Hartog, Baer and Zabronsky (HBZ) is pleased to announce their 2nd 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 Contra Costa or Alameda County after graduation.
To be eligible, students must meet the following requirements:
Application Instructions:
HBZ will review the applications and select finalists to interview with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at HBZ. The scholarship award winner will be announced in the Winter of 2022.
Trustees should anticipate that beneficiaries’ inquiries and demands will intensify.
At his presentation to the Sacramento Bar Association, Principal Ryan Szczepanik identifies a variety of tax pitfalls attorneys can fall into when resolving a dispute.
It’s critical that the couple understand and adhere to the rules governing their acts. Married clients often establish a Family Trust to control the disposition of their assets During their lifetimes, clients may transmute (that is, change the form of) property, whether from separate to community, from community to separate or from the separate property of one spouse to the separate property of the other spouse. A transmutation isn’t valid unless made in writing by an express declaration that’s made, joined in, consented to or accepted by the spouse whose interest in the property is adversely affected. The writing must contain language that expressly states that the characterization or ownership of the property is being changed.