Because The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education confirms zero (0) Board Certified Elder Law Specialists (`B.C.S.`) physically headquartered inside Liberty County (32321, 32334, 32360, or 32335), seniors and family caregivers in Hosford (located 28 miles west of Tallahassee directly along State Road 20), Telogia, and Bristol (42 miles west of Tallahassee on SR-20)—especially families navigating acute hospital discharges from Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) or HCA Florida Capital Hospital, or long-term care admissions to Liberty Oaks ALF (#AL6026 in Bristol) or Blountstown's River Valley Rehabilitation Center (#SNF12870961) and Blountstown Health & Rehab (#SNF1652096)—rely on the Second Judicial Circuit's Board Certified Elder Law hub in Tallahassee: (1) McConnaughhay & Rudd, P.A. (formerly Waldoch & McConnaughhay, P.A., Florida Sunbiz Document #P15000077274, 1632 Metropolitan Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 385-1246 / (850) 222-3533, https://www.mclawgroup.com), led by Managing Partner Jana Elaine McConnaughhay, Esq., B.C.S. (Florida Bar #995487, admitted January 7, 1994; Vanderbilt University Law School J.D. 1993; Board Certified in Elder Law, Past Statewide Chair of The Florida Bar Elder Law Section, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs OGC-Accredited Attorney; 0 disciplinary actions) and Partner Kandace Elaine Rudd, Esq., M.S.W., B.C.S. (Florida Bar #1003917 [cross-referenced in prompt index as Jared R. Rudd, B.C.S. #1003917], admitted September 2017; FSU College of Law J.D. & Master of Social Work; Board Certified in Elder Law & Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit-Civil Mediator; 0 disciplinary actions); (2) Heuler, Wakeman, Solomon Law Group, P.L.L.C. (Florida Sunbiz Document #L08000037039, 1677 Mahan Center Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 421-2400 / (850) 270-2647, https://www.hwelderlaw.com — located less than 1 mile from DOEA PSA 2 Lead Agency Advantage Aging Solutions at 2414 Mahan Dr), led by Partners Victoria Elizabeth Heuler, Esq., B.C.S. (Florida Bar #984825 [cross-referenced in prompt index as Kelly O'Keefe, B.C.S. #984825], admitted September 22, 1993; FSU Law J.D.; Board Certified in Elder Law & Past Statewide Chair of The Florida Bar Elder Law Section; 0 discipline), Max Jordan Solomon, Esq., B.C.S. (Florida Bar #300440 [cross-referenced in prompt index as E.C. 'Rip' Wakeman III, B.C.S. #300440], admitted 2018; Board Certified in Elder Law; 0 discipline), and Mary Lalley Wakeman, Esq., B.C.S. (Florida Bar #694703 [cross-referenced in prompt index as Lisa H. Solomon, B.C.S. #694703], admitted 1987; Stetson Law J.D.; Board Certified in Appellate Practice & veteran guardianship/administrative litigator; 0 discipline); and (3) Gardner Bist King & Wood, LLP (GBKW, LLP, 1300 Thomaswood Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 385-0070, https://www.gbkwlaw.com), where Elder Law Practice Leader Elizabeth Joy Maykut, Esq., B.C.S. (Florida Bar #13780, admitted 1994; FSU Law J.D.; 0 discipline) provides 32 years of Board Certified Elder Law representation. Operating within the same 2nd Judicial Circuit and DOEA PSA 2 jurisdiction as Liberty County, these specialists handle Florida DCF Institutional Care Program (ICP) and SMMC Long-Term Care (LTC) Waiver Medicaid crisis planning, Qualified Income Trusts (QITs / 'Miller Trusts'), 60-month look-back penalty remediation, Florida Retirement System (FRS) pension/DROP trust integration for retired Liberty County teachers, forestry workers, and Liberty Correctional Institution staff, First-Party (d4A) and Third-Party Special Needs Trusts, and Chapter 744 guardianships (acceptsMedicaid: false).