▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Dar low ▁earned ▁her ▁J . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁from ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁She ▁had ▁previously ▁earned ▁a ▁B . ▁A . ▁in ▁history ▁from ▁V ass ar ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁She ▁pract iced ▁law ▁for ▁ 3 6 ▁years , ▁first ▁with ▁Dick inson ▁Wright ▁P LL C ▁in ▁Detroit ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 - 2 0 0 4 , ▁foc using ▁on ▁international ▁and ▁domestic ▁business ▁transactions ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁govern ance ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁Var num , ▁R id der ing , ▁Schmidt ▁& ▁How lett ▁L LP ▁in ▁Nov i , ▁Michigan ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 7 , ▁foc using ▁on ▁non pro fit ▁law . ▁She ▁taught ▁as ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁at ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Dar low ’ s ▁many ▁achiev ements ▁have ▁included ▁serving ▁as : ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁woman ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Bar ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 1 9 8 7 ; ▁Michigan ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Foundation ▁F ell ows , ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 1 9 9 6 ; ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁G ender ▁Iss ues ▁in ▁the ▁Cour ts , ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 8 9 ; ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Women