Spring City Elder Law Lawyers

Cumberland Legacy Law* provides the highest quality Estate Planning for clients in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon and Tennessee. Whether you need a sophisticated strategy for minimizing or avoiding estate taxes and providing maximum possible asset protection, or just a simple will or trust to ensure your assets are distributed in accordance with your wishes, or anything in between, we are here to help you and your loved ones. We present seminars on a variety of Estate Planning and Elder Law topics; call us if you want to be on our seminar mailing list, or subscribe to our newsletter by jotting...

Mr. Higgins is a Nashville native. He attended the University of Tennessee where he graduated with honors and returned to home to work with a large insurance defense law firm. About 17 years ago Mr. Higgins left the defense practice and created a firm that only represents injured victims and their families. To better serve his clients the firm is broken down into specific litigation groups, such as the nursing home neglect division and serious injury division.

Mr. Higgins is a member of the million dollar advocates forum, recognized by Best Lawyers and is a board...

Martin L. Pierce is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, and received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Tennessee Technological University in 1978. He received that institution's Outstanding Young Alumnus Award in 1988. Martin received his law degree, with high honors, from the University of Memphis in 1981, where he was a published member of the University of Memphis Law Review. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Georgia, as well as before the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Martin works primarily in the areas of: (1) Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Elder Law,...

James is a graduate from Lincoln Memorial University's Duncan School of Law in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Lawrence also holds a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He also lived and studied overseas at St. John's College of Durham University in Durham, England. James is an active member of his local Church, where he currently plays french horn as part of the music ministry and has served as a Sunday School Teacher and Deacon. James' wife, Lara is a professional piano player. They have six children and two grandsons.

John was born and raised in Chattanooga. He was active in the Boy Scouts growing up and earned his Eagle Scout Award. In law school, John earned the Book Award in his estate planning class for the highest grade. Prior to joining his father's law practice in 2002, he worked for two years with UBS Trust Company (formerly Bradford Trust Company). John speaks on the areas of Chattanooga estate planning and probate to other attorneys and professionals, as well as the public. In the past, John served on local boards such as the Orange Grove Center, the Siskin...

Col. James E. Thompson, USAF, Ret. has over 37 years experience as an Attorney. Mr. Thompson is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, received a J.D. from the University of Florida, and a Masters of Law from Western New England School of Law, in Estate Planning and Elder Law. Mr. Thompson is also a Veterans Administration Certified Attorney.

If you are searching for an estate planning lawyer in Murfreesboro, you should come to LaRoche Law Office. It is of the utmost importance that you have an attorney you can count on—a lawyer who has a thorough understanding of the issues at hand and who is ready to stand beside you and assist you today. Attorney David B. LaRoche is up to the task! He obtained his undergraduate degree from The College of Santa Fe in New Mexico. He later received his Juris Doctorate at Vanderbilt University Law School. He is the Preside of the Stone River Watershed Association,...

Amanda Moore is the co-founder of the Tennessee Center for Estate and Elder Law, PLLC. Her practice focuses on probate, conservatorships, and elder law. A graduate of Yale Law School, Amanda also serves as an elected member of the Board of Education for Murfreesboro City Schools. Amanda's compassionate approach to her clients comes from her long career in public service. After law school, she clerked for the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She was then awarded a national Equal Justice Works Fellowship to represent clients in need at a civil legal aid firm in...

Holden Law Office provides professional services with a personal touch to individuals and families that are facing issues associated with long-term illness, assisted living facilities, nursing home admission, Medicaid eligibility, and disabilities. We also offer probate and estate planning with customized wills, special needs trusts, powers of attorney, and advanced directives.

Travenia Holden is the owner of Holden Law Office, and has been practicing law for 34 years. Her practice is dedicated entirely to Elder Law concerns. Travenia is a member of the Tennessee Board of Law Directors, appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court. She is a faculty member on...

Margaret Held has known she wanted to be a lawyer since she was 8 years old, hearing the stories of her grandfather's practice in Knoxville. "When you decide to become a lawyer when you are a kid, it's because you want to stick up for the little guy and take down the bully." As a new attorney, that attitude landed Ms. Held a prestigious Equal Justice Fellowship, awarded by the National Association for Public Interest Law to honor lawyers who make unique contributions in public law. The Fellowship allowed Ms. Held to represent entrepreneurs and non-profit rganizations to create and retain...

I have spent years delivering peace of mind, well thought out estate planning and asset protection solutions. I know how important it is to secure the future of your estate and finances. I have made it my mission to save my clients every dollar possible in court costs, attorney fees and taxes. With my expertise and commitment to excellence, your legacy is in good hands.

For me, it is about more than words on a page or numbers in a ledger. I want to understand what those words mean to you and how they represent your livelihood, values, and priorities. I...

Rebecca is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Personal Injury Litigation and Business Litigation. She has been listed with Mid-South Super Lawyers since 2009. She was selected to a list of the Top 50 Mid-South Women Lawyers in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. She was selected Top 50 Nashville Lawyers and Top 100 Tennessee Lawyers in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She enjoys an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating in Martindale Hubbell.

Rebecca is the founder of the Blair Law Firm based in her hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. The firm specializes in Personal Injury litigation and...

McKenna Cox is fluent in Spanish. She lived in Chile, South America and has traveled the world. After settling in Johnson City, Tennessee, Ms. Cox has practiced law there since 2005. A wife and mother of two, Ms. Cox knows how important family is to every case she handles. Ms. Cox focuses on Immigration, Family Law, LGBT issues, and Mediation. She also does Wills and has experience in elder law issues. She enjoys singing, scrapbooking, travel, and photography.

Nationally-known in legal circles, Timothy L. Takacs is the architect of the Life Care Planning approach to elder law, which features a team of attorneys, nurses, social workers, insurance experts, public benefits specialists, and others who work together to help families deal with the personal, financial and legal challenges created by long life and disability. His innovations have transformed the way elder law is practiced in the United States. Takacs’ insights into the challenges faced by the elderly and their families have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, The Tennessean and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance....

Dave is a 2005 graduate of Penn State University with a B.A. in Sociology and a 2009 graduate of The Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia where he received his Juris Doctorate in 2009. His formative years were spent working on the family farm and the family business (a sawmill). Since becoming a licensed attorney, Dave channeled his work ethic into representing clients on a wide array of matters having litigated cases in eight counties in Northeast Tennessee, and representing clients at all trial levels including on appeal before the Tennessee Court of Appeals and in the Tennessee Court...

Early on in my undergraduate career, I developed an interest in political science, and also had my sights set on law school. I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Austin Peay State University, then spent a year studying for and sitting for the Law School Admissions Test. I then packed my bags and told my friends and family goodbye for the first time in my life when I headed to Oklahoma City to start my three-year legal journey. Before law school, I developed a functional understanding and extreme passion for the fledgling concepts of cryptocurrency, blockchain technologies, and...