Laura is the National Estate, Gift & Charitable Technical leader within Deloitte Tax's Washington National Tax practice. In her role, Laura serves as technical subject matter specialist on national engagements, assisting ultra-high net worth families to determine the most effective way to achieve their personal, wealth transfer, and charitable objectives. She has specific experience in pre-mortem estate tax reviews, audit readiness assessments, post-mortem planning, estate administration, fiduciary income taxation, and individual income tax planning for high net worth individuals.

She has a passion for teaching and frequently facilitates estate, gift, trust, and individual income tax courses both within Deloitte and externally. Additionally, Laura has contributed to Peebles and Janes, 822-3rd T.M., Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Tax Returns and has authored the following articles:

"Potential Pitfalls of Charitable Contribution Substantiation and Reporting." The Tax Adviser, March 2019.
"Charitable Income Tax Deductions for Trusts and Estates." The Tax Adviser, March 2021.
"10 Common Form 709 Mistakes." The Tax Adviser, March 2022.
"Publicly traded partnerships: Investors' tax considerations." The Tax Adviser, October 2022.
"What to do when a client dies." The Tax Adviser, March 2024.
"Recent CCA raises concerns for irrevocable grantor trust modifications." The Tax Adviser, June 2024.

Laura is also a member of the AICPA Trust, Estate & Gift Tax Resource Panel.

Outside of Deloitte, Laura has been married to her husband, Walter, since 2004. They have 4 young children who keep them busy with sports and boundless energy. Laura loves to read sci-fi, play disc golf, and try new recipes in the kitchen.