Janelle L. Laylagian
NH DHHS Office of Operations Support, Concord, NH

Janelle L. Laylagian is currently General Counsel for and supervising the work of the Estate Recovery Unit at New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services. She also serves as General Counsel to the Department’s Office of Reimbursements. She received her B.S. in Aeronautical Science and Masters of Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and her J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1999. Prior to joining DHHS, she served as Staff Attorney to the New Hampshire Probate Court Administrative Office and as a law clerk for the New Hampshire Superior Court. She is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Elder Law, Estate Planning and Probate Law Section. Prior to her legal career, she was an airline consultant working as an engineer on the development of advanced passenger and military aircraft, as well as leading research and development efforts to enhance airport security on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration. 12-09 TL