Author Content Marketing Writer
Specialty Subjects : Law Subjects: Estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and end-of-life planning)
Anne Lister, 19th century landed gentry in Halifax, England; 19th century estate planning and inheritance rights of unmarried women in England.
Book Credits : Second Act for Solos , Contributor, (American Bar Association, 2018) Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples, Third Edition (American Bar Association, 2015); 2005 recipient of Benjamin Franklin Award (Independent Publisher Book) Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Clients: A Lawyer's Guide , (American Bar Association, 2007) Overview of Federal Consumer Law (American Bar Association, 1998)
Enter your professional bio here : Joan M. Burda is a writer, Anne Lister Codebreaker, and retired lawyer. She writes for online and print publications on a variety of issues including legal, travel, and retirement. She also reviews books for the New York Journal of Books. Joan is the author of the award-winning Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples, Third Edition (ABA 2015), Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Clients: A Lawyer's Guide (ABA 2008), and An Overview of Federal Consumer Law (ABA 1998). She spent 15 years as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law where she taught Wills, Trusts and Future Interests, and LGBT Legal Issues. Joan also spent 12 years teaching Contracts, Civil Procedure and Administrative Law in the Paralegal Program at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, OH. Joan graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree, which means she took what she wanted and skipped all the boring classes. She received her law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, located on a bluff overlooking Malibu beach and not at all conducive to studying so it's a good thing the first two years were in a converted warehouse in Anaheim. A sidenote: during law school, Joan worked as a security officer (aka a ''mouseifer'') at Disneyland. She lives in Lakewood, Ohio with her spouse, Betsy.
Writing Credits : Experience magazine, Next Avenue, GPSolo magazine, Journal of Lesbian Studies, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, Practical Tax Lawyer, Probate Law Journal of Ohio,
Awards and Recognition : 2005 Benjamin Franklin Award, Independent Publisher Book
Skills (Select all that apply) : Articles, Blog posts, Books, Editing, Essays, Feature writing, Ghostwriting, Op-Ed, Q&A, Content marketing
List any memberships you have with other organizations : Authors Guild
Anne Lister Society
Retired Membership