The Wellness Law App was created by Barbara Zabawa, a national wellness lawyer, law professor, and entrepreneur. Barbara created the app after witnessing coutnless wellness practitioners foregoing legal assistance because it was either inaccessible or unaffordable. Instead of getting the legal help they wanted and needed, these wellness practitioners would cobble together a legal plan through Google searches, free downloads, advice from peers on group chats, and other sources, without really knowing if the information they were gathering was reliable and whether it would provide adequate legal protection. The Wellness Law App aims to make reliable wellness compliance help accessible and affordable through its educational material, legal help desk and cutting-edge research and guidance in the wellness space. 

In addition to creating the Wellness Law App, Barbara Zabawa is the founder and President of Wellness Law, LLC, a legal consulting firm dedicated to improving wellness law compliance for health and wellness practitioners and organizations. Learn more at www.wellnesslaw.com. Barbara is also an entrepreneur, launching several different businesses and initiatives, including her own legal company, a clothing company, and several nonprofit organizations. 

Barbara is the author of Quick & Easy Wellness Law and lead author of the book Rule the Rules on Workplace Wellness Programs, published by the American Bar Association. She is also author of “The Tug: Finding Purpose and Joy through Entrepreneurship,” published by Henschel Haus Publishing in Spring 2021. She is a frequent writer and speaker on health and wellness law topics, having presented for national organizations such as WELCOA, National Wellness Conference, International Foundation of Employee Benefits,  HERO, the American Association of Law Schools, and the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. 

Barbara J. Zabawa is an Associate Professor of Law for the University of Missouri Kansas City Law School where she teaches courses in contracts, health law and justice. 

Barbara serves health and wellness professionals and organizations across the country as an advocate, a transactional lawyer and a compliance resource. Her commitment to improving health and wellness also shows through her community service, having served on numerous nonprofit boards. Barbara is licensed to practice law in both Wisconsin and New York.