About the Author

• Author: Rebecca Ann Taylor
• Profession: Writer and attorney
• Pages: 301-301

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Rebecca A. Taylor is a mother, writer, and attorney. She grew up in Dela-

ware, then left to attend Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

She graduated with a B.A. in American Studies and a minor in music. After

graduation she lived in New York City, working as a temp paralegal with

a number of the city’s Big Law rms.

Before attending law school, Ms. Taylor served on active duty in the

United States Army as an airborne paratrooper, completing seven parachute

jumps. She trained at military bases throughout the South and was stationed

in the 82d Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Ms. Taylor received an honorable discharge from the military in May

2001 and entered Nova Southeastern University Law Center that fall. She

received her J.D. and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2004. In her nine

years of practice, Ms. Taylor has focused heavily on litigation, handling

hundreds of cases in a variety of legal elds such as property rights, real

estate, family law, guardianships, commercial litigation, landlord-tenant,

and foreclosure law. She is the author of Foreclosure Defense: A Practical

Litigation Guide (ABA: 2011).

Ms. Taylor lives near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with her husband,

son, and two cats. To follow Ms. Taylor’s adventures in writing, the

practice of law, and life, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/rataylor-

law and on Facebook at Fascination Writing, facebook.com/pages/

Fascination-Writing/117015298339615.

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