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4.7 /5.0
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David Paul Pollan has been practicingexclusively in the area of elder law and special needs issues affectingthe younger disabled community since 1990.
He is a member of theNational Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and has served the elder anddisabled communities through his work with AARP, Atlanta RegionalCommittee Aging Services Board, the Senior Citizens' Law Project, theElder Law Committee of the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia CommunityTrust and Weinstein Hospice. He is also a member of the GeorgiaElderCare Network, a statewide alliance of professionals assistingGeorgia families to plan and deal with the issues of aging.
The Pollan Law Firm is uniquely qualified to assist the elder andyounger disabled with eligibility in all classes of Medicaid includingNursing Home Medicaid and the waivered, home and community basedprograms such as the Independent Care Waiver, Community Care, and theDeeming Waiver.
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36 years | 6,333 cases
36 years | 2,166 cases
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36 years | 1,278 cases
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State: Georgia
Acquired: 1990
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Posted by Brent | August 22, 2019 | Hired Attorney
We have used David on dozens of cases. He is the best. Smart and he cares. A+
Posted by Cheri | March 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney
David is very knowledgeable about social security and medicaid. It was a relief to have his help. He knows the answers. I appreciate him for helping me!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Richard | February 10, 2016 | Hired Attorney
David guided our family with Medicaid qualification for my sister who suffered a traumatic brain injury and other physical injuries in a traffic accident and could no longer live alone. We were referred to him by a judge who goes to our church. We were directed by hospital social workers to appl...
Posted by Ron | June 7, 2013
I have been David's client for a number of years. I was referred to him by another lawyer because of his belief that David possessed the necessary skills and expertise to address certain issues regarding a Special Needs Trust established by my mother for the benefit of her handicapped daughter, my si...
Posted by Carol | August 13, 2011
David helped our parents, dad 84 and mom 83, qualify for Medicaid after our father had a stroke. We were told by a discharge planner at the hospital to find a nursing home, not to much else. My financial advisor referred me to David to help sort out what we needed to know about his Medicare benefit...
"David Pollan is a true expert in the field of Medicaid and other benefits issues and trusts. He has shown great empathy for clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries."
"I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer. David is widely recognized by his peers as an expert in special needs and elder law. He regularly and generously offers advice to his fellow lawyers, and speaks, on these subjects. He is also an extremely compassionate and highly committed advocate for his clients. In short, if you are looking for an attorney to assist you in these areas, you cannot go wrong with David Pollan."
"I have associated David to assist several of my clients. I am pleased to endorse him for matters relating to disabled minors, government benefits, and special needs trusts. I look forward to working with him in future matters."
"David Pollan is the "go to guy" for special needs trusts and other strategies for preserving settlement funds and optimizing benefits for our catastrophically injured clients. I highly recommend him."
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
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1996 - Present
Principal, The Pollan Law Firm
1995 - 1996
Program Manager, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
1990 - 1996
Staff Attorney, Senior Citizens Law Project of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society
2009 - Present
Stonewall Bar AssociationsMember
1997 - Present
Atlanta Bar AssociationMember
1996 - Present
National Academy of Elder Law AttorneysMember
1995 - Present
State Bar of Georgia, Elder Law CommitteeChair
1990 - Present
State Bar of GeorgiaMember
We successfully compromised the Medicaid lien after litigation ensued for $7,000.
1990
JD - Juris Doctor
1985
BS - Bachelor of Science
2015
2015
2016
English
Legal Answers
Retirement Medicaid planning attorney questions below ?
03 Jan 2022
My mother is in a nursing home she would like to leave but has a medical power of attorney. Can she leave regardless.
10 Oct 2021
How do you leave money to a relative on medicaid without her loosing all of her medicaid
05 Oct 2021