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Serena began her career in her hometown of Las Vegas, where she began working as an associate attorney for the law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson, LLP in the areas of civil litigation, probate and trust administration, and estate planning. In 2007, Serena left McDonald Carano Wilson to move to Boston, Massachusetts where she worked full time at the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. As an Appeals Officer for the Massachusetts DOR, Serena conducted hearings with taxpayers and their representatives in order to evaluate and resolve disputed tax matters concerning both federal and Massachusetts individual, corporate, estate, and fiduciary income tax issues. She also attended Boston University School of Law in the evenings and obtained her Master of Laws (L.L.M.) in Taxation with an emphasis in Estate Planning in January, 2010.