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
Professional Webpage: https://www.hackardlaw.com/about/michael-a-hackard/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- US Court of Appeals 9th Circuit from 1985
- Eastern District of California from 1976
- Los Angeles County Bar Association from 2012
- California State Bar since 1976 (State Bar #71067)
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
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Super Lawyer, 2021
Industry Groups:
- Beneficiaries
- Elders
- Estates
- Heirs
- Injured Plaintiffs
- Plaintiffs
- Seniors
- Sexual Abuse Victims
- Trust Litigation
- Trustees
- Trusts
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