Laurel A. Marois

Laurel Marois was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, and graduated from Shorecrest Preparatory School before she went on to become a proud "Double Gator" at the University of Florida. She graduated from UF cum laude with a Bachelor's Degree in History. While in undergrad, Laurel was the President of her sorority, Sigma Kappa, and involved in Student Government, Dance Marathon, and the Alzheimer's Association. After undergrad, Laurel attended the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida on a majority scholarship where she also graduated cum laude. While in law school, Ms. Marois was the Vice President of the UF Law Trial Team, an editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a Teaching Assistant for Legal Writing, Appellate Advocacy, and Florida Criminal Procedure. Laurel was awarded several Book Awards, an academic excellence award given to the single highest achieving student in a course, in several courses at UF Law including Appellate Advocacy, Trial advocacy, Historic Preservation Law, and Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiation. She had internships at the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Tampa, the Administrative Conference of the United States in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Justice - Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section in Washington, D.C., and worked as a CLI at the Public Defender’s Office for the 8th Judicial Circuit in Gainesville, FL. Laurel received the DC Gator Club J. Richard Sewell Internship Scholarship and UF Law's Outstanding Achievement Pro Bono Service Award, the highest pro bono award at the school, for her over 560 pro bono hours.

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After law school she worked for the Law Offices of Julianne Holt as an Assistant Public Defender in the 13th Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County.  She participated in numerous juvenile, misdemeanor and felony trials and has received training in capital crimes.  She became known for her tenacious motion practice and thrived in the trial atmosphere. She brings her extensive litigation and trial experience to civil and criminal litigation at the Law Offices of Donald C. Anderson, Jr. She is a member of the National Association of Disability Representatives, St. Petersburg Bar Association, and Pinellas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Laurel is admitted to practice in Florida and Washington, D.C.

As a life-long resident of St. Pete, Laurel enjoys our beaches and downtown activities, especially with her dog, Albie!  She is an avid sports fan and loves cheering on the Bucs, Lightning, Rays, and her beloved Florida Gators! She is an advisor for the USF chapter of Sigma Kappa, volunteers as a poll watcher/legal observer in every election cycle, and is a member of the St. Pete Yacht Club and provisional member of the Junior League of St. Petersburg.