Laurie Weldon, who has been with the firm for ten and a half years as a Legal Assistant, works with Ben Baker in our Product Liability Section. Laurie has always been interested in the legal field, starting her career as a court reporter. She worked for six years in that field. Because she wanted to start a family, she switched to working an 8-5 job as a legal secretary for a defense firm. Laurie worked her way up to paralegal. She then made the move to our firm.

Laurie says she loves what she does here because of the contact she has with clients who are always hurting or have lost a loved one. Laurie feels she was brought to our firm so she could help her clients walk through some of the darkest times of their lives. She says being able to help get a client through a bad day makes her realize that she’s done something good for that day. Laurie says when they achieve a good result for their clients, it’s most always a positive, life-changing event for all of them. Laurie says being here gives her an opportunity, through her work, to make a difference in a person’s life, a person whom she otherwise would never have met.

Laurie has been married to Jack Weldon for 23 years and they have two daughters, Hannah (17 years old), a senior at Edgewood Academy, and Mady (14), a sophomore at Edgewood Academy. They live in Deatsville and attend Cold Springs Church of Christ. Laurie’s hobbies are her two daughters and following them through their teenage years. She says they are involved in every female sport available to them. Laurie says spending time with family and friends in her downtime is “icing on the cake!” Laurie is a good employee, who does excellent work, and who is dedicated to the clients she works for. We are fortunate to have Laurie with us.