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.
