Lauren Valentine Draughn has been an Associate with Dukes, Keating, Hatten, McRaney, Blum, P.A. since September of 2024. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science with a minor in Pre-Law Studies from Mississippi State University in 2021, where she was an active member of the Shackouls Honors College. She obtained her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2024. During law school, Lauren was a member of the Child Advocacy Clinic and Interprofessional Education Board. Lauren is admitted to practice before all Mississippi Trial Courts, the Mississippi Supreme Court, and the U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi.