Jackie

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Entries by Jackie

Featured Speaker First Lady Michelle Obama

February 18, 2016 in Annual Benefit /by Jackie

DCVLP: Providing a Voice to Reach a Better Future

February 16, 2016 in About DCVLP, Client Stories, News /by Jackie

Imagine you’ve got eight children and a husband who abuses you physically and mentally. When you were younger, you thought he would deliver you from your difficult upbringing. But now […]

Washingtonian of the Year 2015: Jenny Brody

January 15, 2016 in Award, News /by Jackie

This article appears in the January 2016 issue of Washingtonian. Though men accused of abuse are entitled to legal representation, victims don’t automatically have counsel, says Jenny Brody, a founder […]

Washington Council of Lawyers – 2015 Government Pro Bono Award: Kathryn E. Legomsky

November 24, 2015 in Award /by Jackie

Katie Legomsky has a busy day job. Since 2010, she’s been an attorney in the General Counsel’s Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and she’s currently […]

A Survivor’s Story

October 13, 2015 in Client Stories, News /by Jackie

WBADC Stars of the Bar 2015

September 8, 2015 in Award /by Jackie

DCVLP co-founders Jenny Brody, Marla Spindel, and Karen Barker Marcou were recently honored at the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia’s wonderful yearly reception, Stars of the Bar. […]

DCVLP on the Angie Goff Show

September 5, 2015 in News /by Jackie

Angie Goff, a local news anchor for NBC 4, recently profiled DCVLP. She interviewed one of our former clients and a survivor of domestic violence, Yvonne. See the news story on NBCWashington.com.

Biden & Biden

May 15, 2015 in News /by Jackie

“Get men involved,” said Vice President Joe Biden at a reception in honor of the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project (DCVLP) for their annual “Voices Against Violence” event at the residence […]

DCVLP Announces Major Gift, Funding For Innovative Fellowship From Adrienne Arsht

October 8, 2014 in News /by Jackie

New Gift Enables DCVLP to Serve More Domestic Violence Victims, Support Professional Re-entry of Career Break Lawyers WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The DC Volunteer Lawyers Project (DCVLP) announced today […]

He held a gun to my head. I loved him.

September 12, 2014 in Op Ed /by Jackie

Leslie Morgan Steiner is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir “Crazy Love” and a TED Talk about the many reasons abuse victims stay. She was the general […]