Gilland is an Attorney at West Coast Employment Lawyers. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies before pursuing a legal education at the Pepperdine University School of Law, where she graduated cum laude. Prior to working at West Coast Employment Lawyers, Gilland externed for a criminal defense firm in her hometown of Greenwood, South Carolina. During her second year of law school, Gilland developed a passion for plaintiff’s litigation and gained experience working under senior attorneys when she joined the West Coast Employment Lawyers team as an extern.