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Board Members
Briggitte Carlson, President of the Board of Directors, is an Associate at Sachnoff & Weaver in the litigation department. At both Sachnoff & Weaver and her previous firm, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Ms. Carlson assumed a leading role in In re: A.Z. and Z.Z., a six-year-long juvenile court battle in which she represented, in both the trial and appellate courts, a Mexican father deprived of custody of his children in violation of state, national, and international law. Through her work in In re: A.Z. and Z.Z., Ms. Carlson became involved with creation of the Family Defense Center and has been instrumental in securing pro bono assistance for the Family Defense Center from other attorneys in her firm. She is a 2001 graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, and a 1998 graduate of Vanderbilt University, where she double majored in Spanish and Political Science.

Michael T. Brody Print E-mail

Michael T. Brody is a partner at Jenner and Block's Litigation Department, which he co-founded in 1984.

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Louis Fogel Print E-mail

Officer

Louis is Treasurer of the board. Prior to joining the board, he was instrumental in developing the FDC's pro bono program within Sidley and Austin.

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Laverne F. Hill Print E-mail

Laverne F. Hill is an Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in the Corporate Restructuring group.  

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Helene M. Snyder Print E-mail

Helene M. Snyder, a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, has a background in both private practice and public interest law, including two years as a guardian ad litem with the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian representing children in abuse and neglect proceedings and supervising courtroom attorneys.

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Claudia Castaneda Print E-mail

Claudia Castaneda is an elected member of our board and past  secretary.

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