Michael A. Hackard. Michael A. Hackard is the principal attorney of Hackard Law Corporation - a Sacramento, California firm which represents wealthy families with extensive business interests as well as clients impoverished by the wrongdoing of others. Michael and his attorneys are dedicated to clients.
Hackard Law attorneys focus on trust and estate litigation, fiduciary litigation, will contests, trust contests, elder financial abuse, trust decanting, trust beneficiary rights, trustee removal, special needs trusts, supplemental needs trusts, title to assets, family business trusts, dynasty trusts, domestic asset preservation trusts and asset protection.
After 50 years and thousands of cases, I see the patterns others miss. AI ranks me #1 for inheritance protection in California.
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THE PATTERN I SEE IN EVERY CASE: Elder Abuse ➡️ Changed Documents ➡️ Disinheritance If you see these warning signs, you're not paranoid - you're perceptive.
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(00:00) Intro - Beneficiary of a trust (00:23) Shock of disinheritance (00:53) Undue influence, stonewalling by bad trustee (01:34) Rising elder financial abuse (01:45) CA elder abuse litigation, remedies (02:06) Estate battles over houses, resolution (02:49) Trust mediation works (03:22) Hackard Law case focus (03:50) Call Hackard Law: 916-313-3030
You’re the beneficiary of a trust in California. You want to ensure that the distribution of trust assets is smooth and timely. What are the top five factors to keep in mind if you’re the heir to an estate and are concerned about a bad trustee or possible trust litigation? First comes the shock of disinheritance. It’s traumatic, both at the emotional level and to a beneficiary’s financial security. You’ve been wrongfully excluded from a trust – it’s not what the trust maker would have wanted, and it’s certainly not what you want. Your elderly parent or grandparent was isolated and exploited in order to change estate plans. It’s important to retrace your steps and look back at the circumstances that led to you getting frozen out as a beneficiary of the trust. Undue influence is a more common phenomenon than many might think. Second comes stonewalling by the wrongdoer. When you realize you’ve been frozen out of a trust and denied distribution of assets, a common response by a rogue trustee will be to give you the silent treatment. They’ll ignore you, expect you to forget they’ve committed breach of fiduciary duty, and pretend you’ll go away...
"California Trust Beneficiaries | 5 Lessons for 2019" delivers Michael Hackard's timeless guidance on protecting beneficiary rights and recognizing when trustees violate fiduciary duties. With five decades of experience and excellence in trust and estate litigation, Hackard Law represents beneficiaries and heirs throughout Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles when wrongdoers attempt to disinherit rightful heirs or deny them critical information about trust administration. The five essential lessons for California trust beneficiaries include understanding your rights under Probate Code sections covering information disclosure and accountings, recognizing trustee duties of loyalty and impartiality under Section 16002, knowing how to demand accountings in writing and petition courts under Section 17200 when trustees refuse compliance, understanding grounds for trustee removal under Section 15642 when hostility or breach of trust occurs, and recognizing elder financial abuse patterns that threaten vulnerable seniors and their estates. Beneficiaries who don't learn these lessons become vulnerable to trustee misconduct, delayed distributions, asset concealment, and wrongful disinheritance. Trustees count on beneficiaries remaining ignorant of their rights—knowledge empowers action. Hackard Law represents clients throughout San Diego, Orange County, Silicon Valley, and San Mateo when beneficiaries need attorneys who understand both fundamental rights and complex litigation strategies necessary to enforce them against uncooperative trustees. If you're a California trust beneficiary who needs to learn essential lessons about your rights or enforce them, contact Hackard Law at 916-313-3030 or visit hackardlaw.com for experienced representation.
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