She is a graduate of Wake Forest University (B.A. in English, magna cum laude, with honors) and The College of William and Mary (M.A. in English). She was previously employed in the fields of academic publishing and investment banking prior to beginning her career as a patent paralegal. A native of Pennsylvania, she has lived in North Carolina for the past twenty years after relocating from Boston. Laura is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Paralegal Division.