The Validity of a trust amendment was at issue in the recent Haggerty v. Thornton opinion from the California Supreme Court, which resolved a split of authority among the California Circuit Courts.
Hartog, Baer & Hand (HBH) Principal Ryan J. Szczepanik has been elected as president of the East Bay Trust and Estate Lawyers (EBTEL). Effective Jan. 1, Szczepanik succeeds HBH Principal David D. Little in the role.
The internet has brought many advances to our lives. The world wide web, emails, blogs, cloud computing, social media and other online accounts are a common way to communicate with family and friends, manage finances or operate a business.
Clients frequently demand “bulletproof” trusts from their estate planning attorneys.