Laura is a member of the Trusts, Estates & Guardianships practice group at Shaheen & Gordon. She concentrates her personal practice in estate planning as well as trust and estate administration.
Laura works with clients to develop estate plans tailored to their needs, including simple estate plans, sophisticated planning to reduce estate and gift taxes, planning for the needs of a special needs beneficiary, succession planning, and planning for long-term care. Laura is licensed to practice in New Hampshire as well as Massachusetts. She enjoys working with clients who have interests in either or both states to ensure their estates are administered and settled with as little complexity as possible while accomplishing their estate planning objectives.
Laura understands the importance of estate planning documents to protect a client and their loved ones in a wide variety of circumstances. Her thoughtful preparation and attention to detail provides clients with peace of mind.
When necessary, Laura can also guide clients through probate administration, preparing estate and gift tax returns, and going through the required and recommended steps to properly settle an estate or trust.
Laura lives in Exeter, New Hampshire with her husband, daughter, and dog. Outside of the office, Laura enjoys spending quality time with her family, traveling, running, reading, and alpine skiing.
Admissions
- New Hampshire State Bar
- Massachusetts State Bar
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
Career
- Counsel, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., 2022 – present
- Associate, Barradale, O’Connell, Newkirk & Dwyer, 2016 – 2022
- Associate, Cody, Cody & McCarthy, 2015 - 2016
- Associate, The Law Office of William J. Brisk, 2014-2015
Professional Associations
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- Trusts and Estates Law Section, Co-Chair
- Nashua Bar Association
- New Hampshire Estate Planning Council
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Member, Massachusetts Chapter
- President, New Hampshire Chapter
Awards & Honors
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2022 for work in Elder Law and Trusts and Estates
- Named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for Trusts and Estates, Manchester 2023
- Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2017 – 2022
Education
- B.A., University of New Hampshire, magna cum laude, 2009
- J.D., Suffolk University Law School, 2012
