While her ostensible explanation (protecting her series name for TV/movies/graphic novels) has some validity, going for individual words absolutely gives the lie to what she's doing. She could win a trademark on a series name. I think that's proven. She just isn't going to win on individual words. It feels desperate.
As for the lawyer, well, we don't really know who this lawyer is, or what relationship they have with her. Or whether she said, "I want to do this!" even in the face of an attorney saying, "It's not a great idea." She could also have a truly shady one, but if she does, I'll just say she's been operating in the world of contracts for a LONG time to be so ignorant.
I also think she isn't prepared for the world of modern connections between writers and the volume with which she will be shouted down, nor the willingness of the RWA and writer's unions to band together and step in. It isn't going to end well.