JAN L. WARNER received his A.B. and J.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina and earned a Master of Legal Letters (L.L.M.) in Taxation from the Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a frequent lecturer at legal education and public information programs throughout the United States. His articles have been published in national and state legal publications. He has been quoted in articles that have appeared Kiplinger's, The Wall Street Journal, Modern Maturity, and many other national publications. He has also been featured on radio in many major metropolitan areas.
In addition to maintaining an active law practice in the matrimonial and elder law areas for more than 30 years, he conceived and has co-authored FlyingSolo®, a weekly newspaper column about divorce and separation, for more than 14 years. He conceived and has co-authored NextSteps®, a weekly newspaper column about matters affecting the elderly and disabled, for more than six years.
FlyingSolo® and NextSteps® are both syndicated by United Feature Syndicate (which also syndicates Peanuts, Hardball by Chris Matthews, Miss Manners, and many others). Both columns have established Internet presences (www.flyingsolo.com and www.nextsteps.net). Jan Warner also hosts NextSteps® Senior Talk, a weekly call-in radio program, delivers live programs about long-term care planning issues in conjunction with medical centers and other sponsors.
In the late 1980's, he formed Life Management® to develop and distribute informational materials geared to help those facing matrimonial and long-term care problems. He has produced an on-going series of videotapes, audiotapes, and print materials about matrimonial and long-term care planning issues, the latest being as part of a strategic alliance with South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV). He and his programs have been the subject of articles in the press and legal publications -- including ABA Journal, National Law Journal, USA Weekend, People, Detroit Free Press, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, NY Post, The Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Dallas Morning News, Plain Dealer (Cleveland), and Washington Post.