Meet Our Staff
Natasha King joined Livens & Reed, PLLC in January 2013. She previously worked for SafeHaven of Tarrant County as a paralegal who assisted victims of domestic violence in the family courts. She obtained her Associate of Applied Science in paralegal studies at Tarrant County College and her Bachelor of Science in paralegal studies at Texas Wesleyan University. Natasha switched her practice to elder law because she has always wanted to work with the elderly. It brings her great joy to know that she is able to help the families of the aging community get the Medicaid help that they desperately need. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, shopping and watching college football with her husband Brian and her dog Jack.
Tamera Burleson is a paralegal with Livens & Reed, PLLC, and she is located in our Addison office. Tamera earned her paralegal certification in 1995 and began her career with Livens & Reed, PLLC in 1999 through 2004. She graduated from University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Science degree in educational psychology and returned to Livens & Reed, PLLC in 2016. Prior to returning to the firm, Tamera worked with adolescent girls from all over the world at The Hockaday School in Dallas. Tamera is a native from the Dallas-Fort Worth area and she is the proud mother of a teenage daughter. In her free time, Tamera loves to spend time with her friends and family and is always looking for new local restaurants to appreciate good food and wine. Tamera loves what she does because she gets to help our clients navigate what can be a complex and stressful Medicaid application process.
Nicole Landrum was raised in Burnet, Texas, where she graduated from high school in 2005. She attended college at The University of Texas at San Antonio where she worked toward a business background. She moved to the Fort Worth area in 2007 and began her paralegal career in 2008 in the bankruptcy law field. She has an extensive background working in the eastern, western, and northern districts of Texas as a bankruptcy paralegal. Ms. Landrum has also assisted in the county and district courts as a criminal defense paralegal in the western district. She has prepared, filed and served discovery responses as well as reviewed medical records as a personal injury paralegal dealing with motor vehicle accidents, premises liability and products liability cases.
Ms. Landrum decided to make a career change and began working for Livens & Reed, PLLC in 2017 as an estate planning paralegal. She enjoys her new career as it has allowed her to widen her knowledge within the legal field, and she also enjoys being able to work with the elderly and their families.
Nicole has two boys, Avis Jr. and Axten, who keep her very busy outside of work. She enjoys adventure, spending time with her family, watching her kids play sports, traveling, running, and she has a passion for working out. When she is not in the office, she is making plans and enjoying life with her family.
Nickie Rainwater joined Livens & Reed, PLLC in January 2010. She is a Medicaid consultant, estate planning paralegal and legal assistant to Chad W. Reed. She assists our clients with Medicaid planning and VA benefits. She has personally assisted hundreds of families with governmental benefits. Prior to joining our firm, she worked in administration for long-term care facilities. Working with the elderly has always been her passion. She is blessed with one daughter who keeps her busy. In her spare time, she enjoys watching her daughter play select sports, outdoors activities, traveling and spending time with family.
Lindsey Reed was raised in Grapevine, Texas. She joined the law firm in 2006 and helps the firm with probate and estate planning. Lindsey enjoys working at the firm to help clients with the probate process. She wants to make it as easy as possible for the client who is going through a difficult time. She has an understanding for this because she has lost both of her parents. She is the firm’s human resource director, funding coordinator and accountant. Lindsey graduated from Texas Tech University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science. She holds a degree in retail with a minor in general business. She met her husband, Chad Reed, while attending Texas Tech and they were married in 2006. In her spare time, she enjoys shopping, hunting, being outdoors, spending time with family and friends and playing with her dogs, Kate, Belle Ava and Jewels.
Susie McKinzie: I am the marketer for Livens & Reed, PLLC. My territory is anything east of Tarrant County. I market to all nursing and assisted living facilities from the Sherman-Denison area, through all of Dallas to Waxahachie east to Greenville, Rowlett and Rockwall.
I have been with the firm since 2013. I love my job because it educates people about Medicaid and VA Aid & Attendance. These two things are of great benefit to elderly people. We can help them save their hard-earned money. The other reason I am proud of working for Livens & Reed, PLLC is they have a sterling reputation. They have never lost a case. That’s a huge accomplishment since our firm handles over 400 cases a year!
I retired from AT&T Yellow Pages, owned a magazine publishing company and hated retirement! That’s when I called Steve Livens, an old friend, and he gave me one of the best jobs I’ve ever had. I meet so many nice people who have the same goal as our law firm: to help the elderly. I don’t plan to ever retire. They will roll me into the crypt from Livens & Reed, PLLC law firm!
To learn more about the services we provide or to set up an initial consultation with an attorney, please contact Livens & Reed, PLLC by calling 800-569-2663.
