Lauren Bass

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Lauren received a B.A. in Spanish from Washington University in St. Louis in 2007 and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 2010.

Lauren started her legal career as an attorney with McGaughey & Spirito, and became a partner at the firm in 2019. She litigates diverse family law matters, including complex custody and financial issues. Lauren is also highly adept at settling intricate and difficult cases.
She completed collaborative law training Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association and 40-hour intensive mediation training with Forrest S. Mosten.

In 2019, the California Board of Legal Specialization designated Lauren as a Certified Family Law Specialist and in 2020, Lauren was one of five family law attorneys in the state to be appointed to the California Board of Legal Specialization Working Group. After her designation as a Family Law Specialist, Lauren served as a grader for the Certified Family Law Specialist examination and in the 2021 and 2023 exam cycles she participated in developing questions for the exam itself.

Lauren also helped build and develop California family law forms for Lexis Practical Guidance published in 2023 on Lexis Nexis. These forms include templates for judgments, orders, motions, discovery requests, and letters common in family law cases.

In 2021 Lauren was named a Super Lawyer Rising Star, a distinction provided to the top 2.5% of attorneys in Southern California. Since 2024 Lauren has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in Family Law. She has also been a featured speaker at continuing education seminars for attorneys in the areas of California Divorce Law- child support and child custody.

Lauren is a member of the Family Law Section and the Barristers/Young Members Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. She is also a member of the Young Lawyers Section of the South Bay Bar Association.

In her free time, Lauren fosters and rehabilitates dogs pulled from shelters in Southern California.

• South Bay Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section – Member
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section and Barristers/Young Lawyers Membership Committee – Member