{"id":1318,"date":"2026-01-29T22:01:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therouselawfirm.com\/?page_id=1318"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:45:00","slug":"welcome-laura-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therouselawfirm.com\/","title":{"rendered":"WELCOME &#8211; Laura &#8211; 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1318\" class=\"elementor elementor-1318\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6ac009 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6ac009\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"eael-dch-title-text\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subtext\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230; was employed by the United States Postal Service for seven years, starting as a mail clerk and later as a letter carrier in Bloomington, Illinois. She spent twelve years as a stay-at-home mother raising her four children. When the youngest child started kindergarten, Laura returned to the workforce and attended college. She earned her associates degree from Gulf Coast State College and her bachelor\u2019s degree in criminology from Florida State University, while working for the Bay District School System in Panama City, Florida. After receiving her bachelor\u2019s degree, Laura worked with children and families involved in the child welfare system She went on to earn master\u2019s degrees in criminology and social work from Florida State University. She is a licensed clinical social worker. She worked with therapeutic foster children and youth who were involved with the juvenile justice system. Laura is also a licensed private investigator. Laura received her Juris Doctorate from Ave Maria School of Law. 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General practice attorneys often assist individuals and small businesses with common legal needs such as contracts, business formation, real estate transactions, estate planning, family law matters, and civil disputes. 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data-id=\"608153f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"THE LAWYER YOU CHOOSE TO REPRESENT YOU MATTERS\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa397f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fa397f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bd6cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1bd6cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0274ef5 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0274ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laura J Rouse<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8562f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec8562f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/therouselawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-8.-Laura-at-desk-1024x701.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-969\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therouselawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-8.-Laura-at-desk-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therouselawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-8.-Laura-at-desk-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therouselawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-8.-Laura-at-desk-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therouselawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-8.-Laura-at-desk-1536x1052.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therouselawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-8.-Laura-at-desk-2048x1403.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4954089 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4954089\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35bc4c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35bc4c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Laura began her career with the U.S. Postal Service before spending twelve years as a stay-at-home mother raising four children. She later returned to the workforce, earning associate\u2019s, bachelor\u2019s, and master\u2019s degrees in criminology and social work from Gulf Coast State College and Florida State University, becoming a licensed clinical social worker and private investigator while working with children, families, and the juvenile justice system. For the mobile version, please note that I shortened some of the text and removed unnecessary content to keep it cleaner and easier to read. 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