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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
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Acquired: 1980
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201 Walton Ferry Rd, Hendersonville, TN, 37077-0364
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Posted by Elisabeth | February 24, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
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We are repeat customers of Takacs. Our first interaction with the firm happened after we moved to Hendersonville. Tim and his staff helped us move our Michigan family trust to Tennessee and we saved several hundred dollars a year not having to pay state income taxes in Tennessee. Our next experience...
Posted by Marilynn | February 01, 2017 | Elder Law
He did not deliver on services as indicated.
My family visited Mr. Takacs in desperation in 2009. My elderly parents were living with me and we needed help with daily living tasks., but had limited finances. Mr. Takacs charged my parents $10,000 for a Life Care Plan. He also coached us on how to redistribute my parents' finances so they would...
In brief, this was a representation of husband and wife that began in June 2009 and ended in Feb. 2012. Husband died three months after the representation began. We continued the representation for the Wife. In June 2010 we did file a VA death pension claim on her behalf, but it was difficult and not approved, despite considerable effort by us. Our client moved out of state; therefore we would not continue to represent her and thus either appeal the VA claim or refile. We learned last year that she had died in May 2014. In short, this is an unfair characterization of our representation - certainly, it is false that I or anyone else in this office would ever "guarantee" VA would be approved. Not only would that be foolish for us to do so (we have no control over what the government does), that would be unethical.
"I have had the privilege of working with Tim Takacs since 2010. He is a brilliant attorney with extraordinary legal recall. It’s not an exaggeration to say that he is a walking encyclopedia. His technical brilliance is matched by his insight and his ability to connect with those he serves. He is a great listener who conveys deep empathy for clients and their families. He is also a generous mentor who has had a major impact on the lives and careers of hundreds of attorneys nationwide."
Elder law lawyer
2004
John Regan Writing Award, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
2003
President's Award, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
2007 - Present
Life Care Planning Law Firms AssociationBoard of Directors
2007 - Present
Life Care Planning Law Firms AssociationMember
1991 - Present
National Academy of Elder Law AttorneysMember
2007 - 2008
Life Care Planning Law Firms AssociationPresident
2004 - 2008
National Academy of Elder Law AttorneysBoard of Directors
1980
JD - Juris Doctor
1977
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2014
Medicaid Compliant Annuities: New Developments in Case Law
2014
Opportunities for Geriatric Care Managers Created through Life Care Planning Law Firms and Patient-Centered Medical Homes
2014
Alzheimer’s Disease: How it Affects Client Capacity & How Financial Planners Can Help Their Clients
2014
The Elder Care Continuum and Financial Eligibility for CHOICES, Part 2
2013
Capacity for Decision Making and Use of Advance Directives
2013
Tenncare CHOICES
2012
TennCare and the Tanner Decision
2012
Financial Advisors' Relationships with Elderly Clients and their Children
2011
“Can My Trust Buy Me a House?”: Creating and Administering Special Needs Trusts
2009
Public Benefits for Older Persons
2009
Life Care Planning for Law Firms
2009
Ethics
2008
A Special Trust for Persons with Special Needs
2008
Practice Management Best Practices
2008
Life Care Planning
2007
Medicaid Eligibility After the Deficit Reduction Act
2007
The New Elder Law
2006
Making Change Happen in the Elder Law Firm
2005
Fiduciary Practice: Creating and Administering Special Needs Trusts
2004
Revisiting the Ethics of Medicaid Planning
2004
The Elder-Centered Law Practice: What It Is, How to Attain It
2003
The Blumberg Election: Going to Court to Increase Medicaid's Spousal Allowances
2014
2007
1998
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