 Raised in Alabama, Levine attended Lee High School in Huntsville.She then earned her bachelor's degree in communication in 1996 from the University of Miami While at the University of Miami, Levine was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the highest honor attained at the University of Miami, and the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society.After college, she earned a Juris Doctor degree "Magna Cum Laude" from the University of Miami School of Law in 1999.