Firm Profile
Laura J. Gorretta, Esq.
Laura J. Gorretta was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1986, upon her graduation from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She joined the litigation group at Jones Day in Cleveland before moving to Ameritrust Company where she was an attorney for the personal trust department. She spent over six years in the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate practice section of Calfee Halter & Griswold in Cleveland before joining David E. Griffiths and Woodward & Griffiths in Chagrin Falls in 1999. With the death of David Griffiths in 2011, Laura opened her own office.
Prior to attending law school, Laura earned her undergraduate degree at Hiram College with honors and election to Phi Beta Kappa and a M.A. in History and Archives Administration at Case Western Reserve University.
As a "small town attorney", her practice has broadened, but her “large firm” experience in estate planning, wills, trusts, and trust administration remain her focus. In addition, Laura gained experience in charitable giving while serving as the Director of Gift Planning at Hiram College, matching charitable giving techniques to donors' philanthropic goals. Laura also provides legal counsel to nonprofit organizations.
Professional Memberships
- Geauga County Bar Association
- Advance Directives Committee
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section
- Elder Law Section
- Estate Planning Council of Greater Cleveland
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Ohio Chapter
- American Heart Association
- Professional Advisor Network
Community Activities
- Community Life Collaborative, Chagrin Falls, OH
- Business Advisory Committee
- Northern Ohio Dressage Association
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Molly Chittenden Chapter, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
- Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization (CIAO)
- Chagrin Falls Historical Society
- Editor, Chagrin Falls: An Ohio Village History
- Editor, Stroll Through the Centuries
- Editor, Letters From Molly: How Chagrin Fall, Ohio Lifted the Morale of its Sons and Daughters During World War II.