Laura Ames, J.D.

Laura Ames joined Baird in 2020. Laura is currently a Senior Estate Planner for Baird’s Private Wealth Management Group.

Prior to joining Baird, Laura was an estate planning attorney with Casner & Edwards, LLP’s private client group in Boston, Massachusetts. Laura handled a broad range of matters including the development and implementation of sophisticated wealth transfer strategies; charitable planning; and the establishment of family investment vehicles. Laura works closely with clients and their advisors to meet their long-term wealth management goals by creating and implementing strategies to minimize gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

Laura graduated from the University of Vermont and earned her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, where she served as a certified advisor to the Battered Women’s Advocacy Clinic.

Laura is admitted to the Massachusetts bar. Laura is a member of the Boston Estate Planning Council and the Trusts and Estates Consortium.