week between two jobs while carrying twelve to fifteen hours each semester and six hours each summer.  The paralegal program reopened the Legal Assistants Association during her last semester and she served as Secretary.  She is the first in her family to graduate with a degree.

Mandy met her husband, Kelly, in college in 1996.  In July 1999, they were married and in August of that year, they moved to North Carolina.  In December 2005, their baby girl, Ashlynn, was born.  They have really enjoyed watching her grow and learn new things.  Their second baby (another girl) is due in late June 2008.