Sacramento Trust & Estate Litigation Attorney

Estate planning is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your assets and provide for your...

Conversations about estate planning are often filled with hesitation, half-truths, and assumptions that lead people to put off critical decisions....

When it comes to planning for the future, few documents carry more weight than your will. A properly drafted will...

I’m Mike Hackard with Hackard Law.  I’m sharing passages from my new book Inheritance Heists – and I hope that...

The decision to create a will is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your assets,...

When people ask me what I do, and I tell them I’m a business succession planning lawyer, they usually nod...

How much does an elder law attorney cost? It’s one of the first questions families ask, and for good reason....

Let’s start with the question every business owner eventually asks: “What’s it going to cost me?” If you’ve been thinking...

I’ve had business owners walk into my office carrying a stack of legal paperwork and one looming question: “Did I...

I’m Mike Hackard with Hackard Law.  I’m sharing passages from my new book Inheritance Heists – and I hope that...

I’m Mike Hackard with Hackard Law.  I’m sharing passages from my new book Inheritance Heists – and I hope that...

I’ve had countless conversations with business owners who are crystal clear on how to grow a company, but completely uncertain...

If you’re like most business owners, you’ve probably had this thought at some point:“I know I need to plan for...

I’ve been doing this long enough to know when a storm is coming. Sometimes it starts with a whisper:“I just...

Let me tell you a story. A few years ago, a client, let’s call him Mark, came to us after...

If you own a business, chances are you’ve already asked yourself one version of this question:“What happens to this place...

“We Don’t Need an Attorney, We’re Not Rich.” And Other Legal Myths Holding Families Back I’ve lost count of how...

Let’s be honest. Most business owners don’t leap at the chance to work with a lawyer, especially a business succession...

I’ve been in this business long enough to see one truth over and over again: families usually don’t call an...

By Michael Hackard When a loved one passes away, families are often left with more questions than answers, and probate...

By Michael Hackard Planning your estate isn’t something most people look forward to. It’s a process that forces us to...

By Michael Hackard When a loved one passes away, grief is immediate. What follows especially when there’s an estate to...

By Michael Hackard When a loved one passes away, grief is often accompanied by legal responsibilities and sometimes, by conflict....

By Michael Hackard Choosing an estate planning lawyer is one of the most consequential decisions you can make not just...

By Michael Hackard Probate is a word that often conjures anxiety and for good reason. When a loved one passes...

By Michael Hackard Few things are more painful than watching a family fall apart not because of a lack of...

They thought they had won. Controlled the money, controlled the doctors, controlled the narrative. But they underestimated one thing: a...

By Michael Hackard In my decades of experience as a California trusts and estates lawyer, I’ve seen more family disputes...

By Michael Hackard Life has a way of reminding us that even our best-laid plans can be upended by the...

By Michael Hackard Life often follows a path of routine and predictability until it doesn’t. A sudden illness. An accident....

By Michael Hackard Most people don’t spend much time thinking about wills until they have to. A birth, a death,...

By Michael Hackard There comes a point in nearly every adult’s life when the responsibilities of today and the uncertainties...

By Michael Hackard In estate law, truth matters. Facts matter. And so does clarity. But when it comes to estate...

I’m Mike Hackard with Hackard Law.  I’m sharing passages from my new book Inheritance Heists – and I hope that...

By Michael Hackard Some decisions in life can wait. Others can’t. In my years of practicing trust and estate law,...

By Michael Hackard When families begin thinking about their estate plan, one of the first concerns that comes up is...

By Michael Hackard When it comes to estate planning, one of the first questions people ask is: "How much is...

By Michael Hackard Probate. The very word stirs a mixture of confusion, anxiety, and sometimes dread. For many families, it's...

One doctor. One evaluation. One diagnosis: incompetent. One result: millions of dollars transferred within 48 hours. Coincidence? Not when you...

By Michael Hackard Families aren’t built in a day. They grow over time through generations, through struggles, through love, and...

If you were named a beneficiary or personal representative of an estate, you probably have many questions about your role....

If you're an estate executor or beneficiary navigating a dispute over a trust or estate, you may be wondering what...

Understanding how to resolve probate disputes through mediation generally requires sound advice from an experienced attorney. In California, this approach...

You may be asking, “Can you use alternative dispute resolution for probate issues?” The quick answer is yes, you can....

As a grantor, you want to ensure your heirs do not have to deal with conflict after you die. Estate...

By Michael Hackard In over 40 years of litigating and resolving estate, trust, and elder abuse cases across California, I’ve...

By Michael Hackard We live in a world overflowing with information and misinformation. Nowhere is this more true than in...

I’m Mike Hackard with Hackard Law.  I’m sharing passages from my new book Inheritance Heists – and I hope that...

Six months ago, she was just being helpful. Today, she controls every aspect of his financial life. I’m Michael Hackard...

Who Should Read This Guide? This guide is for California residents, heirs, and beneficiaries facing: • Wrongful exclusion from a...