Ashley W. Taylor

Ashley W. Taylor is a partner at Lajoie & Taylor PLLC in Stowe whose practice focuses on comprehensive estate planning. She helps clients evaluate personal and financial goals, coordinate with professional advisors, and develop plans for wealth transfer, gift and estate tax concerns, asset retitling, and estate and trust administration. Her practice also includes business and real estate matters, including entity formation, succession planning, purchases, sales, and lease agreements.

Ashley graduated summa cum laude from Colby College and later earned a Master of Science as a Graduate College Social Science Fellow at the University of Vermont. She graduated first in her class from Vermont Law School in 2002 and served as the Vermont Editor on the Vermont Law Review. She is additionally trained as a mediator through Champlain College/Woodbury Institute, strengthening her ability to work through sensitive family and planning issues.

Ashley assists families with legal responsibilities that arise after the death of a loved one, providing guidance through estate and trust administration while helping clients understand available options. Her work also extends to general business and real estate matters that intersect with long-term planning. By addressing succession, ownership, transfers, leases, and related documents, she helps clients coordinate family, property, and business goals within a broader planning framework.

Ashley W. Taylor is admitted to practice in Vermont state courts and is a member of the Vermont Bar Association. She also serves as a hearing panel member for the Vermont Professional Responsibility Program. Her estate planning practice emphasizes clear explanations, careful coordination, and practical solutions for important financial and family decisions. This approach helps clients organize assets, prepare for future transitions, and manage estate, trust, business, and property matters with greater clarity.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Lajoie & Taylor PLLC
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Hearing Panel Member, Vermont Professional Responsibility Program

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Vermont Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Vermont
  Master of Science (MS)
• Colby College
  Bachelor’s Degree

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