Laura Wasser

Laura Allison Wasser (born 1968) is an American attorney specialising in divorce and known for her celebrity clients. She currently is chief of divorce evolution for Divorce.com.

Early life and education Wasser graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1986. She earned a B.A. degree in rhetoric from University of California, Berkeley, and earned a J.D. degree from Loyola Law School in 1994.

Career Wasser joined her father Dennis Wasser's family law firm Wasser Cooperman & Mandles, where she is now managing partner. Wasser was also the founder and CEO of the online divorce service It's Over Easy, which sought to allow people to handle divorces with less professional help. It's Over Easy was acquired by Divorce.com in 2022, and Wasser was brought on as chief of divorce evolution for the company. Heidi Klum, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Johnny Depp, Christina Aguilera, Hilary Duff, Patricia Arquette, Kate Walsh, Johnny Knoxville, Jimmy Iovine Maria Shriver, Olivier Martinez, Kelly Clarkson, Dr. Dre, Kevin Costner.

Alongside her father, Wasser served as an on-set legal consultant for the movie Liar Liar.

Personal life Wasser has two sons with two former boyfriends whom she did not marry. She divorced a different man in 1993 and she has not married again since, stating that she does not believe in lifelong monogamy or the government aspect of marriage. She resides in Los Angeles.

Wasser is Jewish.

Awards and honors In June 2008, Wasser received the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law Zephyr M. Ramsey Award and in 2011, she was the recipient of the Century City Chamber of Commerce Women of Achievement Award. In 2013, Wasser received the Brady Center Advocate Award. In May 2019, she received the Justice Award from the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice for her acknowledgment of the struggles faced by the self-represented and for her work in promoting civility in family law. Wasser has been selected to Super Lawyers every year since 2007, and has been featured on The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyer Troubleshooters.