Lauren Gilliam is an estate planning attorney with more than 15 years of experience counseling clients in estate planning and administration. Ms. Gilliam earned her Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2008. She is also a proud graduate of the University of Missouri–Columbia, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2004.

Ms. Gilliam currently resides in Wildwood, Missouri, with her husband, Mark, a Metro West firefighter-paramedic, and their three sons. Lauren is the co-founder and a board member of Code 3 Response, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that assists area first responders who have been critically injured in the line of duty or have suffered a catastrophic life event. Ms. Gilliam also volunteers her time advocating for children with complex medical needs. She is currently working on a multimillion-dollar project to develop an inclusive playground in West County where children of all abilities can play side by side.