For more than 20 years as a practicing  attorney and mediator, Laurie Giles has helped hundreds of individual and couples get through difficult, life altering situations. As an attorney, she has the legal knowledge and expertise to guide clients through the confusing and overwhelming legal maze. As a mediator, she guides couples and families to develop mutually agreeable workable solutions to their divorce and family issues. As a certified life coach she helps her clients not lose themselves in the process, and  successfully move  forward to a new life chapter.

A nationally recognized elder care  and divorce expert, she is the author of the What Now? book and workbook series, including What Now? Divorce Planning; Navigating Through Your Divorce and What Now? Elder Planning; Navigating through Your Parent’s Aging Journey.  She is a regular contributing blogger to Huffington Post.  Her research was presented  by invitation to International Society of Family Law and the American Association of Law School  Alternative Dispute Resolution Work in Progress Conference.

Laurie’s ability to analyze and discuss complex legal issues in a straightforward, easily understandable manner has made her a sought after guest on national and local radio and television shows. Recent media appearances include Better TV, L.A Talk Radio, and the Stan Simpson Show.  She has also provided commentary and legal analysis to a variety of publications and web sites including Work Style Magazine, The Globe and Mail, AOL.com, Creditcard.com, Lifescript.com, Sheknows.com and American Express Open Forum.