Before becoming active in civilian government service , he practiced law in Denver , Colorado , specializing in real estate , municipal finance and zoning law .
Before becoming active in civilian government service , he worked as a lawyer in Denver , Colorado , specializing in real estate , municipal finance and zoning law .
Offers for acting roles began to decline around this time , and she devoted herself to other pursuits including political study ; she received a Bachelor 's degree in political science from City College of New York in 1975 .