John A. Hartog
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in Orinda, California
Practice Areas:
Estate planning & probate,
Trusts,
Wills,
Tax
Education Qualification:
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Practice Areas:
Estate planning & probate,
Trusts,
Wills,
Tax
4 Orinda Way Suite 200-DOrinda, California, 94563
First Admitted: 1979, California
Professional Webpage: https://hbzvlaw.com/attorney/john-a-hartog/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- New York State Court of Appeals
- Contra Costa County Bar Association, Member
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- United States Tax Court
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- California Supreme Court
- Tax Section and the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the State Bar of California
- American Bar Association, Member
- Former Chair (2006-2007) Trusts & Estate Section, State Bar of California Former Chair (1994-1995) Estate Planning, Trust Law & Probate Advisory Commission, California Board of Legal Specialization
- Alameda County Bar Association, Member
- Chair of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Advisory Commission to the Board of Legal Specialization of the California State Bar
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust Law and Probate, California Board of Legal Specialization, Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, California Board of Legal Specialization Admitted to New York Bar; Admitted to District of Columbia Bar
Honors/Awards:
- Selected by Worth Magazine as one of “America’s Top 100 Lawyers” for three consecutive years
- Selected to the Super Lawyers® Top 100 list by his peers for twelve consecutive years
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America by his peers for ten consecutive years
- Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel
Educational Background:
- Pomona College, B.A., cum laude, 1974
- Golden Gate University of Law, L.L.M. in Taxation, 1984
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- A six-volume treatise with forms for estate planning., Co-Author and Editor, California Wills & Trusts, Matthew Bender Lexis/Nexis
- Executive Editor of the California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, the journal of the Trusts & Estates Section of the California State Bar
- Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall) where he taught “Wills and Trusts”
- A one-volume treatise for trust administration professionals., Co-Author, California Trust Practice, Matthew Bender Lexis/Nexis
- A one volume practice guide entitled California Trust Litigation, published by Matthew Bender in 2011 as part of it Practice Guide series., Lead, Consulting Editor, Matthew Bender & Co., Legal, 2011
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