Top best Elder Lawyers in Hendersonville near me | 5 available

Tim Takacs is recognized nationwide as a leader in the important and demanding area of elder law. His innovations have transformed the way this specialty of law is practiced in the United States. Takacs has been in private practice in the Nashville area since 1980.. He is the architect of the “Life Care Planning” approach to elder law which features a team of attorneys, care coordinators, insurance experts, and others who work together to help families deal with challenges created by long life and disability.. Graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the Vanderbilt University School of Law • Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) and Certified Elder Law Specialist • Charter member and first chairperson of the Tennessee Bar Association's Elder Law Section • Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) since 1991 • Member of NAELA board of directors • Charter member of the Special Needs Alliance, a network of the country's leading disability lawyers • AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell • Founder of The Tennessee Pooled Trust

Caroline Knox is a principal with The Van Winkle Law Firm, where she centers her practice on estate planning and administration, elder law and guardianship.  With an emphasis on special needs trusts and other planning tools for clients with disabilities and children with special needs, she routinely helps clients who would otherwise be disqualified from public assistance shelter and preserve assets for supplementing care provided by Medicaid and Social Security.. As one of only 15 lawyers in North Carolina to earn the designation of Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by The National Elder Law Foundation, Caroline advises clients on matters relating to guardianship, Medicaid and other public benefits planning.  In addition, she often serves as trustee, guardian, executor and attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney when there are no suitable alternatives.  In these situations, she advises clients how to best manage and preserve their assets to enable a spouse in a nursing home to qualify for benefits and a surviving spouse ultimately to pass an inheritance onto future generations.

Attorney Barbara Boone McGinnis is certified by the National Elder Law Foundation as a Certified Elder Law Attorney and by the State of Tennessee as an Elder Law Specialist. She provides legal expertise on a wide range of client issues with a focus on Medicaid appeals, Veterans benefits, and probate matters. She is a VA-accredited attorney.. Before receiving her license to practice law in Tennessee, Barbara spent more than 20 years as a Registered Nurse and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner working in a variety of settings, including hospitals, long-term care centers, outpatient clinics, and home health.. Barbara’s passion for helping people deal with the changes that aging brings extends beyond her clinical experience. Her father had Alzheimer's Disease for more than eight years before he passed away and she helped her mother care for him and deal with difficult decisions. Being a part of her father’s journey has given her tremendous empathy for families facing the prospect of long-term illness of an aging loved one.. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, a Master’s degree as a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and a Juris Doctor degree from Nashville School of Law. She is president of the Life Care Planning Law Firms Association and chair of the Elder Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association.

Experienced Elder attorney serving clients in Hendersonville and surrounding areas.