Contributing Authors
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Hal Armstrong, Esq.
Attorney Editor, FindLaw.com
Hal Armstrong, a personal injury attorney with more than 18 years of experience, reviews and edits articles for FindLaw.com and LawInfo.com.
Omri Ben-Ari
Attorney Editor, FindLaw.com
Omri has been exclusively practicing labor and employment litigation for almost a decade. He reviews employment law articles on FindLaw.com.
Jeff Burtka, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Jeff has more than 10 years of practice experience as a prosecutor, health care attorney, and estate planning attorney. He writes and reviews articles for FindLaw.com.
Mathew Courtney, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Mathew obtained his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and spent his final year of law school working in probate and estate planning.
John Devendorf, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
John Devendorf is a licensed attorney with more than a decade of experience. He writes and reviews articles for FindLaw.com and Abogado.com.
J.P. Finet, J.D.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
J.P. Finet is a legal writer, editor, and J.D. who has covered the U.S. Supreme Court for several financial publications and has written about state, federal, and international law.
T. Evan Eosten Fisher, Esq.
Attorney Editor, FindLaw.com
Evan is an attorney licensed in three states with significant experience as a municipal attorney and a criminal prosecutor. He contributes to FindLaw primarily by verifying the legal accuracy of articles.
Vaishali Gaur, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Using her passion for researching and writing, combined with a commitment to social justice, Vaishali contributes to articles on FindLaw.com.
Thomas Hootman, J.D.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Thomas is a former paralegal and J.D. who writes and edits legal articles for FindLaw.com.
Kimberly Lekman, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Kimberly uses her legal research, writing, and contract law experience to write and edit legal articles for FindLaw.com and Thomson Reuters' Practical Law.
Lark Lewis, J.D.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Lark, a J.D., has over a decade of experience writing and editing legal content for FindLaw.com and Thomson Reuters.
Linda Long, J.D.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Linda is an experienced writer in personal injury, business formation, estate planning, and appellate advocacy.
Leslie Mackenzie
Legal Writer, FindLaw.com
Leslie MacKenzie has been a writer and editor for more than 35 years, 17 of those years writing marketing and informational content about U.S. law.
Jocelyn Mackie, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Jocelyn Mackie, J.D. offers two decades of legal experience as an attorney and a legal marketer.
Donald C. Meyers (Chris), Esq.
Attorney Editor, FindLaw.com
Chris Meyers is a lawyer focused on commercial and residential real estate transactions and employment law. He writes and edits articles for FindLaw.com and SuperLawyers.com.
Chelsea Neubecker, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Chelsea is a licensed attorney with a J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law. They write and review LGBTQ+ law content for FindLaw.com.
Kellie Pantekoek, Esq.
Senior Legal Writer, FindLaw.com
Kellie Pantekoek wrote and edited article and blog content for FindLaw.com and LawInfo.com. She is the product manager for FindLaw Forms and Services.
Danielle Patterson, J.D.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Danielle Patterson is a New Jersey Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds a J.D. degree from St. John’s University School of Law.
Cody Miller Pyke, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Dr. Cody Pyke is a nonbinary transgender woman and practicing attorney living in Houston, TX. She also has an M.D., LL.M. in Health Law, and M.S. in Bioethics Policy. Cody writes and reviews LGBTQ+ law content for FindLaw.com.
Robert Rafii, Esq.
Attorney Editor, FindLaw.com
Robert is a lawyer and writer specializing in business contracts, real estate, estate planning, and personal injury law.
Rebecca Rosefelt, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
At FindLaw.com, Rebecca explores the intersection of digital assets and estate planning.
A. Hollyn Scott, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
At FindLaw.com, Hollyn Scott helped draft estate planning documents for clients, including wills, trusts, advance health care directives, and more.
Stephen Smith, Esq.
Attorney Editor, FindLaw.com
Stephen Smith has 40 years of experience handling liability injury claims, including work with two of the most successful firms in the nation. He has written numerous legal education articles.
Aisha Success, Esq.
Attorney Editor, FindLaw.com
Attorney Success is a licensed member of both the South Carolina and Georgia State Bars. She uses her knowledge of the intricacies of estate planning, probate, and estate administration to review articles for FindLaw.com.
Maddy Teka, Esq.
Legal Writer, FindLaw.com
Maddy Teka holds a law degree from Ethiopia, and a JD and LLM from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She is a writer and editor for FindLaw.com and Thomson Reuters' Practical Law.
Bret Thurman, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Bret is a recovering lawyer who writes about consumer bankruptcy, family law, personal injury, and criminal defense.
Richard Weiner, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Richard is a retired legal professor and J.D. with decades of experience writing in the areas of legal technology, legal ethics, estate planning, business formation, and more.
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Acacia Wilson, Esq.
Contributing Author, FindLaw.com
Acacia Wilson brings a decade of small and large law firm experience to FindLaw.com content.