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Matthew Marsh Hart

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About Matthew

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

OtherWills and living willsTrustsProbateEstate planning
  1. Estate planning: 21%

    I handle Wills, Trusts, Probate, Trust Administration, Conservatorships and Guardianships

    12 years, 290 cases

  2. Probate: 20%

    I handle Probates in Contra Costa County

    12 years, 7 cases

  3. Trusts: 20%

    I create and modify Trusts for clients.

    12 years, 290 cases

  4. Wills and living wills: 20%

    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.

    12 years, 290 cases

  1. Power of attorney: 19%

    I create Powers of Attorney for clients.

    12 years, 290 cases

Languages spoken

English

Contact

3432 Hillcrest Ave., Suite 125
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Law Offices of Matthew M. Hart

3432 Hillcrest Ave., Suite 125
Antioch, CA, 94531

Law Offices of Matthew Hart

1850 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 430
Walnut Creek, CA, 94596

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License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
CAActive200810/28/2020
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
Certified Specialist - Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust LawState Bar of California2014
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
OwnerLaw Offices of Matthew Hart2008 - Present
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
Estate Planning Council of Diablo ValleyMember2009 - Present
Better Business BureauMember2009 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember2008 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember2008 - Present
Contra Costa County Bar AssociationMember2008 - Present
Alameda County Bar AssociationMember2008 - Present
Publications
Publication nameTitleDate
Contra Costa County BarEstate Planning for Digital Assets: Has Technology Taken Us Back to the Wild West?2014
Contra Costa County BarOffice Systems2012
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
John F Kennedy Univ SOLlawN/A
Speaking Engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
Petsas and Hill Client Education SeriesRound Table on Estate Planning2011
Estate Planning for the FamilyEstate Planning for the Family2011
Estate Planning for the FamilyEstate Planning for the Family2011
Calvary Temple ChurchAvoiding Financial Elder Abuse2011
Los Medanos Legacy CommitteeAvoiding Financial Elder Abuse2011
Antioch Senior CenterAvoiding Financial Elder Abuse2010
Pittsburg Senior CenterAvoiding Financial Elder Abuse2010
Estate Planning for Small BusinessEstate Planning for Small Business2010
Estate Planning for the Small BusinessEstate Planning for the Small Business2010

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Will, Power of Attorney, AdvancedMedical Directive

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Matthew is fantastic. He was completely flexible with my time schedule and was extremely friendly throughout the entire process. We did my will and power of attorney as well as an advanced medical directive. Matthew explained everything for me and was very patient with my questions. I highly recommend seeing Matthew for anyone needing Estate Planning/ Wills/Trusts etc.

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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.