Our Team

Laura Kessler Wong

Laura Kessler Wong focuses her practice on elder law, estate planning and probate and was named as a Mid-South Rising Star Attorney in 2017-22 by Super Lawyers Magazine.  She was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She received a BBA in Marketing Management with a minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Memphis. Laura earned her J.D. from the University of Memphis  Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. She is licensed to practice in Tennessee and Mississippi. 

Selected Professional Awards and Associations

  • Past Chair for the Estate Planning and Probate section of the Memphis Bar Association
  • Named as a Mid- South Rising Star Attorney in 2017-2022, Super Lawyers Magazine
  • Selected as one of the “Outstanding Young Women of Memphis” by Memphis Woman Magazine in 2001
  • Member, Wealth Counsel
  • Member, Memphis Estate Planning Counsel

Representative Matters

  • Implements asset protection trusts for clients and their families.
  • Assists and advises clients with planning for Long Term Care.
  • Prepares wills, trust, durable powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, living wills and advance care plans for clients with basic needs and those with complicated family situations.
  • Represents probate estates from start to finish.
  • Works with families relating to Conservatorships and Guardianships.

 

Contact Information
Areas of Practice
  • Litigation 
  • Personal injury
  • Estate planning
  • Elder law
Education
  • University of Memphis, BBA, 2006 
  • University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., 2009
Admissions
  • Admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 2009

East Memphis Office
6060 Poplar Ave. Suite 140
Memphis, Tennessee 38119
Telephone (901) 761-1263

Downtown Office
119 S. Main St., Suite 543
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Telephone (901) 761-1263