"Clients' questions are best answered by an attorney who has the experience and knowledge to give practical advice within a range of reasonable predictability."
Bar Admissions
Massachusetts
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, New England School of Law, 1982
M.A., Journalism, Boston University College of Communication, 1972
B.A., Ohio State University, 1970
Laura R. Studen is a senior partner at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston. Her career has been largely focused on employment disputes (including discrimination, wrongful discharge, workplace harassment, executive compensation and contract negotiations), and her family law practice includes litigation of child custody and removal as well as divorce among medium to higher net worth individuals involving complex business and asset valuation. For more than 35 years, Attorney Studen has handled complex disputes in litigation, mediation, and arbitration in multiple venues and jurisdictions locally and nationally. She counsels companies and individuals alike. Attorney Studen is a former Chair of the Firm's Business Litigation Department. Prior to joining Burns & Levinson, she merged her private practice to become a Senior Partner at Lane, Altman & Owens LLP, where she was the Chair of the Employment Practice Group.
Practices
- Employee Rights & Advocacy
- Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Divorce & Family
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, New England School of Law, 1982
M.A., Journalism, Boston University College of Communication, 1972
B.A., Ohio State University, 1970
Admissions
Massachusetts
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts