Meredith Childress is a native  North Dakotan and opened Childress Law with the goal of providing legal representation to an underserved rural population. Meredith attended the University of North Dakota graduating with a B.B.A. in Business Management in 2005. Meredith attended the Thomas Cooley School of Law in Lansing, MI, graduating in 2011 with an emphasis in Solo and Small Firm practice. Prior to opening her own practice Meredith served as the Assistant States Attorney for Pierce County, as an Attorney for North Dakota Child Support, and as an Attorney with the Northeast Judicial District of North Dakota.