Laura A. Menninger is a prominent criminal defense attorney and partner at Haddon, Morgan and Foreman, P.C. in Denver, Colorado, specializing in white-collar criminal defense, commercial litigation, internal investigations, and trial advocacy with experience in both criminal and civil matters. She has gained international attention for her role as a primary defense attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell in high-profile civil and criminal proceedings, as well as representing notable clients like former Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov. Menninger is recognized for her methodical cross-examination style and frequently lectures on trial advocacy while serving on multiple federal and state legal committees. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor reserved for the top 1% of lawyers in any state.

Her career began as a financial analyst in the Corporate Finance Department at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York. She earned her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Duke University and her Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where she served as an associate editor of the Stanford Law Review. Following law school, she clerked for the Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan in the Southern District of New York. She then practiced commercial litigation at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, Menninger relocated to Colorado, serving five years as a trial lawyer in the Colorado State Public Defender's trial division. She later worked at Holland & Hart LLC before joining Haddon, Morgan and Foreman, P.C. in 2012, where she has established herself as one of Denver's premier criminal defense lawyers. She maintains an active professional presence, including over 500 LinkedIn connections.