Laura Blakeslee is an associate with GDCR’s Trusts & Estates and Tax practice group.
Ms. Blakeslee earned her law degree from Santa Clara University, in Santa Clara, California, with an emphasis on Social Justice issues. She clerked and volunteered for Senior Adults Legal Assistance in San Jose, California, and participated in an elder abuse task force, among other law school experiences.
Prior to transitioning into the practice of law, Ms. Blakeslee had a career in special education, teaching and mentoring teachers in both public and non-public schools in Arizona and California, working with children with a range of learning differences and disabilities.
Ms. Blakeslee joined GDCR Attorneys at Law in the spring of 2019 as a paralegal in the Trusts and Estates practice group, supporting five attorneys with various aspects of their law practice, including drafting documents, court pleadings, entity formation, and various administrative tasks.
After successfully sitting for the Georgia Bar Exam in February 2020, Ms. Blakeslee was sworn-in to the State Bar of Georgia in June 2020. She then transitioned into an Associate position in the Trusts & Estates and Tax practice group.