Lauren represents several tax-exempt entities, such as public charities and private foundations, on a wide range of matters. Lauren's broad experience also includes systemic advocacy on behalf of two Connecticut charter schools in an administrative and state court matter regarding special education reimbursement.

Throughout her legal career, Lauren has merged various interests, ranging from litigation to transactional law, in service of the public good. She clerked in the United District Court for the District of New Hampshire and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Lauren also received a coveted Skadden Fellowship, representing children in juvenile rights matters, including in school-based education issues and abuse and neglect and other civil petitions in the Massachusetts Juvenile Courts.

Prior to law school, Lauren was a public school teacher and education policy advocate in Connecticut. She has worked with several nonprofit entities throughout her entire career.

Charter Schools

Lauren has been working tirelessly since 2023 to secure statutorily-mandated reimbursement of the costs of special education and related services incurred by her Connecticut charter school clients when educating students from resident school districts.

• Prevailed in petition for declaratory ruling to clarify meaning of "reasonable costs" that qualify for reimbursement under Conn. Gen. Statutes, section 10-66ee(d)(7)

• Defending ruling in an administrative appeal filed by two opposing school districts

• Defeated motion to stay declaratory ruling filed by opposing counsel in administrative appeal 

She continues to advocate on behalf of her clients in the ongoing appeal in Connecticut Superior Court and conduct trainings on reimbursement invoicing models and best practices throughout the sector to support schools throughout the state.

Nonprofits and Tax

• Successfully received two years of penalty abatement from IRS on behalf of a mission-driven LLC in Connecticut

• Trained staff of a private foundation on permissible activities related to public policy advocacy and impermissibility of political advocacy and lobbying

• Provided nonprofit client with intricate enterprise memorandum of understanding and related data sharing agreements to facilitate a municipal pilot program involving several public entities with the goal of supporting at-risk youth

• Designed and reviewed grant agreements on behalf of nonprofit client supporting habitat sustainability throughout the country

• Brought nonprofit into compliance by drafting required policies and supporting implementation by board of directors

Pro Bono

• Secured Individualized Education Program (IEP) for a Massachusetts family's student, who thrived academically and behaviorally with proper support

• Marquis Who's Who in American Law (2024)

• 35 Under 35, Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, recognizing outstanding accomplishments in law (2021)

• Susan Grant Desmarais Award, Boston College Law School, for pubic service achievement and leadership (2019)

• Public Interest Designation Fellow, Boston College Law School (2019)

• Pro Bono Excellence Award, Boston College Law School, for 100 hours of service (2019)

• Public Service Scholar, Boston College Law School, full-tuition merit scholarship (2016-2019)

Publications

• Permissible Activities in an Election Year for Section 501(c)(3) Public Charities, Nonprofits Counsel blog (2024)

• The Fragile Future of American Electoral Democracy: Storied Minds Discuss the Ramifications of the Mueller Report, Boston College Law School Magazine, Online Exclusive (July 2019)

• Playing by the Rules: A Legal Remedy for Incarcerated Kids, Boston College Law School Magazine (Summer 2019)

• Two Sides of the Same Coin: Reconciling the Comparable Culpability of Juveniles and the Intellectually Disabled in Death Penalty Jurisprudence, Trinity College Law Review, Vol. 22 (2019)

• Who Will Educate Me? Using the Americans with Disabilities Act to Improve Educational Access to Incarcerated Youth with Disabilities, Note, Boston College Law Review, Vol. 60 (2019)

Presentations

• Clerkships, Panelist, Career Services Office of Boston College Law School, Nov. 2024

• Careers in Public Interest & Public Service, Panelist, Prof. Ingrid Hillinger, Boston College Law School, Oct. 2024 and Nov. 2023

• Special Education Reimbursement Training for Charter School Leaders, Lecturer/Trainer, sponsored by Connecticut Charter School Association and Center for Learner Equity, Aug. and June 2024

• Being the First, But Not the Last: Careers in the Law, Speaker, 1stGenYale Conference, Yale University, Apr. 2023

• Careers in Public Interest & Public Service, Panelist, Public Interest Law Foundation of Boston College Law School, Oct. 2022

• Philanthropic Family Affairs: When Generosity & Genes Do Not Mix, Guest Lecturer, Trust & Estates with Prof. Stuart Hamilton, Boston College Law School, Oct. and Apr. 2021

• How to Excel as a New Attorney, Panelist, COVID Relief Legal Services, Center for Experiential Learning at Boston College Law School, July 2021

• Will the State Help My Student? A Guide to Juvenile Court for Teachers, Lecturer/Trainer, Educators 4 Excellence - Boston, Mar. 2021

• How to Leverage Your First-Generation Identity in the Workplace, Panelist, Boston College Law, Mar. 2021 and Feb. 2020

• Young Alumni in Public Interest Law, Panelist at Public Interest Law Retreat, Boston College Law School, Oct. 2020

• Government, Administrative, & Nonprofit Law, Panelist, Admitted Students Day, Boston College Law School, May 2020

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Connecticut Bar Association

• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

• Member, American Bar Association

• Member, Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance

Current Community Involvement

• Class Agent, Yale Alumni Association

• Mentor, Cross Campus Program, Yale Alumni Association

Past Community Involvement

• Chair, Workplace Conduct Alumni Working Group, Workplace Conduct Clerks' Subcommittee, First Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals

• Southeast Minnesota Prospective Student Interviewer, Yale Alumni Schools Committee

• Class Agent, Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), Advancement Office, Boston College Law School 

• Alumna Representative, Dean's Public Interest and Service Working Group, Boston College Law School

• Alumna Fellow Mentor, Rappaport Center for Law & Public Policy 

• Secretary, Boston Alumnae Chapter, Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity 

• Financial Advisor, Epsilon Tau (Yale) and Zeta Xi (Harvard) chapters, Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity

Assorted Interests

• Long-distance running, group fitness classes, and vinyasa yoga

• Contemporary fiction, history, and social science; creative writing

• Art museums and galleries, international travel, and foreign language study

• Crocheting baby blankets for friends' children; hosting multi-course dinner parties