First Admitted: 1984, California

Professional Webpage: https://hbzvlaw.com/attorney/andrew-zabronsky/

Bar/Professional Activity:

California, 1984
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1984
California Lawyers Association (TEXCOM), Trusts and Estates Section, Executive Committee, Past Member
TEXCOM, Litigation Committee, Past Chair

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Bradley v. Gilbert (2009) 172 Cal.App.4th 1058
Conservatorship of Coombs (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 1395
Estate of Condon (1998) 65 Cal.App.4th 1138
Estate of Herold (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 983

Honors/Awards:

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
Member, San Francisco Superior Court Probate Department Mediation Panel
Recipient, 2021 – 2022, “Best Lawyer in America”
Recipient, 2010 – 2022, Super Lawyers®
Past Editor and Executive Editor , California Trusts and Estates Quarterly

Educational Background:

B.A., Union College, cum laude, 1980

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Chapter 21: Breach of Trust, California Trust and Probate Litigation (CEB 1999 - 2020)
Chapter 5: No-Contest Clauses and Other Obstacles to Litigation, California, Trust and Probate Litigation (CEB 1999 - 2020)
“Immunizing Yourself from the Class Action Virus,” California Bankers Association’s 2002 Trust and Investment Conference, 2002
“Closely Held Businesses and Real Estate in Trusts,” National Trust Real Estate Association Conference, 2004
“Diversification Issues: A Litigator’s Perspective,” Sonora Annual Trust & Tax Forum, 2005
“Drafting No-Contest Clauses Under the New Law,” ACBA Trusts & Estates Section’s Ninth Annual Estate Planning Symposium, 2009
“A Square Peg in a Round Hole? Civil Law and Motion Pleadings in Probate Proceedings” with the Hon. William A. McKinstry (ret.) Probate and Mental Health Institute of the Administrative Office of the Courts, Education Division, 2009
CEB panelist in programs in San Francisco, Sacramento and San Jose on Estate and Trust Litigation and on Will Contests, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011, and 2012
“Trust Litigation 2.0,” Southern California Trust and Estate Planning Forum, 2014
“Litigating Financial Elder Abuse Claims,” Legal Assistance for Seniors, 2014
“Enforcement of Judgment Against Trust Beneficiary's Interest,” Southern California Trust and Estate Planning Forum, 2015
“Challenges to the Validity of Trusts and Estates,” CEB, 2016
“Viability of No Contest Clauses Under Current Law,” Bar Association of San Francisco, 2017
“Probate and Trust Litigation Year in Review,” Bar Association of San Francisco, 2018-2019
“Out-of-State Practitioners in Our Midst? The Impact of Birbrower and Estate of Condon,” California Trust and Estate Quarterly, Winter, 1998
“State Bar Committee Can’t Justify Repeal of No-Contest Clauses,” San Francisco Daily Journal, 2004
“Of Delegating and Double Dipping,” Trust & Estates Magazine, 2004
“The Trouble With Bennett,” Editor’s Column, California Trust and Estate Quarterly, 2008
“The New Alchemy: Hasso v. Hasso and Converting Principal to Income Under the Revised UPIA,” California Trust and Estate Quarterly, Spring, 2008
“From the Ashes: Can No Contest Clauses Be Resurrected By Conditional Gifts,” California Trust and Estate Quarterly, Fall, 2008
“A Square Peg in a Round Hole? Civil Law and Motion Pleadings in Probate Proceedings,” California Trust and Estate Quarterly, Spring, 2009
“Reports of Their Death Are Greatly Exaggerated: The Viability of No Contest Clauses Against Direct Contests Brought Without Probable Cause,” California Trust and Estate Quarterly, 2017

Andrew Zabronsky