Hartog, Baer and Zabronsky (HBZ) is pleased to announce their 4th annual Diversity Scholarship. The scholarship is a one-time award of $5,000. The scholarship will be given to a law student from an underrepresented community who is from or resides in Contra Costa or Alameda County, or is interested in practicing law in either county after graduation.
To be eligible, students must meet the following requirements:
Application Instructions:
The scholarship award winner will be announced in the Winter of 2024.
John L. McDonnell, Jr. named to Best Lawyers in America for 2020. Recognized for his professional abilities, John was nominated by leading lawyers in the Trusts & Estates practice in Northern California.
Spendthrift Trusts, Limited Protection for Deadbeat Beneficiaries. - 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.
HBH is delighted to announce the creation of an annual Diversity Scholarship.