Putnam County Estate Planning Lawyers

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...

With over 30 years' experience representing individuals and small businesses, Daniel L. Wischhof is a familiar figure in the legal communities of Davidson, Williamson, Sumner, Robertson, Wilson, and Maury counties and the entire Middle Tennessee area. He has been a participant in the Program of Instruction for Lawyers at Harvard Law School, chaired the Alternative Dispute Resolution section of the Nashville Bar Association, and taught numerous seminars for attorneys for the Tennessee Bar Association and private institutes. Areas of practice include civil litigation, real estate issues, estate planning and probate, bankruptcy planning, and small business. Appointments are available in Franklin...

Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, Barbara Boone McGinnis is an emerging national leader in the elder law field. She provides legal expertise on a wide range of client issues with a focus on Life Care Planning, Medicaid appeals, Veterans benefits, and probate matters. She is also a VA-accredited attorney. Before receiving her license to practice law in Tennessee, Barbara spent more than 20 years as a Registered Nurse and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner working in a variety of settings, including hospitals, long-term care centers, outpatient clinics, and home health. Her skills include executive...