Mrs. Laura Johnson Bailey

The Mabra Firm

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Laura completed her undergraduate education at the University of Alabama, where she was awarded the Criminal Justice Chairperson’s Award of Merit.  While attending law school, Laura earned a certificate for distinguished pro bono service as a pro bono law clerk to the Honorable Judge Kathleen F. Dekker of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida.  She also earned her certificate in comparative international law through the University of Oxford in England before graduating from the Florida State University College of Law in 2005.

Laura is a litigator with 19 years of practice in Florida and Georgia, focusing on personal injury and insurance coverage matters.  She spent the first 12 years of her career on defense, and for the last 7 years she has represented plaintiffs.  Laura has tried more than 90 civil jury trials throughout the State of Georgia, and has been brought in as a Georgia personal automobile insurance coverage expert in litigation pending in other states, such as California and Michigan.

Laura has taught continuing education for both attorneys and claims professionals in the areas of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, and best practices.  She has multiple published appellate wins, including matters of first impression in Georgia.  She currently works as the Director of Litigation for the Mabra Firm, LLC, where her primary duties include handling all in-house litigation, evaluating pre-suit claims for litigation, and creating best practices protocols for file handling to ensure firm-wide compliance with current legal and ethical regulations.

In her spare time, Laura enjoys spending time with friends and family, and supporting local rescues, such as Friends to the Forlorn Pitbull Rescue, and Canine Pet Rescue.