Laura is an arts and entertainment “of counsel” attorney at éclat Law, in addition to providing general business counseling to investors, business owners and small businesses. As head of the firm’s arts and entertainment practice, Laura provides counsel to artists, writers, publishers, art collectors, nonprofits, companies, and other creatives at every stage of their business and careers, especially regarding copyright protection, display and marketing of artistic creations, image protection, insurance for artistic works, publishing, and more. Laura is an active member in the local and national art community and is an integral part of the ART@éclat Gallery in our Altamonte Springs office.

The types of clients Laura typically represents include visual artists and sculptors, gallery owners, art collectors, public and private museums, emerging artists, graphic designers, corporate collections, and privately held companies and family enterprises.

Laura began her legal career as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.  She then joined Eidson Insurance, now a Marsh & McClennan Agency, to become president to the insurance agency and handle in-house legal matters.  Since returning to private practice in 2018, she has focused on her arts and entertainment practice and provides the following services to her clients:

• Artist Contracts for consignments, commissions, sales
• Gallery representation
• Copyrights and trademarks
• Licensing agreements
• Collector contracts for purchase and sale
• Museum donation and loan agreements
• Insurance counseling and coverage analysis
• Entity formation, transition, and dissolution
• Contract negotiation and review

Languages

• English

• The Florida Bar 
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

• Advancement Chairman, Friends of the Mennello Museum of American Art
• Founder, Past President and Board Member, Foundation for Foster Children
• Past President, Howard Phillips Center for Children and Families Community Leadership Council
• Past President, Independent Insurance Agents of Central Florida
• Past President, Florida Executive Women
• Board Member, Committee of 100
• Member, The National Arts Club
• éclat Law’s Foundation for Community Action, Inc.
• ART@éclat 
• éclat Law Art Prize Scholarship 

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bachelor of Science in Political Science
• University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, J.D.
• Oxford University, Comparative Law
• Art Law at Christie’s Education, the New York State Bar Association, and Federal Bar Association

• éclat Law’s Foundation for Community Action, Inc.
• ART@éclat
• Florida Sculptors Guild
• Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida
• American Lung Association Florida
• Slice Out Hunger
• The Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools: Tools 4 Seminole Schools
• Save The Manatee Club
• New Horizons Service Dogs
• Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando
• Sophie’s Circle
• Franklin’s Friends
• SPCA of Brevard
• Daytona Beach German Shepherd Rescue
• Corks For Change
• OneBlood
• Harbor House of Central Florida
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida: Catering for Good and A Spoonful of Hope
• The Blue Heron Sings, LLC
• Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Winter Park Chamber of Commerce