The Legacy Team
The people behind the software, the drafting, and the support your firm relies on.
Bonnie Faucett
For too long I struggled endlessly in quicksand in my estate planning firm.
I spent late nights at the office, worked on the weekends, and missed dinners with my kids.
I took on debt to cover my marketing expenses and more debt to cover payroll costs because I’d hired too early.
Basically it was a nightmare. I was sacrificing profit, sanity, and precious time while mired in this chaos.
I figured there had to be a better way — and I started working on it, uncovering key things they don’t teach us in law school.
That’s when I pioneered the Hourglass Model that lays out the six-phase framework for estate planning, the Elegant Data Model to keep yourself and your clients organized, and the little known secrets to utmost hyper-efficiency and profit.
Then I realized the problem was bigger than I thought, and I started sharing it.
With Legacy Architects software I’m sharing everything I’ve ever learned, built into a seamless software platform that I always wished I’d had when I was practicing full-time.
And finally, lawyers just like me — and you — are using Legacy Architects to consistently take home more profit, save precious time, and bring order from the chaos.
After earning her bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and law degree from The University of Texas at Austin, Bonnie founded three businesses with two successful exits.
Bonnie has helped 834 families with their estate planning, 574 estate planning solos with saving profit, and overseen the drafting of 5,318 estate plans to help attorneys repurpose that time to generate $11.97M in revenue.
Bonnie lives in Colorado with her Army husband, five children, and stepdaughter. They spend their time hiking, skiing, camping, and traveling.
The Ultimate Legacy
The Exact System for Estate Planning Attorneys To Take Home More Profit, Save Precious Time, and Bring Order Out of the Chaos
Inside, Bonnie lays out the Hourglass Model, the Elegant Data Model, and the step-by-step framework behind consistent $50K months—the same thinking Legacy Architects is built on.
“The Ultimate Legacy is an essential guide for any estate planning attorney aiming to boost efficiency and profitability while reclaiming valuable time.” —Matt Spiegel, Founder and CEO of Lawmatics
Get the Book ➞Support Team
Emilia Siffermann
Emilia is a paralegal with seven years of experience in estate planning. She holds a Master of Legal Studies from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and has played a key role in assisting attorneys with drafting comprehensive estate plans tailored to clients’ needs.
Emilia lives in Indiana with her husband, son, and four cats who keep life interesting. She loves spending time with her family and soaking in the little moments that make everyday life special. When she’s not with her family or cats, you’ll probably find her in the kitchen baking something sweet.
Christian Cruz
Christian is an engineering graduate who has worked in the business process outsourcing industry for many years. He makes it his mission to ensure he sorts out our Legacy System lawyers’ issues and questions to their complete satisfaction. If you contact Legacy System, Christian will be the first to jump in and help you. Our lawyers regularly share that Christian goes the extra mile to help them, their team members, and their clients.
In his free time, Christian enjoys doing indoor activities, playing guitars, and practicing martial arts.
Debi Hulverson
Debi has two important perspectives she brings to our team and our clients: she is an estate planning attorney with over 11 years of experience and she also contributes deep insight on our user experience to help ensure our lawyer and their clients have the best journey through our offerings as possible.
Debi pursued her law degree while juggling a family and a full-time career as a high school math teacher, and she understands that lawyers have limited time and financial resources and need to be mindful about where they invest their efforts and energy.
With Debi’s dual perspective, she helps all of us ensure we do not lose sight of the real day-to-day experience of our clients and how to serve them best in the trenches.
Julie Gilliland
Julie is responsible for the comprehensive proofreading of all estate plan drafts that we deliver to our lawyers and she also handles the complete builds of our automations bundles. Julie also assists as needed on various projects aimed at giving our lawyer community the best experience possible.
Julie lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with her husband of 25 years and their very loved teacup Yorkie. She has four adult children and two stepchildren, along with seven grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. During her spare time you can find her outside doing her favorite hobby, landscaping and yard work, and she loves to spend time traveling.
Theresa Maceda
Theresa has been supporting Bonnie since 2018, focusing on estate planning tasks and software. As an Administrative Assistant and Drafting Coordinator for Legacy System, she makes sure all drafts are prepared timely.
Theresa is a BS Entrepreneurship graduate, a wife, and a mom to her 5-year-old son. She enjoys traveling, exploring new cafés and restaurants, and unwinding with TV series and movies alongside her husband. She also loves baking and gardening, and spending quality time with her family—including their two female Shih Tzu dogs.
Drafting Team
Abigail Onnen
Abigail Onnen holds an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice and is set to earn her Bachelor’s in Psychology in Spring 2026. She began her career at a law firm in Springfield, Missouri, where she worked for three years. For two of those years, she specialized as an estate planning paralegal, gaining valuable experience in drafting essential documents to help individuals and families plan for the future. Now at Legacy System, Abigail works as an estate plan drafter, continuing to bring her attention to detail and passion for helping others into her work.
Outside of her professional life, Abigail enjoys the simple pleasures of life with her husband of four years and their beloved Boston Terrier, Ozzie. When not working, she enjoys exploring the outdoors through hiking, fishing, and kayaking, and has a knack for finding hidden treasures while thrifting.
Christina Faucett
Christina Faucett is an attorney with five years of experience in the areas of estate planning and probate, with an emphasis in the American Indian Probate Reform Act (AIPRA). Prior to joining Legacy Drafting, she worked for a non-profit as their Director of Finance and Administration.
Christina graduated with a B.A. in English from Simpson University and earned her law degree from Ave Maria School of Law.
She currently lives in Washington with her husband, daughter, and a varying number of foster children. Christina has been a foster parent for six years and a homeschooling mom for two. When not working or educating her children, she enjoys reading, gardening, and knitting.
Dalmary Vazquez
Originally from Puerto Rico, Dalmary earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico in 2000 and her Juris Doctor from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico in 2003. She is a licensed attorney in Puerto Rico and a Florida Certified Paralegal focusing on estate planning and elder law. Dalmary relocated to Florida in 2015 with her husband and children.
Her deep legal background allows her to guide families through complex future planning, offering clarity and peace of mind during important life transitions. She spends her free time traveling, relaxing by the water in the Florida sunshine, and being with her family and two dogs.
Emily Scherschligt
Emily Scherschligt is an attorney with seven years of experience in the areas of estate planning, elder law, adult guardianship and probate. She has experience in multiple practice settings, having worked in both private practice and academia, helping clients and families navigate the estate planning and special needs trust planning process, and has a special interest and expertise in legal writing and drafting.
Emily graduated with a B.A. in communications from Valparaiso University, and earned her law degree from Loyola University Chicago. She currently resides in Minnesota with her husband and three children. She is a member of the local city council, is active in her community, and enjoys spending time on and in the MN lakes.
Kaylie Ruff
Kaylie is a licensed attorney with five years of experience in estate planning, probate, and guardianships. Prior to attending law school, she spent several years working as a legal assistant specializing in estate planning, which provided a strong foundation for her legal career. Kaylie earned her Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University and her Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School.
Kaylie lives in Columbus, Ohio with her dog and three cats. In her free time, Kaylie enjoys traveling, practicing yoga, and reading.
Tina Galligan
Tina lives in Chesapeake, Virginia, is married to her high school sweetheart, and is the proud mother of three young adult children. With one son having graduated from college, a daughter currently a junior in college, and her youngest son a junior in high school, Tina is learning to treasure this particular season of parenting—embracing the balance of support and letting her children spread their wings.
Before having children, Tina worked as a paralegal at Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, D.C., and Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. in Charlottesville, Virginia. After taking a twenty-year career sabbatical to raise her family, she joined Legacy System in August 2022, where she diligently strives to provide high-quality drafting support to clients.
In her spare time, Tina enjoys spending time with her family, giving up her lap to her two cats, volunteering at her youngest son’s high school, reading historical fiction and cookbooks, cooking, crocheting, strength training, and savoring the quiet beauty of a rainy day.