Lauren serves as a trusted advisor assisting individuals in the development of estate plans tailored to their particular needs and to accomplish their particular goals, whether for tax or non-tax purposes. She enjoys working with everyone from clients who need simple wills and directives, young families with concerns regarding guardianship of minor children, business owners with asset protection concerns, and higher net worth individuals with complex tax planning desires.
For over a decade, Lauren’s practice has focused on developing complex, generation-skipping estate plans utilizing irrevocable trusts, corporate and partnership structures, estate tax freezes, and charitable instruments. She represents clients through the estate administration process, lifetime exemption planning, trust decantings, nonjudicial settlement agreements, and IRS audits of gift and estate tax returns.
Lauren has two advanced law degrees, or Masters of Laws, in Estate Planning and Taxation. She has been recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star”.
In addition, Lauren advises fiduciaries in trust administration, trustee succession, and fiduciary duties. She works closely with accountants, insurance consultants, and financial advisors to devise comprehensive succession plans.
Prior to forming Carey Law, Lauren was a partner at Kanner Baker, LLC, in Atlanta, Georgia, and at Abrams, Davis, Mason & Long, LLC, also in Atlanta, Georgia. She also previously practiced with James Bates Brannan & Groover, in Atlanta, Georgia, and Dorot & Bensimon PL, in Miami, Florida. Lauren is licensed to practice law in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina.
Education:
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- University of Alabama School of Law, LL.M. Taxation with Honors
- University of Miami School of Law, LL.M. Estate Planning
- University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D.
- Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S. Architecture with High Honors
Professional:
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- State Bar of Georgia, Fiduciary Law Section, Taxation Law Section, Active Member
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate Law Section, Active Member
- North Carolina State Bar, Active Member
- ACTEC Southeast Fellows Institute, Class I Graduate
- State Bar of Georgia, Fiduciary Law Section, Executive Committee Member (2024-2026 term)
- Philanthropic Advisor Leadership Institute Member (2024-2025)
Affiliations:
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- University of Tennessee Alumni, North Atlanta Chapter, Board of Directors, past member
- University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Council, Active Member
- Georgia Tech Mentor Jackets, Active Member
- Georgia Tech Bar Association, Active Member
- Atlanta Bar Association, Active Member
- American Bar Association, Real Property Trusts & Estates Section, Active Member
- North Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, Active Member
- LEED Green Associate
- Super Lawyer Rising Star 2020-2022
- Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae, Past Board Member for the Greater Atlanta Area