Richard M. Barron, J. D. founded his law firm in Whitesboro, Texas in 1991. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University where he studied business and finance at the undergraduate level receiving a BBA in 1977. Mr. Barron received his Juris Doctorate from the Texas Tech University Law School in 1981 & has had a successful Texas Real Estate, Personal Estate Planning & Elder Law practice since 1981.

Since 1997, Mr. Barron has written and lectured about Elder Law issues. In addition to publishing the monthly newsletter "Elder Law and Life Care: Planning, Strategies and Solutions," he has co-authored:

• The Texas Nursing Home and Assisted Living Guide
• The Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Planning and Division of Assets
• The Consumer's Guide to Hospice Care
• The Alzheimer's Survival Kit
• The Consumer's Guide to Veteran's Benefits, for Veterans or their widow

Mr. Barron lectures frequently on Elder Law issues to professional and citizen groups on the legal issues faced by individuals and families who have a loved one with a chronic, disabling illness.

Mr. Barron is a member of the Texas Bar Association and the National and Texas Chapter of the Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He holds a Second Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do and is a Veteran of the Viet Nam War. In Viet Nam, Mr. Barron served as a Warrant Officer/ Helicopter Aircraft Commander and is the recipient of twenty eight air medals, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Metal for Valor, the Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and the Vietnamese Cross for Gallantry. He and his wife, Glenda, live in Lake Kiowa, Texas with their Bull Terrier, Brutus.

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