Ms. Marcus has been practicing law since 1977, approximately 36 years. She is a graduate of Albertus Magnus College in 1974, and the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1977, both with honors. Her areas of practice include: "Bank and Tax Foreclosures, Municipal Law, Governmental Law, Civil Litigation, Workouts, family Law and Domestic Relations, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions, including reverse mortgages." She is a member of the board of trustees of the Connecticut Chapter of National Multiple Sclerosis, and Chairman of the Women Against MS Luncheon. She has previously served as a member of the Branford Democratic Town Committee, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation, Executive Assistant to the Connecticut Commissioner of Economic Development, and Chief Counsel, Democratic Leadership, of the CT House of Representatives.