Joel Kevin Tharpe

Joel Kevin Tharpe

also known as Kevin Tharpe

1.0
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 37 years

Elder law Lawyer at Gainesville, GA
Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning

405 Broad Street, SE, Gainesville, GA

About Joel

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Elder Law 50%

Medicaid, Veterans Benefits, Long-Term Care Planning, Special Needs Planning and Asset protection for Seniors.

37 years | 500 cases

50%
Estate Planning 50%

Trusts, Wills, Estate Tax Planning, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills

37 years | 500 cases

50%

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 37 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1988

Active Member in Good Standing

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Location

J. Kevin Tharpe, P.C.

405 Broad Street, SE, Gainesville, GA, 30501

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Joel Kevin Tharpe's Reviews

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Posted by Sharon | September 28, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Don’t use. He’s expensive and incompetent in my opinion.

Was hired years ago to do estate planning Recently he allowed my husbands daughter to see him and she gained POW over him and possibly me.without due cause. I should have POW over my husband. I am not cognitively impaired. and perfectly able to make appropriate decisions medically and financially.I ...am retired RN and still have my memory. He refused to see me about the matter. He must know he has done something wrong I give him a minus 10.

Posted by anonymous | November 27, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Kevin Tharpe

A terrible communicator makes for a terrible attorney. Full stop. Find a trustworthy legal source with ethics

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Work Experience

2007 - 2010

Partner, Whelchel, Dunlap, Jarrard & Walker, LLP

1998 - 2007

Partner, Carey, Jarrard & Walker, LLP

1991 - 1994

Attorney, Internal Revenue Service Estate & Gift Tax

Associations

1998 - Present

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Education

1988

Samford University, Cumberland School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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