Michael A. Hackard

Top rated Estate & Trust Litigation attorney in Mather, California

Practice Areas:

Estate & trust litigation,

Personal injury,

Civil litigation,

Insurance coverage,

Brain injury,

Sexual abuse - plaintiff,

Trucking accidents,

Wrongful death

Education Qualification:

University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law

Practice Areas:

Estate & trust litigation,

Personal injury,

Civil litigation,

Insurance coverage,

Brain injury,

Sexual abuse - plaintiff,

Trucking accidents,

Wrongful death

10640 Mather Blvd Suite 100Mather, California, 95655

First Admitted: 1976, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Videos:

Woody Allen says, "Showing up is 80 percent of life." He also said that once you start your project, “you are half way towards something good happening.” Now I can’t say that I view Woody Allen as an exemplar of great wisdom, but he really has a good point when it comes to showing up. I think that my mother actually taught me this lesson at a young age. In forty years of practicing law, I’ve had to show up at a lot of events, hearings, and meetings. I’ve traveled the country – appeared in court in eleven different states and personally met with associated lawyers in four foreign countries on their home turf. At one time, we had clients in thirty-one states and I visited all of those states. I knew that showing up is 80% of success, even before Wood Allen took credit for it. Showing up is really about the power of presence. There is nothing like being able to look another person in the eye – even if the person is an adversary. Meeting in person allows us to take measure of each other, and more often than not, it makes further communication easier... Read more: http://www.hackardlaw.com/blog/2016/09/the-power-of-presence-sacramento-ca-estate-trust-attorney.shtml, The Power of Presence, 2016

Representative Clients:

Clients include beneficiaries and heirs off disputed Wills and Trusts. Clients also include those suffering from financial elder abuse and elder abuse. Michael A. Hackard also represents families of victims of wrongful death as well as individuals filing personal injury actions. Michael is often called upon to advise in and litigate brain injury cases., 2015

Pro bono/Community Service:

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Michael A. Hackard Private Law Firm Practice – Various Law Firms, Lawyer, 1976-2009
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Loretto High School, Sacramento, California
Member, United States Electoral College, California, 1992
Chairman, "Preserving Our Past ... Building Our Future Campaign, Diocese of Sacramento, 2006
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Jesuit High School, Carmichael, California
Former Member, Sacramento County Civil Service Commission, 1978
Former Member, Sacramento Diocesan Finance Council.
Hackard Law Corporation, Senior Partner, 2009 - Present
Former Member, Sacramento County Policy Planning Commission, 1980

Honors/Awards:

Ranked AV Preeminent Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell
Michael A. Hackard has been voted by his peers to be a member of Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, 2015
10.0 Rating – 'Superb' by Avvo
Interviewed in Media, C-SPAN, Fox News – Neil Cavuto and The Wall Street Journal

Educational Background:

Executive-Level Business Leadership Programs at Dartmouth University's Tuck School of Business, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Northwest University's Kellogg School of Management, and Columbia Business School.
California State University, Sacramento, B.A. Bachelor of Arts, 1972

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Advice to a Weary Litigant: The Role of Special Settlement Counsel, Posted in Bankruptcy Clawback News, Legal Representation, October 16, 2012

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