The Elite Excellence in Legal Marketing Awards named her 2004 Marketing Director of the Year. This award followed her development of a leading client feedback program for her firm, Burr & Forman, which produced measurable results, won universal praise from the leadership of her firm, and became a benchmark in the industry. She has conducted hundreds of interviews over the past 10 years. Laura remained as director of client services and marketing at Burr & Forman from 1998 to 2005. At the firm, Laura’s responsibilities covered every aspect of marketing and training. After leaving Burr & Forman in 2005, Laura founded Meherg Consulting, which later became part of the Wicker Park Group. She regularly works with general counsel and facilitates roundtables for Martindale-Hubbell’s Counsel-to-Counsel Forum series and other in-house counsel programs. She is a frequent speaker at legal marketing educational programs.

She is a past– President of the Southeastern Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association and recently served on the board of directors of the Legal Marketing Association as Secretary and Member at Large. She is the past Chairman of the Board for Kid One Transport Systems of Alabama and volunteers with Girls Inc.