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I am a life-long resident of Maryland, and I knew from an early age I wanted to become a lawyer after experiencing first-hand the effects that divorce, and custody battles have on young children.. I graduated from McDaniel College with his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies in 2015. Igraduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2018. I was a member of the Bronfein Family Law Clinic, where I was able to put his family law skills to work as a student attorney in live cases, and also served as a class representative for the Student Bar Association (SBA). During law school, I worked part-time at several family law firms in Baltimore, Carroll, and Howard County, gaining as much knowledge about the practice of law as I could before graduation. I joined my current firm, Spencer & Stahl, P.C., in November, 2019 as an associate attorney. I am a member of the Howard County Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association.. Outside of the office, I like to spend his time riding his motorcycle, playing with my dog Tallulah, and taking hikes throughout National Parks around the country. It is my goal to one day visit and hike them all.

Jennifer Sullam joined Brown, Goldstein & Levy in October 2015. Her practice focuses on family law.. Prior to joining the firm, Jennifer clerked for the Honorable Martin P. Welch, then the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Thereafter, she practiced law in Baltimore, focusing on the areas of civil defense and insurance coverage.. During law school, Jennifer worked as a law clerk for the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and she was a student attorney at the Tulane Civil Litigation Clinic, where she worked on housing and employment discrimination cases.  Jennifer also served as the Senior Articles Editor of the Tulane Journal of Law and Sexuality, and she interned in the Family Law Unit of The Pro Bono Project, where she drafted and filed petitions and divorce documents for indigent clients.. Prior to entering law school, Jennifer taught high school history and coached field hockey.  While teaching, Jennifer gained valuable experience advocating for the needs of her teen-aged students and facilitating communication among their parents, their teachers, and themselves.  She also developed a love of travel, accompanying students from all over the world as they traveled through Prague, Vienna, and Budapest, visiting governmental and cultural sites in preparation for a Model United Nations summit. Jennifer was also a participant in the Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad Bilateral Project in Morocco and Mali, a short-term study and travel seminar for U.S. educators in social sciences and humanities, which culminated in the development of a curriculum project that addressed the cultural dimensions of certain women’s issues, such as divorce, in those countries.. Jennifer lives in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore City, where she enjoys the holiday lights on 34th Street and the various neighborhood community festivals on the Avenue.  She also serves on The Bryn Mawr School Alumnae Board and the Audubon Maryland-DC Board, which works to support environmental education programs in Patterson Park for school children in Baltimore City as well as efforts to conserve important bird areas, such as salt marshes, in Maryland and Washington, DC.

Seasoned trial attorney with a focus on family law, particularly complex child custody matters. I began my career as an Attorney for Children in Brooklyn, NY, where I represented thousands of children over twelve years in child protective, custody, guardianship, protective order, termination of parental rights, and other related cases. I now practice general family law mainly in Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel and Montgomery Counties in Maryland. As a former child advocate, my approach is very child-centered and I bring a wealth of experience in the most complicated issues that families face - including mental illness, substance abuse and domestic violence.