[3] During childhood, Pier lived on the homestead farm just outside the limits of the city of Fond du Lac.

Both completed the two-year course in one year by taking the work of the junior and senior classes simultaneously.

[2] After receiving her degree, Pier returned to Fond du Lac for one year, where she practiced law, but also spent time in perfecting her knowledge of German and stenography.

[2] She then moved into general practice with her family and steadily gained reputation for her intellect and legal knowledge.

She was elected president of the Portia Club in Milwaukee in 1928 and served on the Wisconsin Bar Committee on Women Lawyers in 1929.