Laura assists a broad range of clients, including non-profit corporations, educational facilities, state and local governments, as well as manufacturing clients successfully plan, structure and complete their capital, financing and commercial projects. She has served as bond counsel, underwritersโ counsel, trusteeโs counsel, counsel to for-profit, non-profit and governmental entities and counsel to conduit borrowers in many types of transactions including interim financings, variable-rate and fixed-rate debt issuances, general obligation debt issuances, pooled financings, various governmental economic development incentives and financing leases. Laura is a frequent speaker on the topic of Energy Project Assessment Districts in Kentucky.
$54,860,000 Jefferson County (KY) School District Finance Corporation School Building Revenue Bonds, Series 2019;
$226,340,000 Louisville and Jefferson County (KY) Metropolitan Sewer District Sewer and Drainage System Subordinated Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2018
$22,575,000 Bowling Green (KY) Independent School District Finance Corporation School Building Revenue Bonds, Series 2018
$18,500,000 River Ridge Development Authority (IN) Subordinated Tax Increment Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2018
$1,303,945.50 Paducah-McCracken County (KY) Riverport Authority Economic Development Revenue Notes, Series 2017
University of Kentucky, J.D., 1994, Moot Court Board
Western Kentucky University, B.S., Finance, 1991,ย summa cum laude
United States District Court
Western District of Kentucky & United States District Court
Eastern District of Kentucky
The Best Lawyers in Americaยฎ, Public Finance, 2021-2024, “Lawyer of the Year,” 2021.
Recognized as one of the โTop Lawyersโ in the area of Project Finance Law and Public Finance Law by Louisville Magazine, 2013-2014.
Louisville Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
National Association of Bond Lawyers
Listed in theย Bond Buyerโs Directory of Municipal Bond Dealers of the United States (the โRed Bookโ)
Saint Benedict Center for Early Childhood Education (a Metro United Way agency), former Board Member &Treasurer
Focus Louisville, Graduate
Jefferson County Public School System, Tutor & Mentor
Traditional Male High School PTSA, Member
Christ Church United Methodist, Member
Co-author, โC-PACE Laws Offer Boost for Sustainable Development,โ Law360, July 11, 2023
May 2, 2022
October 8, 2021
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February 13, 2020