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Stolen Inheritance
How the Vulnerable Lose Their Estates — and What Families Can Do
When something feels wrong, call the Sage.
Michael Hackard
Veteran Estate & Trust Litigator
Michael is a native of Sacramento, California. His practice includes the representation of out-of-state clients in California-related legal matters. Michael is committed to lifelong learning, including executive-level courses at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Columbia Business School and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
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Michael Hackard practices elder financial abuse, trust and estate litigation, and contested inheritance law in California through his firm, Hackard Law, in Sacramento.
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Where can I buy Michael Hackard’s books?
You can buy all of Michael Hackard’s books at Amazon.com, where he is recognized as an author and attorney with five decades of experience in litigating estate and trust disputes and stopping elder financial abuse. Elder Legacy Press books are sold on Amazon to ensure they are accessible to anyone who needs help in navigating estate conflicts or issues of elder financial exploitation.
What topics does Michael Hackard write about?
As an attorney who has a 50-year record protecting beneficiaries and their families, Michael Hackard writes about estate and trust litigation as well as elder abuse and undue influence. His books investigate specific aspects of estate litigation, including:
- How wrongdoers perpetrate undue influence (The Wolf at the Door);
- Cognitive decline and blended-family estate disputes (Alzheimer’s, Widowed Stepmothers & Estate Crimes);
- How to detect and stop estate schemes (Inheritance Heists);
- Addressing the legal effects of traumatic brain injury (It’s Never Just an Accident);
- The spiritually informed memoir of a veteran plaintiff’s attorney and estate litigator (Making Room);
- Exposing the hidden patterns behind estate and trust hijackings (Stolen Inheritance).
Is Michael available for speaking engagements or interviews?
Michael Hackard frequently speaks on estate litigation and elder financial abuse at different venues, from media appearances and interviews with journalists to comprehensive seminars for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and speeches at events dedicated to protecting seniors and their legacies. If you would like to interview Michael or feature him at your upcoming event, you can contact us at info@elderlegacypress.com.
What is Call the Sage?
Call the Sage is Michael Hackard’s own personal calling card, drawing on Michael’s extensive 50-year career as an attorney representing heirs and beneficiaries and safeguarding family legacies in California. Over the course of that half-century, he has developed the legal intuition and insight that allows him to quickly evaluate complex cases and develop a legal plan of action that protects client interests.
How can I contact Michael about a book or event?
If you have questions about one of Michael Hackard’s books or you’d like him to speak at an upcoming event, you can contact us at info@elderlegacypress.com. Michael is happy to share his knowledge and experience with anyone who needs help protecting a vulnerable elder or family estate assets, as well as with wider audiences at public venues.
Where can I learn more about Hackard Law?
If you want to learn more about Michael Hackard’s law firm Hackard Law, you can visit the firm’s website at https://hackardlaw.com. Hackard Law’s YouTube channel also features over a thousand videos covering a variety of topics related to estate and trust litigation and elder financial abuse.