Practice Areas
- Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
- Related Tax Planning
- Business Succession Planning
- Trust Administration & Probate Estates
- Guardianships & Conservatorships
- Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
- Asset Protection Planning
- Tax Exempt Organizations
- Exit Planning for Closely-Owned Business
Experience
- The Counts Law Firm, LLC
Of Counsel, 2014 – Present
- Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP, Kansas City
Of Counsel, 2001 – 2014
- Gilliland & Hayes PC, Hutchinson, KS
Associate, 1993 – 2000
Education
- University of Michigan Law School, Juris Doctor
- University of Kansas, Bachelor of Arts with Honors
Bar Admissions
Professional Associations
- Missouri Bar Association – Member
- Kansas Bar Association – Member
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association – Member
- Estate Planning Society of Kansas City – Member
Community Involvement
- Member of the Honorary Board of Children's TLC (Therapeutic Learning Center) having served on the managing board for six years.
- Endowment Committee Member – St. John's United Methodist Church
- Past Board Member of Mid-America Planned Giving Council and Leave A Legacy Campaign Co-Chair
- Past President of the Board of the Children's Emergency Shelter Home of Reno County, Kansas
Distinctions
Personal
Laura grew up in Hutchinson, Kansas. She has lived in the Kansas City area since 1999. Laura has a daughter, Rachel, and son, Charlie, and lives in Johnson County with her partner, Lance.
Neither the Supreme Courts nor the Bars of Missouri or Kansas review or approve certifying organizations or specialist designations.
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