Laura  Blakeslee
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Laura Blakeslee

Associate

Laura  Blakeslee
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Laura Blakeslee is an associate with GDCR’s Trusts & Estate and Tax practice group and works closely with colleagues in the firm’s Business Transactions and Corporate Law practice.

Ms. Blakeslee earned her law degree from Santa Clara University, in Santa Clara, California, with an emphasis on social justice issues. Prior to transitioning to the practice of law, Ms. Blakeslee had a career in special education.

Ms. Blakeslee provides comprehensive and compassionate legal counsel to individual and families, with a focus on understanding and meeting the unique needs related to each client’s circumstances. Ms. Blakeslee assists clients who have blended families, members of the LGBTQ+ community, families that include individuals with special needs, single-parent families, small-business owners, widowed or recently divorced individuals, and others.

Education
J.D., Santa Clara University, cum laude, 2008
B.S., Syracuse University, summa cum laude, 2002
Admissions
Georgia

Professional Organizations and Memberships

  • State Bar of Georgia (Member)
    • Elder Law Section
    • Fiduciary Law Section
  • Cobb County Bar Association (Member)
    • Probate, Estate Planning and Elder Law Section
  • Pro Bono Volunteer - Atlanta Legal Aid, Cobb Justice Foundation, and Georgia Legal Services Program
  • Volunteer Evaluator, Georgia Mock Trial High School Competition
Education
J.D., Santa Clara University, cum laude, 2008
B.S., Syracuse University, summa cum laude, 2002
Admissions
Georgia

Ms. Blakeslee offers a range of services based on clients’ unique circumstances and needs.

  • Comprehensive estate planning for individuals, couples, and families at various stages of their lives
    • Wills
    • Trusts (Revocable Living Trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, Irrevocable Gifting Trusts)
    • Family-based entity organization (family limited partnerships, limited liability companies)
    • Powers of Attorney
    • Advance Directive for Health Care
    • Pre- and Post-nuptial agreements
    • Real property transfers
    • Proper documentation of gifts and loans
    • Assistance making proper beneficiary designations
  • Representing individuals and families in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings for both adults and minors
  • Assisting clients to reach resolution of Estate and Trust Administration issues
    • Initial Petition
    • Accounting and Reporting due to beneficiaries and/or Probate Court
    • Disclaimers and Renunciations
    • Modification or termination of trusts
    • Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements
    • Assistance with transfer of assets such as stocks, bonds, bank funds, real property, closely-held business interests
    • Final Petition for Discharge and closing the estate
Education
J.D., Santa Clara University, cum laude, 2008
B.S., Syracuse University, summa cum laude, 2002
Admissions
Georgia