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- Category: Abused Beneficiaries
- Litigator vs. Letter Writer | Michael Hackard
- Investigating the Conservatorship Industry | ABC 10
- Abusive Conservatorships | Changes in Law Ahead?
- Trust Meltdowns | The “Drinkin’ Problem”
- Trust Mishandling | Poor Little Rich Kids
- I CARE A LOT. (2021) | An Estate Litigator’s Review
- Compensatory Damages for Suffering | Elder Financial Abuse
- Trust Beneficiary Litigation | Prevention, Protection & Pursuit
- Trust Accounting | Options for Beneficiaries
- Trust Beneficiary Litigation | The Power of Stories
- Trustee Removal | Somebody Didn’t Do Their Job
- Trustees | The Duty to Enforce Claims
- Do I Have Standing for a Trust Contest?
- Crippled, Blinded and Broken | COVID-Caused Civil Trial Delays
- Plain Talk About California Conservatorships | Lurking Dangers
- Seniors Became Targets with California’s Historic-Stay-At-Home Orders?
- We Can Help with Your Life Insurance Contest
- Mike Hackard for Hackard Law’s Attorneys in Sacramento
- Trust & Estate Meltdowns | Stepchildren and Stepmothers
- Heroic Underdogs | Abused Trust Beneficiaries and Heirs
- Our Job is to Protect Your Family | Estate & Trust Litigation Attorneys
- All Trust Challenges Are Not the Same | Attorney Michael Hackard
- We’re Not Just Lawyers, We’re Your Lawyers | Beneficiaries & Heirs
- Hire a Trust & Estate Litigator After Abuse or Disinheritance | ASAP
- Victor or Victim | Attitude Counts in Estate Litigation
- Trust & Estate Lawsuits | Tying Up Loose Ends
- CA Trust Beneficiaries | 5 Things You Must Know
- Frustrated Trust Beneficiaries | When the Trustee Says Nothing at All
- Trustee Abuse | Health, Education, Maintenance & Support
- California Trust Beneficiary Lessons | Unequal Distributions
- I Wish I Had A Trust Protector | California Trustee Abuses
- She’s So Cold | Some Estate Stories
- What are the Five Most Common Alameda Trust Lawsuits?
- Fiduciary Responsibility | Beneficiary Distributions
- How to File a Complaint Against a Professional Fiduciary Trustee
- Do California Licensed Fiduciaries Put You First? | Aggrieved Beneficiaries
- Trust Beneficiary Rights | Protecting Clients
- Trust Beneficiary Health Needs | HEMS Standard
- Trust Beneficiary Delayed Distributions | Contingency Fees
- Income Beneficiary Trust & Estate Challenges | California
- Unfair Fiduciaries | Abuse of Beneficiaries
- California’s Disappointed Trust Income Beneficiaries | Is There A Better Way?
- Trust Beneficiary Distributions | Is Trustee Judgment Required?
- Representing Abused Beneficiaries | The Drive to Thrive
- Who Takes the Lead in Abused Trust Beneficiary Disputes?
- Gravy Train Trustees | California Trust Litigation
- All Aboard the Gravy Train | Trustees Gone Wild
- Trust Fund Babies | Trust Challenges
- Disputed Bank Accounts | Focus of CA Trust and Estate Litigation
- Sometimes You’ve Got to Fight | Disinherited Beneficiary Battles
- California Gambling Trustees | Abused Beneficiaries
- California Trust Beneficiary Rights | Doing the Right Thing
- Stepmother Trust Disputes | A Formula for Conflict
- Trust Litigation Contingency Fees | The Balance of Power
- Peter Falk | Columbo’s Estate Dispute
- Million-Dollar Questions | Abused Trust & Estate Beneficiaries
- Fair and Equitable Distributions to Trust Beneficiaries | Shattered Expectations
- Trust & Estate Bandits | Abused Beneficiaries
- When Do You Need a Santa Clara Trust Litigation Lawyer?
- Suspension of Trustee Powers While Removal Petition Is Pending | CA Trust Lawsuits
- LA Trust Beneficiaries | Holding Bad Trustees Accountable
- Unfair Trust Distributions | California Trust Litigation
- Undue Influence in a Trust | A Typical Fact Pattern
- CA Trustee’s Bad Ideas | Hiding the Trust from Beneficiaries
- Court-Appointed Receivers | Safeguarding Trust & Estate Assets
- California Trust & Estate Lawsuits | Can Trustee Chaos Be Conquered?
- LA Successor Trustees & Attorney-Client Privilege
- Untold Stories of Family Estate Disputes | CA Probate Litigation
- Alcoholics and Drug Addicts | Tinder for Trust Beneficiary Fights
- Trustee Misconduct Triggers for Accounting and Removal Petitions
- Did a Sociopath Take Your Family’s Estate? | Abused Beneficiaries
- Lying Trustee Exposed | CA Elder Financial Abuse Litigation
- Probate Petitions | Guarding CA Beneficiary Rights
- Estates, Domicile, Jurisdiction and Interstate Family Feuds | California
- Problem Trustee Removal | Damages and Forcing Inheritance Distribution
- Trustee Accountability | When Requests for an Accounting Fail
- Contempt of Court Against Former Trustees | Sacramento, California
- Are You a Trust Beneficiary? | Know Your Rights
- “We Win, They Lose.” | Estate Litigation
- Petitions to Enforce Money Judgments Against Trust Beneficiaries
- Power of Attorney Abuse | Shattered Faith
- Executor Fraud | Beneficiaries Abused
- Category: Catastrophic Injury
- Childhood Sexual Abuse | Forever Changed
- Bay Area Trust Litigation Attorney | Results Matter
- Contingency Fees | Tumbling Dice?
- Trust Litigation in California | Results Matter
- Catastrophic Injury Lawsuits | Like Cutting Diamonds
- California Litigation Attorneys | Mastering Disruption
- Car Crashes | You Broke It, You Bought It
- People Over Profits | California Personal Injury Challenges
- California Car Crashes | Elements of Compensation
- Sacramento’s Deadliest Highways | Attorney Michael Hackard
- Childhood Sexual Assault | California Law Helps Break the Silence
- Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys | What You Need to Know
- Personal Injury Cases for Minors | What I Wish I Knew
- Catastrophic Injury Attorney | Dave Jones
- Truck Accident Lawsuits in the Bay Area | Attorney Michael Hackard
- Truck Accident Lawsuits in Sacramento | Attorney Michael Hackard
- Catastrophic Injury | When Do I Hire a Lawyer?
- Category: Celebrity Estate Battles
- Britney Spears & Conservatorship Abuse
- Nichelle Nichols | Lt. Uhura’s Conservatorship Drama
- Michael Jackson & the Taxman | Celebrity Estates
- Larry King’s Estate Trouble
- Sean Connery | Estates & Dementia
- Celebrity Estates | Chadwick Boseman
- Peter Max | Estate Litigation Battles for Art Riches
- Lisa Marie Presley | Elvis Estate Heartbreak
- Liz Hurley’s Rich Son | Damian Hurley’s Inheritance
- Ray Charles | What I’d Say (On Estate Litigation)
- Tom Petty’s Estate | Stepmother Heartbreak & Litigation
- Jim Morrison | Who Inherited His Estate?
- Leona Helmsley | The “Queen of Mean’s” Multibillion Estate
- John Lennon’s Estate | Imagine Disinheritance
- Marlon Brando | Incapacity & Estate Battles
- Huguette Clark | An Heiress & Undue Influence
- James Brown | The Estate Nightmare Continues
- Glen Campbell | Estate Disinheritance Dispute
- Stan Lee Estate Drama | The Legend’s Last Year
- Disney Family Feud | The Tragic Legacy
- Jerry Garcia | An Estate Quagmire
- Alan Thicke | Stepmother Estate Fight
- Douglas Tompkins | Multimillion Stepmother Battle
- Tom Clancy | The Battle Over Jack Ryan
- John Seward Johnson | Disinheritance & Incapacity
- Tony Curtis | Estates, Stepmothers & Undue Influence
- B.B. King | An Estate Disaster
- Jerry Lee Lewis | Alleged Elder Financial Abuse
- Doris Duke | Victim of Elder Financial Abuse
- Anna Nicole Smith & J. Howard Marshall | Undue Influence?
- Liliane Bettencourt | Heiress & Elder Financial Abuse Victim
- Brooke Astor | Fame, Fortune & Elder Financial Abuse
- Casey Kasem’s Tragedy | Elder Abuse Alleged
- The Case of Stan Lee | Elder Financial Abuse?
- If Jose Fernandez Left No Will, Can His Unborn Baby Become His Heir?
- Prince Paternity Claims: The Genetic Jackpot?
- Why Prince Needed a Trust in the Event of His Death
- Category: Community
- Aquaglide Paddleboard Giveaway | Announcing the Winner
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- Announcing the Winner! | Fender Deluxe Stratocaster
- Joan Baez Concert | 50 Years Later
- Fender Deluxe Stratocaster | Candy Apple Red
- Bigfoot | A Grandson’s Discovery
- Sony ZV-1 Giveaway | Announcing the Winner!
- Sony ZV-1 | Vlogger Camera Giveaway
- Happy Easter 2021
- Fender Jimmy Page Telecaster Giveaway | Announcing the Winner
- Fender Jimmy Page Telecaster Giveaway
- Announcing the Winner | Winter Guitar Giveaway
- Guitar Giveaway | Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster
- The Consolation of Christmas | 2020
- Reflecting on Scrooge | Estate & Trust Stories
- Christmas Guitar Giveaway 2020 | Announcing the Winner
- Christmas Guitar Giveaway | Fender Player Stratocaster HSS
- Yamaha Keyboard Giveaway | Announcing the Winner
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- Guitar Giveaway Winner | Hackard Law
- Guitar Giveaway | Fender Player Stratocaster
- The Rule of Law Rolled Back | California’s Crisis
- Hackard Law’s Neighborhood | Mather Airport
- Hackard Law’s Apple Watch Giveaway Winner
- Hackard Law’s Apple Watch Giveaway
- Sacramento | After Covid & Protests
- Elder Financial Abuse | West Sacramento Rotary Club
- Robin Hood | Is He A Hero?
- Big Business Coronavirus Lawsuit Immunity | The Stay-Out-of-the-Courthouse Demand
- Hackard Law in Comstock’s Magazine | Sacramento Community
- How Coronavirus Impacts Our Bodies | Video Animation
- Christmas 2019 | God Bless Us, Everyone!
- Tara, We Hardly Knew Ye | Honoring a Hero
- Empathy for Our Elderly | An Old Man’s Poem
- Deputy Mark Stasyuk | We’ll Never Meet
- St. Francis & the Wolf of Gubbio | The Power of Redemption
- It’s Sacramento Summertime! What Was It Like 50 Years Ago?
- Category: Coronavirus Liability
- Category: Dependent Adult Financial Abuse
- Category: Elder Financial Abuse
- The Wolf at the Door | Four Years On
- Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse | Penal Code §368(c)
- Identity Theft Against the Elderly | CA Penal Code §530(a)
- Elder Financial Abuse | CA Penal Code §368(e)
- Spotlight Abusive Conservators | CA Trust Attorney
- Dementia & Undue Influence | California Trust Attorney
- Estate & Trust Battles | Litigation is War
- I CARE A LOT (2021) | A Lawyer’s Reflections
- Elder Financial Abuse | Dr. Stacey Wood
- Financial Elder Abuse Damages | Humiliation
- Trust Amendments | A Potential Avenue to Fraud
- Elder Inheritance Thefts | How We Can Help
- Justice Delayed is Justice Denied | California’s Trial Preference for Seniors
- Pope Francis on Protecting the Elderly | Estate Litigation
- Essential Elements of California’s Elder Financial Abuse Law
- Placer County Senior Exploitation | Homes and Estates & Trusts
- All Hat, No Cattle | Elder Financial Abuse Enforcement Issues
- Elder Abuse Affects Famous Californians, Too
- The Facts About Elder Financial Abuse in California
- Deathbed Transfers & Undue Influence | CA Trust Attorney
- 7 Scams to Watch Out for | Elder Financial Abuse
- Reasons You Need to Listen Closely to Elders in Financial Elder Abuse Cases
- Elder Financial Exploitation of Women | Break the Silence
- Caregiver Marriages | Elder Financial Abuse
- Should a Paid Caregiver Inherit $4 Million? | Undue Influence
- “I Leave My Family Nothing” | House Fights & Undue Influence
- Elder Financial Abuse | The Battle Starts Now
- Meth Addiction | Trust, Estate and Elder Financial Abuse Litigation
- California Conservatorship Drawbacks | Red Flags
- Rick Black’s Recommendations | Guardianship Accountability Act of 2019
- Protecting Your Parents with Alzheimer’s | Elder Financial Abuse
- Probate Guardianship Abuse | Stopping Elder Financial Exploitation
- Common Acts of Fraud | Probate & Estate Litigation
- California Financial Elder Abuse | Damages Determined by Jury
- Elder Financial Abuse | New Facts & Figures
- POA Vultures | Power of Attorney Abuse
- Sweetheart Scams & Swindlers | America’s Elders at Risk
- Alzheimer’s, Widowed Stepmothers & Estate Crimes | New Book Coming Soon
- Elder Financial Abuse | Awarding Damages
- Fighting Elder Financial Abuse | San Mateo’s EDAPT
- Elder Abuse Guide For Law Enforcement | Recognizing Abusers
- Punitive Damages | Despicable Conduct & Elder Financial Abuse
- Alzheimer’s & Elder Financial Abuse | Vulnerability
- Alzheimer’s, Dementia & Estate Crimes | A Disastrous Mix
- The IRS Telephone Scam | Don’t Be Fooled
- Dementia & Capacity | Long-Term & Short-Term Memory
- Elder Abuse Restraining Orders | Protecting Seniors
- Undue Influence & Capacity | Trust Litigation
- Steps to Protect from Elder Financial Abuse | Jim Bohannon Interview
- Chuck Finney | In Memoriam
- The Wolf at the Door: Undue Influence and Elder Financial Abuse | KUSI San Diego
- Capacity & Elder Financial Abuse | Estate Litigation
- Interview with FOX 40 | Elder Financial Abuse
- Interview with Chuck Finney on Elder Financial Abuse | KALW 91.7
- Hackard Law Supports Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
- Elder Financial Abuse | LA Trust Litigation
- California Power of Attorney | It’s Not a License to Steal
- False Accusations | Part and Parcel of Elder Financial Abuse
- Stopping Undue Influence & Estate Theft | CA Probate and Trust Litigation Attorneys
- Lawyers Who Can Enforce California Elder Financial Abuse Laws
- Guarding Against Elder Financial Abuse | CA Trust Litigation
- Elder Financial Abuse Law | Game-Changer in CA Trust Litigation
- Did a Sociopath Loot Your Family’s Estate? | CA Trust Litigation Attorney
- Countering Undue Influence | Estate Litigation
- How to Prove Elder Financial Abuse in California
- Proving Elder Financial Abuse in California
- Financial Elder Abuse in CA | Jury Trials
- Category: Estate Litigation
- Estate Litigation | Conflict vs. Compromise
- Aspire to Better | Fight for Beneficiaries
- Trust Litigation | See the Truth, Tell the Truth
- Contingency Fees | We’ll Take Our Chances
- Playing the Part Well | CA Trust & Estate Attorneys
- Can’t Give Away What Isn’t Yours | Spousal Estate Elections
- Estate and Trust Confusion | Keys to Understanding
- Trust Litigation in Sacramento | Results Matter
- “Nothing Gained – Much Lost” | The All or Nothing Approach to Litigation
- What Happens If You Die Without a Will in California?
- Sacramento House Disputes | Trust Litigation Attorneys
- Coronavirus & California Courts
- Coronavirus | Precautions for Mediation
- International Issues for California Estate Litigation
- Probate Complications Caused By Multiple Beneficiaries
- Strange Issues to Resolve in Probate for High-Proflie Cases
- Pretermitted Heirs and Estate Litigation
- Estate Planning for Vacation Homes | Litigation Stories
- Can California Intestate Heirs Divide Estate Assets by Agreement?
- Estate Theft & Fraud | Alameda County
- House Fights | Litigation Over the Family Home
- Family Home Estate Disputes | Fortune and Misfortune
- Rosa Parks | Estate Lessons
- Trust & Estate Attorney Contingency Fees | Real Estate Distributions
- Drug & Alcohol Addictions | Trust, Estate and Elder Financial Abuse
- Is Your Estate Bulletproof? | Interview with Comstock’s
- How Long Do You Have to Contest a Will? | CA Estate Litigation
- Disinherited Beneficiaries | Bay Area Houses
- California Estate and Trust Houses Draw Real Estate Agents’ Focus
- Probate vs Nonprobate Transfers | How Assets Transfer at Death
- And the Worst Part Is… | Reflections on Estate Litigation
- Standing in California Trust & Estate Cases | The Officious Intermeddler
- Brain Tumors, Strokes and Estate Cheats Lying in Wait
- Do I Have a Real Case? | Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation
- Sibling Rivalry | Estate & Trust Litigation
- If a Trustee Won’t Sell House to Distribute CA Trust Proceeds | A Bird’s-Eye View
- Widowed Stepmothers | Triggers for Estate Litigation
- Trust & Estate Litigation | Making Your Case
- Blended Family Estate Disputes | Widowed Stepmothers
- Are Safe Deposit Boxes Safe? | Trust Litigation
- Risk Factors in Estate & Trust Litigation
- The Day Before an Estate or Trust Mediation | Strong Emotions
- Exploring the Facts | Los Angeles Estate and Trust Litigation
- Gamblers & Addiction | Triggers for Trust & Estate Disputes
- CA Trust & Estate Mediation | Is Timing Everything?
- California’s High-Stakes Estate and Trust Litigators
- Estate, Trust & Elder Financial Abuse Litigation | The Fighting Spirit
- Codependent Parent and Addicted Child | Estates & Trusts at Risk
- ABCs of California Trust, Probate & Estate Disputes | 2018
- Will Contest & Undue Influence | Estate Litigation
- Will Contest | Get Your Rights in Writing
- Estate Theft | Los Angeles Trust Litigation Attorney
- Joint Accounts | Do They Belong to the Estate or Co-Signer?
- Safe Deposit Boxes in Estate Disputes | Trust Litigation Attorney
- What Happened To Mom & Dad’s House? | CA Estate & Trust Litigation
- Choosing Probate or Civil Court | California Trust Litigation
- Thefts from Trusts & Estate Fraud | Los Angeles Probate Litigation
- Stopping Undue Influence & Estate Theft | CA Trust Litigation Attorneys
- The Basics of Proving Undue Influence in a Court Case
- 5 Questions You Should Ask BEFORE You Hire a Santa Clara Probate Litigation Attorney
- LA Probate & Trust Litigation | Contingency Fees
- What Can You Do If Estate Property is Wrongfully Taken? | CA Probate Litigation
- Key Tips on Trust & Estate Wrongful House Transfers
- CA Probate 850 Heggstad Petition | Los Angeles County
- 5 Key Tips on Trust Mediation & Settlement | CA Estate & Trust Litigation Attorney
- My Brother Stole My Mom’s House | Tales of Estate Wrongdoing
- How to Win an Estate Litigation Fight | Sacramento
- Contingency Fees for Estate, Trust & Probate Litigation | Los Angeles
- Stepmothers & Inheritance Disputes | Estate Litigation
- Contingency Fees for Estate & Trust Litigation | Protecting Your Interests
- Contingency Fee Agreements in CA Estate, Trust & Probate Litigation
- Can I Hire A Contingency Fee Lawyer in Probate and Trust Litigation?
- Top 5 Probate Litigation Battles in California Estate Law
- The Power of Presence | Sacramento Estate Attorney
- 3 Biggest Mistakes in California Probate and Estate Litigation
- Contingency Fees in CA Estate & Probate Litigation
- Stopping Estate Theft and Fraud | CA Estate Litigation Attorney
- Top 10 Types of Estate Battles | CA Probate & Trust Litigation
- Category: Estate Planning
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- Category: Legal Advocacy
- Category: Life Insurance Beneficiary Litigation
- Contesting Life Insurance | Challenging a Life Insurance Beneficiary Designation
- Life Insurance Beneficiaries | Challenging a Claim
- Life Insurance Beneficiary Challenges | Fraud and Undue Influence
- California Life Insurance Beneficiary Disputes | Litigation
- Life Insurance Harms | Undue Influence & Elder Financial Abuse
- Who Can Sue for Damages in A California Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
- Churning Life Insurance | Elder Financial Abuse
- Category: Trust Litigation
- Trust Beneficiary Litigation | Let’s Get to Work
- Burden of Proof | Trust & Estate Litigation
- LA Trust Litigation | Families Count
- Remove a Holdover Trust Beneficiary from Trust Property
- Trust & Will Challenges | Commitment and Experience
- Do You Have to Do Probate When Someone Dies?
- California Residents May Have an Interest in Trust Litigation They Don’t Know About
- Can Trust Beneficiaries Sue the Trustee For Improperly Withholding Distributions?
- Failing to Update Your Will Can Result in Litigation Later
- How to Prove That a Trust Resulted from Undue Influence
- Trust Gone Missing | What Do I Do Now?
- Trust Litigation in Santa Clara | Contingency Fees
- Transgender Parents | The Rights of Children in a Trust
- Trust Beneficiaries Need to Know | Learn the Basics
- California Joint Account Estate Disputes | Who Gets the Money?
- LA House Beneficiaries | Trust Litigation
- Beneficiary of a California Trust? What You Need to Know
- What Happens If a Trustee Mishandles Trust Assets?
- How a Trustee Can Evict a Beneficiary or Co-Trustee from Trust Property
- Who Litigates Northern California Trust Beneficiary Disputes?
- Character Counts | Trust Beneficiary Litigation
- The Best Day | California Estate & Trust Litigation
- Breaking the Impasse | Trust Beneficiary Litigation House Disputes
- CA Trust Beneficiary Contingency Fees | Stopping Estate Hijackers
- What You Focus on Grows | Bay Area Trust & Estate House Disputes
- Settling Bay Area Estate & Trust House Disputes | Contingency Fees
- California Trust Mediations | The Struggle with Endings
- The Widowed Stepmother | Trust Inheritance Disputes
- California Trust Mediation | What Was Your Life About?
- Alameda County Trust & Estate Litigation | Contingency Fees
- Contingency Fees | CA Trust Litigation Pros & Cons
- Three Leadership Lessons From California Trust Beneficiary Mediation
- Mediation for CA Estate & Trust Disputes
- Santa Clara Trust Litigation | Contingency Fees
- Forward Progress in Estate and Trust Litigation | Contingency Fees
- CA Trust Litigation Contingency Fees | Go Big or Go Home
- Bay Area Trust Beneficiaries’ House Fights | Contingency Fees
- LA Trust Beneficiary Rights | Contingency Fees
- LA Trust Litigation Attorney | Your Contingency Options
- LA Trust Beneficiary Litigation | Contingency Fees
- LA Trust & Estate Contingency Fees | Attorneys for Pasadena and Burbank
- LA Trust & Probate Litigation | Contingency Fee Considerations
- Los Angeles Trust Litigation | What to Know
- Spendthrift Provision Can Protect Beneficiaries’ Trust Interests
- Removing Bad California Trustees | How Do We Drain the Swamp?
- California Decedent’s Trust Deeds | What Do I Do Now?
- California Trust Litigation: 5 Factors to Bear in Mind
- Breach of Trust & Fiduciary Duties in California
- Category: Trusts Accounting
- Category: Will Contests
- Category: Wrongful Death
Michael Hackard’s book “The Wolf at the Door: Undue Influence and Elder Financial Abuse” presents both overview and in-depth analysis of elder financial crimes.