Our Team
Charles W. Beinhauer, Esq., Partner
Laurie L. Menzies, Esq., Partner
Jamie M. Smith, Esq., Associate
Laurie L. Menzies, Esq., Partner
Raised in Amherst, New York, Ms. Menzies received her B.A. from Vassar College. While working in the investment and trust administration field in Boston, MA, she received a degree in Estate Planning from the New England School of Banking at Williams College.
Ms. Menzies returned to Buffalo and earned her law degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law where she received both a University Scholarship for academic achievement and a Public Interest Scholarship for her work at Legal Services of the Elderly and Disabled, where she concentrated in Medicare and Medicaid advocacy and in long-term and home health care matters.
Laurie received the William J. Regan Award which honored her as the U.B. Law School graduate demonstrating the greatest proficiency in estates and surrogate’s law who is at the same time motivated by a strong concern for public interest and welfare. During her time in private practice, Laurie was named the New York State New Careerist of the Year by the Business and Professional Women's Club.
Laurie is Chair of the Financial Planning and Investments Committee of the New York State Bar Association's Elder Law Section. She also works on the board of directors of the Network in Aging of Western New York.