Liza Hanks is an attorney specializing in estate planning for families of all ages. A graduate of Stanford Law School, she has also served as an instructor at the Santa Clara University Law School and practiced with the state of California. Hanks is the author or co-author of two books published by Nolo: The Mom's Guide to Wills and Estate Planning and The Trustee's Legal Companion . She also blogs on wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, estate taxes, and probate court on the blog Estate Planning.  Carol Zolla is an attorney who practices only in the field of estate planning and administration. Since 2002, she has been certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Carol graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. She serves on the Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law Advisory Commission to the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California.

She is an active member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Silicon Valley Bar Association, and is the Editor of its newsletter, the Scrivener. She frequently speaks about estate planning topics to attorney organizations and parent groups.