Jenny Brody, President
jbrody@dcvlp.org
Jenny Brody is a founder of the DCVLP and currently serves as its President and Foster Care Project Coordinator. Ms. Brody practices family law in the areas of domestic violence, adoption, custody and child abuse and neglect. She is a member of the Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN) Attorney Panel of the DC Family Court. Ms. Brody was formerly a litigator in private practice in Washington, DC. She also served as an appellate staff attorney with the US Department of Justice, Civil Division, where she briefed and argued cases in the US Courts of Appeals. Prior to her work at the Justice Department, Ms. Brody clerked for the Honorable Irving L. Goldberg of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ms. Brody has served on the board of directors of Hospice Care of DC and has been active as a volunteer in the Montgomery County public school system. Ms. Brody earned a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and a B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.
Karen Barker Marcou, Vice President
kbarker@dcvlp.org
Karen Barker Marcou is a founder of the DCVLP and currently serves as its Vice President and Treasurer. Ms. Marcou practices family law in the areas of custody and domestic violence. She was formerly a staff attorney for Neighborhood Legal Services in Washington, DC. Ms. Marcou has served on the boards of directors of School for Friends, Green Spaces DC, Friends of Guy Mason and the Rosedale Conservancy. Ms. Marcou earned a J.D.,
magna cum laude, from Washington College of Law, American University; and a B.A. in political science from Middlebury College.
Marla Spindel
mspindel@dcvlp.org
Marla Spindel is a founder of the DCVLP, previously served on the Board as Vice President and Secretary, and currently serves as its Guardian Ad Litem Project Coordinator. Ms. Spindel practices family and child abuse and neglect law in the District of Columbia. She is a member of the Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN) Attorney Panel with the DC Family Court. Prior to her involvement with the DCVLP, she was in private practice for 15 years in Washington, DC, where she represented clients in complex health care transactional, regulatory and litigation matters. During her tenure in private practice, Ms. Spindel also handled pro bono cases as a Guardian Ad Litem. She has served on the boards of directors of the Washington School of Psychiatry and the Cornell Club of Washington. Ms. Spindel earned a J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.
Claudia Gwilliam, Executive Director
cgwilliam@dcvlp.org
Claudia Gwilliam serves on the DCVLP's Board of Directors and as its Executive Director and Secretary. Ms. Gwilliam has been part of DCVLP volunteer attorney teams in divorce, custody and immigration cases. She has worked most recently using her Spanish language skills in a variety of subject matters including drafting and translating international business contracts in Mexico City; translating applications for international higher education accreditations for a business school and an engineering program; and coordinating housing assignments at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. Ms. Gwilliam earned a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, and a B.A. in Spanish Literature from Cornell University.
Erin Sweeny Larkin
elarkin@dcvlp.org
Erin Sweeny Larkin serves on the DCVLP's Board of Directors and as its Domestic Violence Project Coordinator. Ms. Larkin is a former prosecutor with the Middlesex District Attorney's Office, where she prosecuted in domestic violence and child abuse cases in the trial and appellate courts in Massachusetts. She was also a litigator in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts, representing plaintiffs in complex pharmaceutical litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. Ms. Larkin clerked for the Honorable David M. Borden and Flemming L. Norcott, Jr., of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Prior to law school, she was a legislative assistant and press secretary in the US House of Representatives. Ms. Larkin earned a J.D. with high honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she was co-founder and managing editor of The Connecticut Insurance Law Journal. She received her B.A. in International Relations and French from the University of Virginia.
Daisy Rosen
drosen@dcvlp.org
Daisy Rosen serves on the DCVLP's Board of Directors and as its Immigration Project Coordinator. Ms. Rosen is a former senior attorney-advisor at the US Department of Justice, Board of Immigration Appeals. Prior to working at the Justice Department, she clerked for the Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Ms. Rosen also worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of General Counsel. Ms. Rosen has done volunteer work for the DC Bar Association and Tahirih Justice Center. Ms. Rosen earned an LL.M. with distinction in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center. She received her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law and a B.A.,
magna cum laude, from the University of Miami.
