Laura Ames, JD

Laura Ames is a Wealth Strategist based out of Baird’s
Milwaukee, Wisconsin office. Part of Baird’s Private Wealth
Management Group, Laura works with Financial Advisors to help
clients meet their long-term wealth management and family
legacy goals. Laura works closely with clients to develop
and implement strategies that reflect the client’s personal values
while mitigating gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

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 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.