BOARD: Marybeth Parrilla

Marybeth Parrilla currently serves as the Associate General Counsel for Neptune Wellness, a Canadian corporation.

Marybeth practiced law for 15 years in the South Carolina Family Court system where she appeared in over 1,000 court proceedings. She served on the Best Practices Committee drafting guidelines for attorneys handling child abuse and neglect cases. She has been a guest speaker at continuing education classes giving advice to attorneys representing parents diagnosed with a mental illness and facing termination of their parental rights. Her work in the child advocacy system includes the creation of reunification and treatment plans to help stabilize the homes of families who have had children removed and subsequently returned to the home. She has also served as an attorney-guardian ad litem in private custody matters.

Marybeth’s previously served on the Board of Directors of NAMI of South Carolina where she helped shape policy to improve the lives of those afflicted with mental illness. She received her JD from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in Lansing, Michigan, where she received honors for her trial skills and oral arguments as a litigator. She also holds a BA in Communications from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.