Amelia G. Crotwell

We we have been Special Needs Trust (SNT) clients of Amelia G. Crotwell in Knoxville, TN, since 2011. She established the SNT for my adult sister with MS, and our association has been helpful beyond description. Patient, proactive, and thorough. Amelia has guided our awareness that SNTs are complex ...and subject to modification over time. She is alert to changes in laws and procedures and keep us us up to speed via annual meetings and general availability to address our concerns through the year. Her gifted social worker, Jill Shoffner, connected my sister with an ideal caregiver, identified helpful community services and transportation sources, and made regular visits to my sister's home to keep Amelia abreast of progress with ongoing health and safety initiatives. We are well-informed about the benefits of an SNT, outfitted with all of the documents necessary to maintian one, and comforted by Amelia's competent, caring approach to serving her clients.

Amelia and her team have instrumental in helping me with Special Needs trust planning for my daughter. She went above and beyond, with many phone calls, staying on the phone with me during conversations with insurance, government and agencies to help me. We went through a lengthy and complex appeal p...rocess for medicaire benefits. She is very compassionate,patient, attentive and an excellent communicator. Did I mention she also is a fine lawyer? I highly recommend her team. A true jewell.

Met with Mrs. Crotwell to get legal advice. She did not give advice, rather several "options" in our case. We specifically asked her for advice numerous times during the $350 consultation, she said all "options" could work. Her office does not give her rates out over the telephone, you have to p...ay and have the consultation with her to get them. This should have been our first clue that she is definitely out for the money. When asked if we could call her office with any follow up questions after our consultation, she hesitated, said we could call but would not get the opportunity to speak directly with her. She was not helpful to our family. We definitely would not recommend her. We felt like we wasted time and money on the consultation.