Mark Grannis on Knowing How to Know: Law School and Other Professional Discernments

HeightsCast: Forming Men Fully Alive · Jun 4, 2026 · 53m

How many of us wondered at some point in our lives: "Should I go to law school?"

It's a common question as one approaches college graduation. Students find themselves on that "moving walkway" toward the future: it will go forward, but at which stop should they get off? How can they pick a path on purpose—and not due to momentum?

Heights upper school teacher Mark Grannis spent decades practicing law, even co-founding his own DC firm. Knowing many lawyers, one-day lawyers, and would-have-been lawyers in every stage of professional development, he noticed some patterns of discernment that…