# Evan W. Turk, Esq. — Asset Protection by Design: Estate Planning Before the Crisis

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Podcast: [Business Innovators Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-innovators-radio-1010612)
Published: 2026-09-17T18:27:46+00:00
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Asset Protection by Design: Estate Planning Before the Crisis Guest: Evan W. Turk, Esq. Host: Dr. Tamara Patzer Show: Thought Leaders Show: Legal Edition Recorded: August 21, 2026 The best time to make important legal and financial decisions is before a family is facing illness, incapacity, divorce or a long-term-care crisis. In this episode, Dr. Tamara Patzer talks with attorney Evan W. Turk, founder and managing attorney of Turk Law Group and author of Asset Protection by Design, about approaching estate planning intentionally—by design rather than during a crisis. Evan brings both legal and financial experience to the conversation, having trained on Wall Street as a financial advisor and operated a registered investment advisory firm before building his legal practice. In This Episode Estate planning before a crisis The importance of powers of attorney Planning for incapacity Adult children and aging parents Protecting inheritances Inheritance and divorce Long-term-care planning Medicaid misconceptions Veterans benefits State-specific Medicaid rules Using Zoom and recorded meetings with families Documenting capacity and important decisions AI and technology in modern legal practice Keeping estate-planning information current About Evan Turk Evan W. Turk is founder and managing attorney of Turk Law Group. His background combines law, investments and financial planning. He is admitted in Florida and New Jersey and is the author of Asset Protection by Design. Connect With Evan Turk Law Group Medicaid by Design LinkedIn: Evan W. Turk Book: Asset Protection by Design — Second Edition Questions This Episode Answers Why is a power of attorney so important? What happens if a parent loses capacity without one? Can an inheritance be protected from divorce? When should familie…

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