elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Journal ism ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Be ier ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁at ▁K U ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁an ▁Master ▁of ▁La ws , ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Justice ▁Be ier ▁currently ▁res ides ▁in ▁To pe ka ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Richard ▁W . ▁Green . ▁ ▁Professional ▁life ▁After ▁ear ning ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁from ▁K U ▁Be ier ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Times . ▁Upon ▁obtain ing ▁her ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁to ▁then ▁Judge ▁James ▁Kenneth ▁Log an ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁T enth ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁She ▁started ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁Staff ▁Att orney ▁in ▁Lit ig ation ▁and ▁Legisl ation ▁Pract ice ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Women ' s ▁Law ▁Center ▁through ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Rights ▁and ▁Public ▁Policy ▁fellow ship ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁Center . ▁After ▁finishing ▁the ▁fellow ship ▁she ▁entered ▁private ▁practice ▁foc using ▁on ▁white ▁col lar ▁criminal ▁defense ▁for ▁Ar ent , ▁Fox , ▁K int ner , ▁Plot kin ▁& ▁K ahn ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁She ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁Kansas ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8