Liza Hanks, Estate Planning Attorney

Liza Hanks is the founder and owner of FamilyWorks Estate Planning, a law firm with offices in Campbell and Los Altos, California, that specializes in creating affordable estate plans for families of all ages.

She's also the author of The Busy Family's Guide to Estate Planning (Nolo, 2007) and taught estate planning and taxation at Santa Clara University Law School from 2003 to 2006. She's a 1996 graduate of Stanford Law School, a former magazine editor, and the mother of two children, ages 12 and 6. In 2001, she left a large Silicon Valley law firm to start a practice that makes a positive difference to children and families.