Barbara J. Zabawa is the founder of Wellness Law, LLC, a legal consulting firm dedicated to improving legal access and compliance for the health and wellness industries. She is also lead author of the books Quick & Easy Wellness Law, Rule the Rules on Workplace Wellness Programs, The Tug: Finding Purpose & Joy through Entrepreneurship, and contributing author of Law for Fitness Managers & Exercise Professionals. She also teaches courses in health and wellness law at universities across the United States.

Barbara is a frequent writer and speaker on health and wellness law topics, having presented for national organizations such as the Wellness Alliance, HERO, the American Association of Law Schools, the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, and numerous other state and national organizations.

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