Laura Ames JD

Laura Ames is a Wealth Strategist based out of Baird’s Milwaukee,
Wisconsin office. As 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 minimizing 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
Juris Doctor 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 and the Trusts and Estates
Consortium.