About one in six Georgians is 65 or older, and that number is rising quickly as Atlanta and the rest of the state keep growing. Families in Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta and Columbus are going to need attorneys who can actually navigate Medicaid planning, guardianship and long term care, not attorneys who treat elder law as an afterthought. The Elder Law Coach gives Georgia attorneys that depth through one on one elder law coaching with Todd Whatley, delivered entirely by phone and video.
Elder law rarely gets serious attention in law school, which leaves Georgia attorneys who want to build a practice around it to work out Department of Community Health eligibility rules and spend down strategies mostly on their own. Elder law coaching exists to close that exact gap.
Todd has spent more than 25 years building and eventually selling his own elder law practice, and his coaching program is built around real fact patterns instead of theory. Georgia’s growth means real opportunity, especially in and around Atlanta, but it also means more competition among firms claiming to practice elder law. Real training is what separates the two.
Todd is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) who has personally built and sold four law practices. He has sat with more than 15,000 clients, trained close to a dozen attorneys who went on to earn CELA certification themselves, and spoken at more than 100 events on elder law and practice growth.
In his words: “I’ve spent years honing my career as a nationally recognized elder law attorney, mentoring younger lawyers along the way. Now I want to bring that experience to attorneys across the country, including Georgia, who want to grow a confident, thriving elder law practice.”
That combination of legal depth and hands on business experience is what separates his coaching from a typical CLE course.
Coaching happens entirely by phone and video, so an attorney in Savannah or Columbus gets the same direct access as someone practicing inside the Atlanta metro area.
Premium Coaching pairs a full library of forms, slide decks and training content with two or more one on one calls each month, plus direct access to Todd’s cell phone. Elite Coaching adds weekly calls and scheduled in office visits, built for Georgia attorneys ready to transform an existing practice.
Elder law attorney training with Todd covers Medicaid planning, VA benefits, guardianship, trust work and the practical side of running a firm built around aging clients. Georgia administers Medicaid through the Georgia Department of Community Health, and coaching includes help applying Todd’s core planning strategies to the rules Georgia attorneys actually work under.
This is also where Todd functions as an elder law consultant. Some attorneys call about one difficult Department of Community Health fact pattern. Others stay in ongoing coaching for years, treating every new case as a reason to check in.
Legal knowledge is only half the picture. Todd also works as an attorney business coach, helping Georgia attorneys with marketing, intake, staffing and the daily decisions that decide whether a young elder law practice grows or stalls in a crowded market like Atlanta.
If you are searching for how to grow an elder law practice in Georgia, this business side is exactly what most training programs skip. Todd built and sold four practices himself, so his advice comes from someone who ran the business, not someone who studied it from a distance. Attorneys chasing elder law business mastery coaching, not just legal education, usually land in Elite Coaching, where Todd works alongside you more like an of counsel partner than a course instructor.
A CLE seminar teaches you the law as it stands today. Elder law mentorship helps you apply it case after case, as the rules and your practice both evolve. That ongoing relationship, not a single day of instruction, is the real difference between The Elder Law Coach and a weekend course.
Attorneys who complete Todd’s programs come away sharper on Medicaid fact patterns, steadier with worried families, and clearer on how to run a practice that can support that work for years.
No. Coaching runs entirely by phone and video, so Georgia attorneys from Atlanta to a small rural practice can join without leaving their desk.
No. Premium Coaching fits attorneys transitioning into elder law for the first time, while Elite Coaching serves established Georgia practices looking to expand.
CLE courses teach the law. Coaching applies it to real client situations and helps you build the business behind it, backed by ongoing access to Todd rather than a single seminar day.
Todd’s coaching is built around core Medicaid and elder law planning principles that apply nationwide, then helps you layer in the rules specific to Georgia, including how the Department of Community Health handles eligibility and long term care benefits.
If you are ready to stop wondering how to grow an elder law practice and start building one, book a free consultation. Todd will talk through where your Georgia practice stands today and which coaching level fits where you want to take it.
