Ms. Wheatley-Liss' continuous pursuit of knowledge distinguishes her from other practitioners in her fields.  She has an LL.M in Taxation, an advanced legal degree.  She is also accredited as a Certified Elder Law Attorney, one of less than 50 attorneys in the state.

In order to educate both the public and the legal community about issues relating to Ms. Wheatley-Liss's areas of practice, she is a frequent lecturer and author of legal and consumer-oriented articles.  Recent lecture topics include: "Let's Write a Will!", "Estate Administration Basics" and "Skills and Methods: Estate Planning and Estate Administration" (for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education), "Uses for Family Limited Partnerships and Family Limited Liability Companies"; "Fraudulent Transfer Issues in Asset Protection Planning";  "Minimum Distribution Rules for Retirement Plan Benefits"; "10 Questions to Ask to Evaluate Your Estate Plan"; "Medicaid Planning Post-DRA"; and "Elder Law Primer".  She has also been recently featured in Towne and Country Magazine, NJ Biz,  Garden State Women Magazine, the  Daily Record, Consumer Digest Magazine, and New Jersey Lawyer.  Ms. Wheatley-Liss also authors the Firm's legal blog, You and Yours Blawg.  The legal blog offers commentary on developments in Business Law, Tax Law, Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Elder Law. 

Ms. Wheatley-Liss is active in the local business community as a member of the Board of Directors of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Steering Committee for the Women in Business Committee of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce.  She acts a legal advisor to a number of local non-profit organizations created to support various populations in Morris County.  She has been awarded  "Top Forty under 40" recognizing individuals who are making headlines in their fields and who share a commitment to business growth, professional excellence and the community, as well as "Top 50 Business Women in New Jersey" honoring New Jersey's most dynamic and distinguished women in business today.  She has also been named a "Super Lawyer - Rising Star" by her attorney peers, an honor bestowed upon less than 2.5% of the 80,000+ attorneys in New Jersey.
 

Ms. Wheatley-Liss is also a member of the American Bar Association, Probate and Real Property Section and Tax Section; New Jersey Bar Association, Tax, Real Property and Probate Section and Elder Law Sections, and New York Bar Association, Probate Section, as well as the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys.