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Laura Walker Plunkett

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Shareholder at Baker Donelson
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Laura Plunkett is a Shareholder at Baker Donelson specializing in estate, tax, and business succession planning for high-net-worth individuals and private businesses. Admitted to practice in four states, she is a board-certified specialist in both Tax Law and Estate Planning and also serves as an Adjunct Professor at LSU Law.

She is a member of the Cornerstone Council for the Greater New Orleans Foundation, a forum for professional advisors to collaborate on philanthropic strategies and community support. Colleagues and clients describe her as personable, very responsive, and highly knowledgeable about sophisticated wealth planning matters.

She has been repeatedly named "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans by Best Lawyers® for her work in Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Shareholder
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Priorities

Topics Laura cares about

Private Wealth Law
Consistently ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA for her work with high-net-worth individuals on sophisticated estate, tax, and business planning.
Business Succession
Focuses on counseling owners of privately-held businesses in their succession planning, ensuring the orderly transition of assets and company leadership.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Shareholder
Baker Donelson
1-2024 - 5-2025
Adjunct Professor
LSU Law
1-2002 - 3-2023
Member
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C.
2000 - 12-2001
Associate
Phelps Dunbar LLP
1999 - 2000
Associate
McGuireWoods
In the press

Media appearances

Baker Donelson Drafts Shareholder to Tax Group in New Orleans. Featured in Bloomberg Law – Daily Tax Report
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Baker Donelson Adds 3 Attorneys in New Orleans. Featured in BizNewOrleans
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Education
1998 - 1999
Master of Laws (LLM)
New York University School of Law
1994 - 1997
Juris Doctor (With Distinction)
Emory University School of Law
1990 - 1993
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Emory University
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