Laura Thomas

Of Counsel

Location: Annapolis Office
Phone: (410) 497-5947
Fax: 888-235-8405
Email: Contact Us

Laura Thomas is Of Counsel at Frost Law, specializing in Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Trust Administration. Prior to her legal career, she earned a Dental Hygiene Certificate and a B.A. in History. She holds an LL.M. in Taxation from Villanova and a J.D. from Catholic University and is admitted to practice in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning
Estate Administration
Trust Administration

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 2011
Pennsylvania, 2012

Professional Associations and Memberships

Maryland State Bar Association Estate and Trust Section Council
- Chair-Elect 2024 – 2025
- Section Council Member 2021 – Present
- Legislative Committee
  - Chair 2024 – 2025
  - Vice Chair 2022 – 2024
  - Member 2016 – Present

Liaison to the Orphans’ Court and Register of Wills 2023 – Present
- Guns in Estates Task Force Member 2021 – 2022
- Intestacy Task Force Member 2022
- Young Lawyer Member 2016 – 2018
- Membership Committee Chair 2016 – 2018
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American Bar Association
- Real Property, Trusts & Estates Section
  - Business and Entity Planning Committee
    - Vice Chair – 2024 – 2025
    - Member – 2023 – Present
    - Membership Committee Member – 2019 – Present
  - Liaison from the Young Lawyers Division to the Real Property, Trusts & Estates
    - Section September 2019 – 2021
  - Vice Chair, Real Property, Trusts & Estates Committee, Young Lawyers Division, September 2018 – August 2019
    - Member 2015 – Present
Maryland State Bar Association – Member 2011 – Present
Pennsylvania Bar Association – Member 2012 – Present
Howard County Estate Planning Council
- Chair 2024 – 2026
- Vice Chair 2022 – 2024
- Secretary 2020 – 2022
- Board Member 2019 – Present
- Member 2015 – Present

Education

Villanova University, Charles Widger School of Law, 2016, LL.M., Taxation
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2011, J.D.
University of Pittsburgh, 2008, Dental Hygiene Certificate
University of Pittsburgh, 2006, B.A. History

Speaking Engagements

ABA: When the Owners Split: Divorce and Estate Planning Considerations for Married Owners of Closely-Held Companies
MSBA: Business Interests in Estate Planning and Administration
MSBA: Using and Drafting Trusts in Estate Planning – Trusts Qualified to Hold S Corporation Stock
MSBA: Using and Drafting Trusts in Estate Planning – Life Insurance Trusts
DC Bar: Current Developments in Fiduciary Income Tax
MSBA: Estate Planning and Gifting in MD after Federal Tax Reform
MSBA: Preparation of Estate Tax Returns
Montgomery County Bar Association: Maryland Estate Tax Updates