Laura Wolf, Gary McPherson Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, 0121 COBJ, Vol. 50, No. 1 Pg. 58
| Author | BY HALEY HEMEN |
| Position | Vol. 50, 1 [Page 58] |
PROFILES IN SUCCESS
BY HALEY HEMEN
While each of us has been riding out the pandemic in our own way, Laura Wolf has been making big moves. She opened the doors of her own law practice, Spark Justice Law LLC (formerly known as Wolf Guevara LLC), in May 2020, although for Wolf those doors have been largely metaphorical: "Starting a business during the pandemic was a terrifying prospect for me, but it ended up working out really well. If anything, I saved money on office space, networking events, and personal outings, leaving more for me to invest in the firm." She says clients have been more than happy to meet over Zoom, and she has been able to use online services for day-to-day operations like phone, fax, and e-signature services. "Seeing so much community supp ort f or my work by way of personal referrals gave me the confidence to start the firm, even during the pandemic. I have been incredibly fortunate in that I haven't run into any COVID-related barriers that have impacted my ability to launch the practice I envisioned."
Civil Rights Practice
Wolf had previously been a partner at Rathod Mohamed bhai LLC, where she advocated for individuals suffering abuses of their civil rights. "After having found my feet in that role, I felt like I needed a new challenge—and trust me, the administrative side of running a business is definitely a challenge." Although she had spent several years managing cases fairly independently at her prior firm, Wolf "felt the urge to put myself out there without a safety net to find out what I was capable of and to see whether I could build a successful firm like so many others I admire have done."
At Spark Justice Law LLC, Wolf takes on all types of civil rights cases on behalf of individuals. The cases range from sexual assault in school and commercial settings to employment and housing discrimination to police abuse, and more. She also works one-on-one with victims and trauma survivors through school and criminal processes to ensure their rights under Tide IX and the Victim Rights Act are being upheld.
Since starting her own firm, Wolf finds that she can take on a broader array of civil rights and victim's rights cases. She relishes the opportunity to offer services in ways that were not always possible in her...
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