First Admitted: 1979, California

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:

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

John A. Hartog