Welcoming Our Newest Board Members | Fall 2017

The Children’s Law Center is excited to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors: Laura Post and Dan Brody.

 

Laura A. Post is Vice President of Global Insights for The LEGO Group, the Danish toy company. Ms. Post leads the company’s research and insights function, which gathers intelligence from consumers around the world and helps bring the voice of kids and families into the business. Ms. Post has been at The LEGO Group for 29 years, and is based in the company’s Enfield, Connecticut offices. She is passionate about helping children learn and grow through creativity and play. Ms. Post is an appointee to the Connecticut Early Childhood Cabinet and has also served as a director of the LEGO Community Fund U.S., The LEGO Group’s U.S. corporate charity. Ms. Post has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University and has a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut. She and her husband live in West Hartford, CT and have two daughters.

 

Dan A. Brody is a litigation attorney at the law firm Robinson & Cole LLP, where he focuses his practice on complex business litigation matters, government and internal investigations, corporate compliance, and criminal defense. In addition to his main areas of practice, Dan devotes significant time to pro bono cases. For example, Dan provides free representation to victims of domestic violence, and their children, who are seeking restraining orders. Dan’s commitment to using his legal education to assist children and families in need started while he attended law school. During law school, Dan volunteered at the Hartford Jobs Corps Academy where he taught legal principles, dispute resolution strategies and community-related law to high school and college-aged students. Also as a law student Dan taught a semester-long First Amendment law course to students at Portland High School. Dan, a resident of West Hartford, enjoys playing soccer and staying active.