Sr. Associate Dave Parnall & Principal David Baer review the California court decision in Roth v. Jelley and the importance of attorneys giving notice to trust beneficiaries. As they explain, a comedy of avoidable errors led to the Roth decision, stemming from the plaintiff’s attorney’s failure to notify him that his interest had vested. However, the burning question remains – how can a prudent attorney avoid such disasters?
Hartog, Baer & Hand Managing Principal John A. Hartog was named to the 2021 edition of Northern California Super Lawyers for the 17th consecutive year. Hartog also appeared on the “Top 10” list of lawyers in Northern California for the third year in a row.
California law has long recognized a settlor’s right to restrict a beneficiary’s use of trust assets. Restraints on alienation, spendthrift clauses, shutdown clauses and wholly discretionary trusts are a few of the tools settlors may use when creating a trust for the benefit of someone likely to have creditor problems.
How social distancing changes the debate over electronic wills in his latest article on The Recorder.