Attorney Couch has practiced and taught law in North Carolina for eighteen years. She has researched and written legal articles for publication on the topics of public education reform and crime prevention through "tough love." She practices primarily in the areas of torts, contracts and mediation. Also a motivational speaker, Ms. Couch has conducted seminars nationally, statewide and locally on her published topics. She has also presented at conventions, conferences and churches across the country. Ms. Couch's awards and recognitions are numerous. They include, but are not limited to the Law Professor of the Year Award 1991, 1992, and 1993, North Carolina Central University School of Law; the 1994 Business Associate of the Year Award from the Tarheel Branch of the American Business Women Association in Raleigh; and Governor's Award for Excellence Nomination,1995. Currently, Ms. Couch serves as the President of the Durham County Bar Association. She is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, the North Carolina Association of Black Attorneys and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

EDUCATION
Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC, 1984. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC , 1981 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1979-1980

PUBLICATIONS
Not Just Another Brown Analysis: A Call for Public Education Reform.
NCCU L.J. Vol 20, No.2, 148

Some Thoughts on Penology, Tough Love, and Prevention,
Human Rights, ABA, Spring 2002, Vol. 29, No. 2