About Laura
Laura Childs trained as a communicator before she trained as a lawyer. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communications at the University of Michigan in 1983. That background shaped how she listens, asks questions and frames complex topics for clients. She earned her J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 1992 and went on to build a practice rooted in dispute resolution and workplace injury matters.
Early in her career she moved into both claimant and defense-side work, gaining practical courtroom experience and time handling administrative hearings. Over the years she added arbitration to her credentials and is a certified arbitrator. That qualification has allowed her to handle contested matters both inside and outside of formal litigation.
Childs has been active in local professional circles. She holds membership in the DuPage County Bar Association and has been listed with the Workers Compensation Lawyers Association since 2008. Those memberships reflect a practice that intersects regional litigation forums and state-level workers’ compensation systems. Colleagues describe her approach as practical. She tends to break complex claims into discrete issues that can be addressed in hearing rooms or negotiated away from them.
Her work spans hearings, administrative proceedings and alternative dispute resolution. She appears in front of administrative judges and represents clients in multi-stage claim processes. In arbitration she manages case presentation, witnesses and the procedural mechanics required by tribunals. She is equally comfortable drafting pleadings and preparing clients to give testimony.
Childs runs a solo practice named the Law Office of Laura Childs. The office handles individual clients and small employers. The practice’s caseload typically includes disputed benefit claims, lien disputes and procedural matters that arise in the lifecycle of a workers’ compensation case. She also accepts matters where arbitration offers a quicker resolution than protracted litigation.
Outside of hearings she focuses on case assessment and practical problem solving. She prepares written opinions for clients outlining likely outcomes and tactical choices. That work helps clients decide whether to pursue settlement, proceed to hearing or seek arbitration.
She continues to participate in bar association activities and professional networks. Her current practice at the Law Office of Laura Childs centers on workers’ compensation matters and arbitration services.
