IN THE FINAL YEAR OF MY DOCTORAL PROGRAM -- 45 OUT OF 60 CREDITS -- TWO LIFE-CHANGING FAMILY TRAGEDIES STRUCK -- AND SPARKED A MOVEMENT.

Anne found a better way to simplify legal research. And it all began with her passion for learning and sharing her journey on Facebook.

"My superpower is the ability to reduce 500 page documents down to 1 page blueprints. But I didn't begin studying law because I wanted to become a lawyer or paralegal. It was because I was the victim of a corrupt judge in a family court matter and a corrupt prosecutor in a criminal court case. After I witnessed the bald-faced lies and false evidence in open court, I knew something was terribly wrong with the case, but I didn’t know what to do about it. I found myself feeling completely disgusted with the legal system but I honestly didn’t know where to begin and I often felt lost and confused."

"I struggled for years and ended up getting scammed out of thousands of dollars from self-proclaimed legal "experts" and "gurus". I was easy prey for scammers and one scammer told me that I had to pay him “the stupid tax” as he ran off with my $5,000. Sadly, these unkind personalities use people as a crash test dummy for their unproven and untrustworthy legal theories only to abandon you or worse — get you arrested."

"It was humiliating and a bit deflating and I felt robbed of my dignity. Worst -- I felt like giving up. But I held on and pushed past the pain because I really wanted to learn how the law works so I could learn how to help myself and the people I care about."

After years of trial and error and targeted by many, many scammers who I call "the scalawags", I emerged with learning how to make the law work. As my foundational knowledge grew, so did my level of confidence and all I wanted to do was to help others who were interested in learning law to experience the same breakthroughs they needed without the years of stress I had endured. That's when started a free study group on Facebook and then launched this website three years later. None of it was planned and I’m still learning how to manage all of the moving pieces.

I believe in the power of love and the power of unity which is why I named the study group Iron Sharpens Iron Council -- a name that is aligned with my desire for cooperation and to surround myself with like-minded people who are kind and peaceful. By the way, the definition of a council is a group of equals moving together for the benefit of all -- a perfect concept because it clearly signifies that every voice matters and everyone has a seat at the table.