William F. Stevens, Dentons, Atlanta (Photo: John Disney/ALM)

How did you become interested in real estate law? It must have been very different when you started compared to what it's like today. How did you come to pioneer "conduit lending?" How did you come to co-found Long Aldridge & Norman, and could you have imagined it being a part of a firm like Dentons? What is one of your proudest accomplishments in the law, and what challenge did you have to overcome so you could achieve it? What part of legal practice should young lawyers pay attention to if they want to have success like you have in their careers?