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The Elder Law Coach — 70 episodes

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Getting Resistant Elder Law Clients To Say Yes

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How A Law School Elder Law Clinic Trains Practice Ready Attorneys (Plus other good stuff)

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Rule 1.14 And Dementia Clients

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Trusts Elder Law Attorneys Actually (Should) Use

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Ep. 63 Seven Steps To Run A High‑Closing Medicaid Meeting

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Ep 62 How Smart Homes, AI, And Telehealth Help Seniors Stay Independent

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Ep 61 Predatory Marriages Explained

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Ep 60 AI Changed Search; Your Marketing Must Too

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Ep 59 Building the correct Avatar, Not Guesswork: Targeted Elder Law Growth

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Ep 58 Elder Law Myths, Debunked

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Ep 57 Learn The Essentials To Build, Price, And Market A Sustainable Elder Law Practice

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Ep 56 How Elder Law Attorneys Guide Smart Long-Term Care Decisions

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Epi 55 Shorten Your Elder Law Learning Curve from Five Years to One Weekend

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Epi 54: Breaking Silos: How Attorneys and Financial Advisors Can Transform Client Experience

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Epi 53: Business Valuation Surprises: The $15 Million Estate Tax Oversight

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Epi 51: When To Use (And When NOT To Use) Irrevocable Trusts For Your Clients

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Epi 50: Navigating Dementia: Legal Rights and Client Capacity

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Epi 49: The Trustee Dilemma: Family vs Commercial Fiduciaries

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Ep. 48 Uncovering Elder Abuse: Insights and Solutions with Leslie Albrecht

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Ep. 47 Simplifying Family Document Chaos with Trustworthy CEO Nathaniel Robinson

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Ep. 46 Preserving Your Digital Legacy: Navigating Digital Assets in Modern Estate Planning with Todd Whatley

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Ep. 45 Balancing Autonomy and Protection: Navigating Elder Law and Guardianship

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Ep. 44 Mastering Probate Avoidance: Expert Strategies for Elder Law Practices

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Ep. 43 Expanding Your Practice with Special Needs Trusts

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Ep. 42 Insights from Todd on the 2025 Potential Shifts

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Ep. 41 Mastering OKRs: Revolutionize Goal-Setting in Your Elder Law Practice

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Ep. 40 Turning Mistakes Into Mastery: The $6850 Letter

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Ep. 39. Spotting Trust Mistakes: Identifying Two Key Errors That Convert Clients

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Ep. 38 The Future of Elder Law Part 2 - One Solution, Financial Planning

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Ep. 37 Trends in Elder Law - What is Coming?

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Ep 36 Maintaining Autonomy in Dementia: Navigating Guardianships and Powers of Attorney

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Ep 35 Insights on Trustee Selection and Beneficiary Care with Samantha Shepherd

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Ep 34 Mastering Elder Law: The Role of Irrevocable Trusts in Asset Protection and Medicaid Planning

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Ep 33 Navigating the Complexities of Long-Term Care Policies for Estate Protection

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Ep 32 Exposing the Truth About Financial Planning and Investment Strategies

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Ep 31 Building a Sellable Law Practice: Even if you are not selling.

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Epi 28 An Interview with Ashley Sharek: How Coaching Changed and Grew Her Office

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Ep 30 Advancing your Legal Career: The Certified Elder Law Attorney Path. Todd Interviews CELAs

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Ep 29 Finding Fulfillment as an Attorney: Elder Law - Personal Anecdotes and Insights. Todd interviews CELAs

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Epi 27 Michael Wall from DocuBank

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Epi 28 Introduction to InterActive Legal Estate Planning Software

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Epi 26 Revenue Ruling 2023-2 DON'T PANIC, It's OK.

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Epi 25 The Importance of the Healthcare Directive

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Epi 24 The Importance of the Advanced Directive

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Epi 23 Interview Techniques for a Client with Dementia.

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Epi 22 The Disabled Child Exemption to Gifting Penalties

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Epi 21 Four Words to Help Get Your Client the Care They Need

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Epi 20 Presenting the Single Medicaid (Half-a-Loaf Explained)

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Epi 19 How To Present the Married Medicaid Crisis Plan

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Episode 18. Doing the Correct Power of Attorney for Your Clients

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Epi. 17 Married Medicaid Spend-down

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Episode 16 Working with a Client with Diminished Capacity.

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Epi 15 How It Should Work When Done Right

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Epi 14 Minnesota Irrevocable Trust Case - Don't be Afraid of the State

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Epi 13 What Should I bring to the Elder Law Attorney initial meeting?

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Epi 12 How to Avoid Price Shock

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Epi 11 What is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (why you want to be one)

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Episode 10 Avoiding Probate is good for Business

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Episode 9 Client Confidentiality

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Episode 7 Who is the Client?

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Episode 8 Part 3 Exempt Transfers

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Episode 8 Part 2 Starting the Penalty Period

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Episode 8 part 1 Gifting

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Episode 6 Miller Trusts

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Episode 5 Income

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Episode 4 Jointly Owned Assets

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Episode 3 Assets: Countable vs. NonCountable

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Episode 2 Is Medicaid Planning Ethical?

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Episode 1 What is Elder Law?

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Why Language in a Document is so important in Long Term Care Planning