Natalia K. Vander Laan

Natalia K. Vander Laan is the founder and managing attorney at Vander Laan Law Firm LLC, focused on estate planning law and probate practice serving clients across Northern Nevada. She works from offices in Minden and Carson City and represents clients throughout Carson Valley, Lyon County, and the Lake Tahoe area. Her practice focuses on estate planning and probate, with an emphasis on explaining complex legal issues in clear terms. She helps clients understand their options, documents, and responsibilities during important planning and estate administration matters.

Natalia earned an LL.M. from the University of Wroclaw School of Law in Poland. She later earned her J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Her education in two legal systems provides a broad academic foundation for her estate planning and probate practice.

Natalia began her US legal career working as a paralegal for an insurance company while attending law school. After graduation, she served as in-house counsel handling the defense of workers’ compensation claims. She later developed a practice centered on estate planning and probate. She is admitted in Nevada and California, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the US District Court for Nevada. Her professional memberships include the Nevada Justice Association and the Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Nevada. She provides volunteer legal services through Nevada Legal Services and Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans.

Natalia K. Vander Laan focuses on helping clients prepare for the future and manage probate proceedings with informed legal guidance. Her work includes wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, living wills, advance directives, estate administration, and probate. She serves communities across Northern Nevada and extends services to clients in Markleeville, Walker, and Coleville, California. Her practice emphasizes accessibility, organization, clear communication, and focused attention to each client’s estate planning or probate needs.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Vander Laan Law Firm, LLC
• Member, Nevada Justice Association
• Member, Nevada State Bar, Estate Planning Section

Licensed State

• Nevada
• California

Education

• University of Wroclaw School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)