Harry Clyde Farrell III

Harry Clyde Farrell III

also known as Clyde Farrell

4.4
Rating: 9.3

Licensed for 50 years

Elder law Lawyer at Austin, TX
Practice Areas: Elder Law, Medicaid & Medicare, Power Of Attorney ... +3 more

1000 Mo Pac Circle, Austin, TX

About Harry

Biography

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Elder Law 30%

Primarily helping clients who need long-term care find and pay for the best care available, through Medicaid, veterans' benefits, financial planning and long-term care insurance

33 years | 3,000 cases

30%
Power of Attorney 10%

33 years | 2,500 cases

10%
Probate 10%

Alternatives to probate such as living trusts and lifetime transfers, as well as having wills admitted to probate

33 years | 450 cases

10%
Trusts 10%

Primarily Living Trusts, Qualified Income Trusts, Special Needs Trusts

33 years | 1,000 cases

10%
Wills and Living Wills 10%

33 years | 1,500 cases

10%

Fees and Rates

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 50 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1976

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Location

Farrell & Pak PLLC

1000 Mo Pac Circle, Austin, TX, 78737

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Harry Clyde Farrell III's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | October 19, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Steer clear

He revised a will of a sick aging couple while failing to recognize all the telltale signs of elder abuse.

Harry Farrell

Replied last October 21, 2021

Attorneys have a duty of confidentiality to clients. Therefore, they do not readily report to state officials information acquired from clients. However, reporting elder abuse is required by law even when the information comes from clients, and I have made such reports, even against the strong wishes of the clients. Apparently I did not have information in the case complained of that led me to believe such reporting was required. This would be a good time to suggest to the complainant and to others that because of the duty of confidentiality to clients, it is not the best practice to rely on attorneys to violate confidentiality in that way. Any person with reason to believe that a person who has reached age 65 is being subjected to abuse, neglect (including self neglect) or exploitation has a duty to report it to Adult Protective Services by calling APS at 1-800-252-5400 or reporting online at https://www.txabusehotline.org . For complete information on this, see Chapter 3 of the book Texas Elder Law of which I am a co-author.

Posted by Pat | May 1, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Excellent Elder Lawyer and Gentleman

Mr. Farrell walked me through the stages of care for both my parents: assisted living, skilled nursing, and death. We dealt with Medicaid and the VA. His guidance was priceless and accurate. His attention was timely and direct. My family will always be grateful for his wisdom and empathy.

Posted by Vivian | November 20, 2015 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Helpful, caring, professional

The above words are the ones I use to describe Mr. Farrell. We used his services in the past for my mother-in-law through various stages of aging to provide for her care. Our current need was to write my husband's and my wills and other important documents. As always, he listened carefully to all ...our needs and created documents that reflected our wishes, including a trust for our dogs!

Posted by Lois | October 20, 2015 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Last Will and Testament

We felt Mr. Farrell was an excellent choice for us. He listened carefully to what we wanted, made suggestions for changes with a thorough explanation for his reasoning (in plain English!), and answered all our questions and concerns patiently and with good humor.

Posted by Bruce | October 20, 2015 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Excellent!

My family and I hired Clyde to help us put together our end of life documents (e.g., Medical Power of Attorney, etc.) as well as guide us through the process of working with the Texas Health & Human Services on Medicare/Medicaid eligibility. First, Clyde is an excellent attorney. He knows the ins a...nd outs of elder law in Texas; Clyde is an expert in his field. Second, and perhaps more important, Clyde is a kind and compassionate person. It certainly was not easy for us as a family to be dealing with the challenges we brought to Clyde. He met us where we were at every turn, guiding us, helping us through the entire process. What a relief to know that Clyde was there to help us. He made everything so much easier! My family and I give Clyde our highest recommendation. We will always be his clients.

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Harry Clyde Farrell III's Lawyer Endorsements

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Paul Premack

Medicaid and medicare lawyer | Nov 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Clyde is THE expert in Medicaid law in Texas. He teaches other lawyers how to handle these issues, and is always on the cutting edge."

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Henry Bauman

Elder law lawyer | Sep 08

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I highly recommend H. Clyde Farrell, III, in the area of Estate Planning: Elder Law. He is one of the preeminent attorneys in his field in the State of Texas. He is also extremely hard working and well suited to representing clients facing the unique challenges facing individuals and couples who need assistance in determining their options for financing long term care now or in the future."

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Tim Mahoney

Estate planning lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.3 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Best Lawyers in America, ALM

2015

Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly

2014

America's Top Financial Planners, Consumer's Research Council of America

Work Experience

1983 - 1993

Chief, Consumer Protection Division, Attorney General of Texas

1975 - 1980

Staff Attorney, Texas Rural Legal Aid

Associations

1992 - Present

Family Eldercare

President's Council

1995 - 2013

Texas Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member, Board of Directors

Education

1975

University of Texas

JD - Juris Doctor

1971

University of Wisconsin

M.A.

1970

University of Texas

B.A.

Speaking Engagements

2015

Texas Chapter of NAELA Annual Conference

Medicaid Update & Common Medicaid Mistakes

2015

Advanced Elder Law Course

Medicaid Managed Care

2014

Advanced Elder Law Course

The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program

Publications

2015

Book (Co-Author) Texas Elder Law
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