Gwen was born in Alexandria, Virginia.She Immediately after law school attended the University of Virginia School of Law, obtaining her J.D. During law school, she clerked for the Dade County Attorney's Office in Miami.Immediately after law school, Gwen headed for Amish country, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is now a partner at Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, and lives with her husband and law partner in a historic property in the Mt.