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Written by Bobby Sawyer, Attorney, licensed in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Reviewed by Bobby Sawyer, J.D., Attorney licensed in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Last updated September 25, 2026.
Sawyer & Associates, LLC helps Tennessee families write estate plans, settle estates, qualify a parent for TennCare when nursing home care can’t wait, and protect aging loved ones. Our Franklin office serves Middle Tennessee in person and clients statewide by phone and video. Book a free consultation or call 615-570-9901.
We handle four kinds of Tennessee matters: estate planning, probate and estate administration, TennCare and Medicaid crisis planning, and elder law and conservatorship. Many families need more than one at once, such as a parent’s plan and a TennCare application, and one firm can handle both.
We draft wills, revocable living trusts, durable powers of attorney and health care directives under Tennessee law, and we review plans for families who moved here from another state. Explore estate planning or read about wills and trusts.
If you were named executor, we handle the filings with the Williamson County Clerk and Master or your county’s probate court: creditor notice, the 60-day inventory and TennCare affidavit, claims and closing. We also handle small estates and muniment of title. See how we help executors.
When a parent needs nursing home care now, we review income, assets and 60 months of transfers, draft a Qualified Income Trust when income is over the cap, and prepare the TennCare application. Get urgent TennCare help.
We plan for long-term care, prepare documents that keep families out of court, and represent families in conservatorship cases when no plan is in place. Learn about elder law and guardianship.
Families choose us because one firm can handle the plan, the estate and the TennCare application, with an attorney who explains Tennessee law in plain terms. You work directly with the attorney, and families with ties to the Carolinas keep the same lawyer in all three states.
“Great place and Great people. They helped me set up a Trust to make sure my house and belongings go to my children. I would highly recommend them to anyone.”
Colette Leonardy
“Bobby Sawyer is the standard. Not only do we refer clients to him routinely, but we trust Bobby with our own family’s estate needs.”
Jonathan Lee Sink
Free consultation. Tell us what is going on. Bring existing documents, a rough list of assets and, for an estate, the will and death certificate.
A plan in plain English. We explain your options under Tennessee law and what the work involves.
We handle the details. We draft and supervise signing, file with the court, or prepare and track the TennCare application until it is done.
These are the Tennessee rules families ask about most when they first call us. Each one links to the statute or agency source, so you can check it before your consultation and come in with better questions.
Bobby Sawyer focuses on estate planning and business law and is admitted in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. He earned his J.D. summa cum laude from Charlotte School of Law and served as a U.S. Army combat engineer officer, receiving the Bronze Star.
Our Tennessee office is at 3401 Mallory Lane, Suite 100, in Franklin, easy to reach from Brentwood, Cool Springs, Nashville, Murfreesboro and the rest of Middle Tennessee. Clients elsewhere in the state meet with us by phone or video. See our Franklin office page for directions.
Yes. Your first consultation is free, at our Franklin office, by phone or by video. Bring any existing documents, a rough list of assets and, for an estate, the will and death certificate. We explain what the work involves and what it will take before you decide anything.
Not always. Estates with $50,000 or less in property may qualify for the small estate affidavit, and some real estate can pass by muniment of title. An attorney is most useful when there are creditors, real estate to sell, family disagreement, or the 60-day inventory and TennCare affidavit to manage.
Call as soon as admission is likely. We start with a crisis consultation that reviews income, assets and transfers from the last 60 months. If income is over $2,982 a month, the Qualified Income Trust has to be drafted and funded correctly, so do not gift or retitle anything before that review.
Not always, but have it reviewed. Wills, trusts and powers of attorney signed in another state may still work, while others use wording or signing steps that Tennessee banks, hospitals and courts are not used to. We review what you have and tell you which documents to keep and which to sign again.
Yes. We work with clients across Tennessee by phone and video. Estates are filed with the court that handles probate in the county where the person lived, such as the Williamson County Clerk and Master in Franklin or the Davidson County probate court in Nashville.
Whether you just moved to Tennessee, you were named executor, or a parent needs nursing home care this month, the first step is a free conversation. Call our Franklin office at 615-570-9901 or book a free consultation.
Sawyer & Associates, LLC
Franklin, TN office: 3401 Mallory Lane, Suite 100, Franklin, TN 37067
Phone: 615-570-9901 | Email: hello@sawyer-law.com
We serve clients in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
This page provides general information about Tennessee law and is not legal advice. Reading it or contacting our firm does not create an attorney-client relationship. Testimonials reflect individual client experiences and do not guarantee a similar outcome. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
