Her current practice is focused on generational farm transfer, farm business formation and farm leasing. She has practiced agricultural law or worked on federal farm policy for the last 35 years. She is the lead author of “A Legal Guide to the Business of Farming in Vermont” web-published by the University of Vermont Extension and numerous other publications on agricultural law and federal farm policy. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law.