Ms. Simpson graduated from Furman University in 1995. She graduated from The University of South Carolina School of Law in 2002. While in law school, Ms. Simpson served as Chief Justice of the Moot Court Bar, competed as a member of The American Bar Association's Appellate Advocacy Competition Team in Houston, Texas, served as Vice President of Women In Law, was inducted into the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, and worked as researcher for the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Center for Professionalism. During the summer of 2001, she also studied International and Comparative Labor Law at the University of Paris l Pantheon-Sorbonne in Paris, France.

While pursuing her Bachelor of Arts, Ms. Simpson was chosen by Parade Magazine as one of less than 20 college students nationwide to assist with its Young Columbus Program in London and Oxford, England. Additionally, Ms. Simpson served in various leadership roles, including becoming a founding member and Basileus of her college's chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Ms. Simpson was admitted to the practice of law in South Carolina in 2004. In 2005, she was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Before practicing law, Ms. Simpson worked in the insurance industry and in Human Resources. She is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association and the Richland County Bar Association. Her practice development areas include employment law, workers' compensation, title insurance litigation, and insurance subrogation.