Laura  Blakeslee
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Laura Blakeslee

Associate

Laura  Blakeslee
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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.

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)
    • Younger Lawyer Division
    • Probate, Estate Planning and Elder Law Section
  • Pro Bono Volunteer Member, Legal Aid Cobb Justice Foundation
  • Volunteer Evaluator, Georgia Mock Trial High School Competition (2021 Season)
  • Past Secretary, Ford Elementary School Foundation, Acworth, GA
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 Administration issues at every stage of the probate process
    • Initial Petition (to Probate Will or for Letters of Administration, as applicable)
    • Accounting and Reporting due to beneficiaries and/or Probate Court
    • Disclaimers and Renunciations
    • Modification of trusts
    • Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements
    • Assistance with transfer of assets such as stocks, bonds, bank funds, real property
  • 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