Brianna joined Miller Bahnson in 2019 bringing several years of legal experience to the firm. She concentrates her practice in family law representing parties in dissolution proceedings, complex divorces, and child custody proceedings. She is a certified Guardian Ad Litem. Brianna was born and raised in Findlay, Ohio. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from The Ohio State University, with a minor in psychology. Upon graduation from The Ohio State University, Brianna attended Capital University’s paralegal program. After working several years as a paralegal at a general practice law firm in Dublin, Ohio, she enhanced her education at Capital University Law School. While in law school, she concentrated her studies on litigation and gained valuable experience participating in many organizations geared toward her love of family law. She received the CALI Award in the Ligation Clinic and Practicum where she served as a judicial intern on multiple domestic relations cases. She competed in oral arguments in the National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare & Adoption Law, served on Capital’s Moot Court Executive Board, and on Capital’s Child and Family Law Advocates’ Executive Board. Brianna also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Elizabeth Gill in Franklin County’s Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court. Brianna is a member of the Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, and Women Lawyers of Franklin County.

Education • Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin • Juris Doctorate - 2003, Cum Laude • Rockford University, Rockford, Illinois • Masters of Business Administration – 2012, Magna Cum Laude • University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa • Bachelors of Business Administration - 2000 • Minor: Political Science Bar Admissions • State of Illinois & State of Wisconsin • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin • U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin Certified Legal Specialties • Certified Court Appointed Guardian Ad Litem • SAFeR Certification – Training in Intimate Partner Violence in Child Custody and Parenting Time Cases • Member of the Illinois Statewide Panel of Adoption Attorneys

Lauren Watkins is originally from Columbia, South Carolina, and proud to be a Gamecock! She received her B.A. in Business Administration from Columbia College. Lauren moved to Charlotte in August of 2012 to pursue her law degree, which she received in 2015, graduating cum laude. Lauren is a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, a founding member of the school’s Innocence Alliance, and a member of the Order of the Crown, the law school’s academic honors society. In 2015, Lauren was admitted to the North Carolina Bar. Lauren is a current member of the North Carolina State Bar and the Mecklenburg County Bar Association. Lauren has always had a passion for serving the underserved and hopes to bring that passion to Epperson Law Group. She brings enthusiasm to the courtroom and fights vigorously for her clients. Lauren is married and has a young son. She enjoys traveling, antiquing, spending time with her family and friends, and indulging in her husband’s comic book interests.