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I specialize in law documents; I have proficiency in Pleadings, Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney, demand letters, inventories, court-supervised accountings, court status reports, Ex Parte filings, and Judicial Council forms. I am especially proficient in Conservatorships. With over eight years specifically editing law documents, I have developed a keen eye for details.

I graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in International  and Comparative Criminal Justice. I also have a Master’s Degree in Legal Studies with an emphasis on state and local government. I am currently pursuing higher education to become a licensed attorney. Whether you have a memo, letter, email, school assignment, or other document, I will work carefully to improve, strengthen, and refine your piece.

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I have more than 20 years of experience in academic copy editing to go with a diverse educational background. My editing career began in 1980 at UT Austin where I worked as a research guide and mentor to graduate students; my tasks included editing the theses and dissertations of my 29 clients. I later became interested in writing and attended graduate school in journalism where I took several writing courses.

In 1996, I began copyediting on a part-time basis, and the business grew slowly by word of mouth. Since 2000, I have edited hundreds of academic publications, several dissertations, and five books. During this time, I also began editing for several scholars with English as a second language. Thus I became a part-time, freelance copyeditor with a client list of professors in a broad range of disciplines: political philosophy, ecology, mathematics, Middle Eastern Studies, and Asian geopolitics.

This offered an excellent supplement to my main income as a development consultant specializing in writing proposals and project evaluations. My successful proposals brought millions into southern Belize, and I have carried out evaluations for the European Union, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, and many others.

In 2016, I began copyediting regularly for an academic journal, and gained extensive experience with the Chicago Manual of Style 16^th Edition.

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I will check spelling and grammar, style used (e.g. headings, bullet lists and spacing), consistency (e.g. of names and places), correct placement of graphics, etc. as required by you.

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I specialise in legal material, such as academic editing and journal articles. I am also skilled in using the OSCOLA referencing system.