NE Georgia Capital Defender's Office220 College AvenueSuite 509Athens, GA, 30601United States (706) 352-9119

Laura Marie Cobb

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Athens, GA
Licensed for 13 years

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About Laura

Laura Cobb was born in Jackson, Tennessee but grew up in McLean, Virginia and Marietta, Georgia. After a lifelong love of the sciences, she graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Biology. After college she spent four years at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University performing microbiology research during which time she became a published author of two scientific articles on pseudomonas aeruginosa and bordetella bronchiseptica.

In 2006 Laura entered Wake Forest University School of Law and was granted the law Dean's Scholarship. While at Wake Forest, Laura excelled academically in all areas, but she particularly came to love litigation. She participated in almost every practical clinic offered, including the Litigation, Elder Law, and Innocence and Justice clinics. She also was selected to be a member of the National Trial and competed in regional competitions in 2008 and 2009.

After graduation Laura returned to her home town to begin her law practice. While in Tennessee, Laura had a varied law practice which included estate litigation, personal injury, criminal defense, family, and appellate law. It was during this time that she argued her first case in front of a state Court of Appeals and successfully tried her first criminal case.

After almost two years in Tennessee, Laura decided to return to North Carolina. Since 2011 she has practiced primarily in the Charlotte region in the areas of criminal defense, appellate law, estate planning, family law, civil litigation, and bankruptcy. She has tried cases in District and Superior Courts in Mecklenburg County as well as the surrounding counties. She is also experienced practicing in the federal courts in both civil and criminal matters. Laura has written numerous appellate briefs and argued several times at the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

In her spare time Laura enjoys outdoor activities such as backpacking and paddling as well as trivia, reading, travel, and taking care of her two dogs.

Practice areas

Criminal defense: 100%
Capital Defense

Languages spoken

English

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NE Georgia Capital Defender's Office

220 College Avenue
Suite 509
Athens, GA, 30601

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
NC	Active	2010	06/23/2022
TN	Active	2009	06/06/2022

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Top 100 Trial Lawyers	National Trial Lawyers Association	2014
CALI Award: Family Law Selected Topics	Wake Forest School of Law	2009

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Associate	Olsinski Law Firm, PLLC	2018 - Present
Associate	Arnold & Smith PLLC	2011 - 2017
Associate	Spragins, Barnett & Cobb	2009 - 2011

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Cabarrus County Bar Association	Member	2018 - Present
NC Bar Association	Member	2010 - Present
Mecklenburg County Bar Association	Member	2011 - 2018
Meckelenburg County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association	Member	2011 - 2018

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
Infection & Immunity	Bordetella bronchiseptica Flagellin Is a Proinflammatory Determinant for Airway Epithelial Cells	2005
Journal of Immunology	Pseudomonas aeruginosa Flagellin and Alginate Elicit Very Distinct Gene Expression Patterns in Airway Epithelial Cells: Implications for Cystic Fibrosis Disease	2004

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Wake Forest University School of Law	JD	2009
Vanderbilt University	BS	2002

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
Crisis Intervention Training	Legal Aspects of Crisis Intervention	2011

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
State v. Spears	Jury verdict of not guilty on all charges

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Posted by anonymous
December 20, 2021

I had a traffic ticket and following to closley behind another vehicle the traffic ticket was reduced to a improper equipment and my Court cost was paid with me only having to pay 450