Carol G. Emerling graduated at the top of her class and went on to head the Public Defender’s office in Cleveland. Her career path lead her into antitrust law and consumer protection as the Regional Director of the Federal Trade Commission in Cleveland. She later transferred to Los Angeles and was selected as Director of the Federal Trade Commission for the Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico Region. In 1977, she moved to New York City to become Secretary of the Corporation for the pharmaceutical giant American Home Products (which became Pfizer). After a long and successful legal career and raising two children, she now lives in Southern California.