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Ann O’Connell is a legal editor at Nolo specializing in landlord-tenant and real estate law. Before joining Nolo as an editor, Ann was a freelance writer for Nolo and other publications and law firms. She has passed the bar exams in California, Nevada, and Colorado, where she is both an active attorney and a real estate broker. Ann practiced civil litigation in California and Colorado, and had her own firm in Colorado. At her firm, she focused on real estate, landlord-tenant, and small business cases. Ann earned her B.A. from Boston College and her J.D. from UC Berkeley Law.

Timothy B. Borchers is a practicing attorney and trustee with offices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. His practice at his law firm, Borchers Cusano Trust Law, P.C., consists primarily of trusts and estate planning, probate, tax, and elder law, as well as fiduciary services as a trustee, personal representative, and attorney-in-fact. He originated and authored the Heirloom Ownership Trust™ and the HOT Property Toolkit™, the Inheritance Trust™, and the Family Health Trust™. Mr. Borchers is admitted to the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bars and is a graduate of Boston College Law School (J.D.), Cannon Trust School, and Bowdoin College, A.B., summa cum laude. He holds these certifications: Estate Planning Law Specialist, the Estate Planning Law Specialist Board, accredited by the American Bar Association; Accredited Estate Planner, the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils; Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor, the American Bankers Association. Ranked AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and Massachusetts Super Lawyer®.