She is currently on loan to the Civil Bureau, after a stint in the Consumer Protection and the Environmental Protection Bureaus (and having been borrowed by the criminal bureau on a case by case basis). She earned her J.D. from Frankin Pierce Law Center in 1982. Lauren has been a criminal prosecutor for 25 years. She spent almost 14 years as the Belknap County Attorney juggling felony cases, working on police, protective worker and prosecutor trainings and partnering with other agencies around community safety. Prior to that, Lauren was a district court prosecutor for the Laconia Police Department. She is also admitted to practice law in Maine as well as NH. 6/10 TL