Judith Rood Traum is an attorney at law in solo practice in Coral Gables, Florida. She has an A.B. magna cum laude from Radcliffe College (Harvard). After leaving graduate studies in psychology to raise three children, she returned to law school when the youngest entered school and earned a J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami. Ms. Traum has served as a Certified Mediator and as a member of the adjunct faculty of Miami-Dade College in their Legal Assistant Program. She has been a frequent lecturer on legal needs of the elderly. She currently devotes much of her time and expertise to various voluntary organizations.