Complex sentence: From 1980 until 1981, she was an associate attorney at the Smith Foote law firm in Alexandria; from 1981 to 2010, she was a partner at the firm, specializing in commercial corporate litigation, insurance and medical malpractice defense.
Split into simpler sentences: From 1980 until 1981, she was an associate attorney at the Smith Foote law firm in Alexandria. From 1981 until 2010, she was a partner at the firm, specializing in commercial corporate litigation, insurance and medical malpractice defense.