In the summer of 1880, he worked as an office clerk and bookkeeper in a law office, and studied the law. He entered the law department of the University of Michigan in the fall of 1881 and graduated in 1883. In the same year, he was admitted to the bar, and joined his father's law firm in Muskegon.
In the summer of 1880, he held a clerical position at a law office and concurrently studied law. He enrolled in the University of Michigan's law department in the fall of 1881 and graduated in 1883. In the same year, he was admitted to the bar and joined his father's law firm in Muskegon.