Carla W. Earwood graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1985 and from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1992. She received the American Jurisprudence Award in Wills and Trusts in 1991. Ms. Earwood has practiced in the Dallas area since 1992 and has successfully represented thousands of Social Security Disability and SSI claimants across Texas and the United States since 1992. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) and the National Association of Disability Advocates (NADR). Ms. Earwood is board certified by the National Board of Social Security Disability Advocacy (National Board of Trial Advocacy).

Ms. Earwood is licensed to practice in the Northern, Eastern and Southern Federal Districts of Texas.