Lauren graduated summa cum laude from DePaul University College of Law. During law school, she clerked at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General and was a member of the DePaul Law Review. Lauren received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Contracts, Property, Legal Writing & Research II, Legal Writing & Research III, Legal Drafting: Civil Litigation, Litigation Strategies: Pre-Trial Civil, Data Privacy: US & EU, and Sales. 

Lauren is committed to building an active pro bono practice. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Lauren volunteered with Wills for Heroes, which provides essential legal documents at no cost to first responders.