Ms. Guage graduated from Kean College of New Jersey in 1993, earning a B.A. in Political Science/Criminal Justice. In 1996, Ms. Guage graduated from Brookdale Community College earning an A.A.S. in the Paralegal Technology Program. In 2000, Ms. Guage received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. During her first year of law school at the Claude W. Pettit College of Law, she received the CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing II. While completing her last two years of law school, Ms. Guage served as a law clerk to a general practice firm.
Ms. Guage was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar Association in November, 2000, the Bar of the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, in December, 2000 and the New York State Bar Association in January, 2001.