Faculty Profile: Timothy Takacs

Timothy L. Takacs is in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee, limiting his practice exclusively to elder law. A Certified Elder Law Attorney, Tim was one of the first elder law attorneys in the nation to assemble an inter-disciplinary team of experts to provide integrated client care. His innovations have transformed the practice of elder law in the United States and have set a new standard of excellence in the field.

Tim has taught the fundamentals of life care planning practice to hundreds of lawyers throughout the United States. He is a founding member of the Life Care Planning Law Firms Association (LCPLFA) and was the Association's first president.

Tim Takacs is also a founding member of the Special Needs Alliance, an organization of the nation's leading lawyers on issues pertaining to persons with disabilities and special needs. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and was a member of NAELA's Board of Directors from 2004-2008. He organized the Tennessee Bar Association's Elder Law section and was the section's first chairperson.

Tim Takacs has been certified by the National Elder Law Foundation as a Certified Elder Law Attorney.

Tim Takacs is the founder of The NAELA eBulletin, an e-mail newsletter for elder law attorneys published by NAELA. He is also the author of Elder Law Practice in Tennessee (Lexis/Nexis, 1998; supplemented annually) and A Guide to Elder Law Practice (Lexis, 2007).