Trial attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1977-1978
Assistant attorney general, State of Colorado, 1978-1980
Deputy district attorney, Denver, Colorado, 1980-1986
Deputy attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1986-1991
Chief counsel, Independent Regulatory Review Commission, 1991-1992
Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1993-1995
Secretary of state, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1995-1998