Liza Hanks is an attorney, writer, and speaker with a passion for making legal concepts clear and accessible to everyone. She doesn't think estate planning is or should be boring. After working with hundreds of families over 17 years, she knows that at its core, estate planning is about giving to the people and organizations that you love most. When done right, Liza knows that estate planning can be life affirming, positive and even. interesting. Liza is a partner at GCA Law Partners LLP in Mountain View, California, where she practices estate planning, trust administration, and probate law. She is a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and taught Estate Planning and Taxation at Santa Clara University Law School as an adjunct lecturer. She is a graduate of Stanford Law School, a former magazine editor, and the mother of two children (neither of whom has any interest in becoming an attorney).

She has been featured in numerous national publications including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. She's also the author of The Trustee's Legal Companion (with Attorney Carol Elias Zolla). Visit Liza's blog and podcast at www.lizahanks.com. Visit Liza's Estate Planning Blog for Nolo, AskLiza: Everyday Estate Planning, at http://blog.nolo.com/estateplanning/.