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Laura Finkelstein
graduated magna cum laude from UCLA
in 1993, where she was admitted into phi
beta kappa. She obtained her Juris Doctor from
University of Southern California Law School
in 1996, where she graduated in the top 10%
of her class, as Order of the Coif. While at USC, Laura was a
member of moot court and completed an
externship with the Honorable Judge Hupp in
U.S. District Court.
Following law school,
Laura joined Sheppard Mullin’s Orange County
office where she practiced in the
transactional department. At Sheppard
Mullin, Laura documented and negotiated
loans, formed corporations, and assisted in
negotiation and documentation of the sale of
corporate assets.
Laura then joined Allen
Matkins, where she practiced in their tax
group. At Allen Matkins, Laura formed LLCs and partnerships,
assisted in tax driven partnership
restructuring, prepared all documentation
for private offerings, and drafted all
documentation for 1031 exchanges. Laura
also assisted in preparing real estate
purchase and sale agreements.
After taking some time
off to be at home with her three children,
Laura relaunched her legal career by joining
Montage Legal Group’s network of freelance
attorneys in 2011.
In addition to her
legal career, Laura has a California real
estate broker's license. Laura also
co-founded a 501(c)(3) non-profit
corporation known as RMIQ Foundation to
raise funds to benefit her children's
elementary school. Laura currently
serves as the Vice President of RMIQ
Foundation and is on the Board of
Directors of the corporation.
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