I was one of the first associates to go through Varnum’s “free agent” program, which allowed me to try several practice areas before formally committing. I studied economics at the University of Michigan and have always been interested in business so I originally favored corporate transactional work. Through the free agent program, I learned that I preferred dealing with business matters in the context of an active dispute so I gravitated toward commercial litigation. I also came to learn that divorce matters with large or complex estates had much in common with other commercial litigation, and through my involvement in those matters I came to practice all aspects of family law.