I am a California State Bar Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law. This specialization is distinguished by the fact that out of 182,000 active attorneys in California, only 984 are currently certified legal specialists in the area of Estate Law (as of August 2014). I do work in wills, trusts, probate, trust administration, durable powers of attorney, advance health care directives and business formation.
Practice areas
I handle Wills, Trusts, Probate, Trust Administration, Conservatorships and Guardianships
14 years, 290 cases
I handle Probates in Contra Costa County
14 years, 7 cases
I create and modify Trusts for clients.
14 years, 290 cases
For the young couples who are just starting out and want to protect their kids and for couples with small estates I have affordable will packages suited to your needs.
14 years, 290 cases
I create Powers of Attorney for clients.
14 years, 290 cases
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 2008 | 06/18/2022 |
Legal answers | 1 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Certified Specialist - Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Law | State Bar of California | 2014 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Owner | Law Offices of Matthew Hart | 2008 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley | Member | 2009 - Present |
Better Business Bureau | Member | 2009 - Present |
American Bar Association | Member | 2008 - Present |
State Bar of California | Member | 2008 - Present |
Contra Costa County Bar Association | Member | 2008 - Present |
Alameda County Bar Association | Member | 2008 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Contra Costa County Bar | Estate Planning for Digital Assets: Has Technology Taken Us Back to the Wild West? | 2014 |
Contra Costa County Bar | Office Systems | 2012 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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John F Kennedy Univ SOL | law | N/A |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Petsas and Hill Client Education Series | Round Table on Estate Planning | 2011 |
Estate Planning for the Family | Estate Planning for the Family | 2011 |
Estate Planning for the Family | Estate Planning for the Family | 2011 |
Calvary Temple Church | Avoiding Financial Elder Abuse | 2011 |
Los Medanos Legacy Committee | Avoiding Financial Elder Abuse | 2011 |
Antioch Senior Center | Avoiding Financial Elder Abuse | 2010 |
Pittsburg Senior Center | Avoiding Financial Elder Abuse | 2010 |
Estate Planning for Small Business | Estate Planning for Small Business | 2010 |
Estate Planning for the Small Business | Estate Planning for the Small Business | 2010 |
Posted by Richard
February 15, 2013
Fred Beyer, Trusts Attorney on Jan 27, 2012
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Conscientious, hard working, christian ethics, and reasonably priced. Just the attorney you want.