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Muliha Khan is candid about her journey to becoming the managing partner and sole owner of the Denver law firm Zupkus & Angell, P.C. – it started out on an errant path.
As a new lawyer fresh out of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Khan felt fortunate to join a large, prestigious law firm in downtown Denver.
“The transition from being in law school to suddenly practicing law was so jarring,” says Khan. “I thought to myself, ‘Well, law school didn’t prepare me for this in any way.’ I’m an analytical thinker and I always have been, but in terms of the daily grind of being a defense attorney, I felt very unprepared.”
It was a challenging time, but the experience helped forge her character and taught her a lesson she hasn’t forgotten: Lawyers learn on the job.
In 2009, after four years with the firm, Khan realized she needed to make a difficult career decision and decided to leave the position with no plan in mind.
“I didn’t know what my next step would be,” she recalls. “It was really scary, but in my heart I knew I was destined to do other things.”
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