Ms. St. John (also known as Mrs. St. John Richter) graduated from New York University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.  Upon graduation, she worked as an Admissions Counselor for an inpatient chemical dependency and inpatient psychiatric care provider for approximately two years.  She then changed careers and entered the telecommunications field where she learned the nuances of the industry as a Project Manager and a Sales Representative over the course of approximately five years.

In 2003, Ms. St. John entered Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law's Day Division.  Ms. St. John was the recipient of the James E. Beasley Scholarship each of her three years at Temple Law, and was also a member and officer of the Temple Law's Moot Court Honor Society during her law school tenure.

During the summer and fall of 2004, Ms. St. John interned for the Honorable Theodore McKee, Circuit Court Judge for the Third Federal Judicial Circuit of the United States.  The following summer, Ms. St. John joined Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin as a summer associate, and continued to work as an intern throughout her final year of law school.  She is now an Associate with the firm, focusing her practice in the area of medical malpractice.