Mrs. Humrickhouse was born in Monticello, New York in 1956. She attended Cornell University and graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations. She received her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980. Mrs. Humrickhouse concentrates her practice in the areas of civil corporate litigation and debtor/creditor rights. She is certified as a Bankruptcy Law Specialist by the North Carolina State Bar and as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist by the American Bankruptcy Board of Specialization. She is licensed to practice law before all three federal district courts in North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and all North Carolina State courts. Mrs. Humrickhouse is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy and bankruptcy related topics, and has served as Chairman of the Attorney Advisory Group and Local Rules Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. She has served on the Board of Directors for East Central Legal Services, Wake Teen Medical, and presently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Tenth Judicial Bar and the Wake County Bar.