About Laura W.
Laura W. Givens built the foundation for her legal career at Mississippi College, where she earned her J.D. in 2009 after completing an undergraduate degree in English at the University of Mississippi in 2005. The combination of law school training and a humanities background shaped a practice that emphasizes clear writing and careful analysis. Those are traits she carried into the early years of practice and continues to apply in daily work.
Her formal practice record includes a role at The Lynch Law Office, PLLC in 2012. There she worked as a lawyer, taking on the routine responsibilities of client counseling, drafting pleadings and motions, and conducting legal research. The position placed her squarely in the procedural and substantive work that defines many law firms: preparing filings, responding to opposing counsel, and supporting trial preparation when matters moved toward litigation.
Givens has been an active participant in the professional organizations that shape Mississippi’s legal community. She has held membership in the Mississippi Bar Association since 2012, and she joined the American Bar Association the same year. She is also a member of the Mississippi Women Lawyers Association and the Jackson Young Lawyers Association. These affiliations reflect an ongoing connection to continuing education and peer networks rather than specific titles or public leadership roles.
Her undergraduate studies in English continue to influence how she approaches legal matters. Colleagues note that attorneys with a liberal arts background often bring a different rhythm to drafting and argumentation; Givens’s practice shows an emphasis on precise language and structured analysis. In practice this can mean clearer client communications, tighter pleadings and an attention to the narrative elements of a case when facts need to be presented persuasively for judges or juries.
Givens’s career so far is rooted in Mississippi’s courts and legal institutions. She has combined formal legal training, early firm experience and steady professional association membership to maintain a practice in the state. She currently practices law in Mississippi.
