Gary Young, chair of the employee benefits & ERISA practice group at Lyndhurst’s Scarinci Hollenbeck, founded and chairs the firm’s Marketing Inn of Court, a mentoring program, and mentors attorneys and staff alike. He helps young attorneys consummate deals, reviewing their work and providing guidance along the way—and doesn’t seek a monetary share or credit in return for his efforts, according to the firm, which describes his mentoring style as “selfless.”

Is the role of mentor one that you set out to take, or one you happened into?