About Laura
Laura Thomas built a steady, evidence-based legal resume rooted in tax and estate matters. She pursued an advanced law degree after practicing for a few years, adding a technical layer to work she had been doing since the start of her career.
Thomas earned a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 2006. She received her J.D. from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 2011. Five years later she completed an LL.M. in Taxation at Villanova University School of Law in 2016. Those academic steps chart a clear progression from general law training to specialized tax study.
Her early practice began in private firms. In 2011 she joined the Law Office of Jane Frankel Sims as an associate. She later moved into public service as a Tax Consultant II for the Comptroller of Maryland in 2014, a role that exposed her to state tax administration and compliance issues. She returned to private practice as an associate at Paley Rothman in 2015, and in 2019 she took a lawyer position at Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny.
In 2023 Thomas opened her own firm, Legacy Legal Planning, LLC. That move followed more than a decade of work across law firms and a state tax office. It also followed her LL.M., which broadened her command of federal and state tax rules as they intersect with estate planning and trust matters.
Her bar memberships include Pennsylvania and Maryland. She has belonged to the Maryland State Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association since 2011. She also joined the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Section in 2018 and remains a member. Those affiliations reflect the practical mix of probate, trust and tax work she has handled in both public and private roles.
Colleagues describe a lawyer who moves between transactional planning and technical tax questions. She has experience preparing documents and advising clients on the tax implications of estate arrangements. Her LL.M. gives her additional training on tax matters that often arise in trust administration and estate planning.
Thomas manages Legacy Legal Planning, LLC and continues to accept matters in the jurisdictions where she is licensed. She currently practices estate planning, trust administration and tax-related legal matters.
