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Estate Planning is important if you want your assets to be distributed according to your wishes after you pass away. It will ensure that the interests of your loved ones are protected when you die. Here are five basic benefits of hiring an experienced attorney in Illinois for estate...
If you are out of state and have a probate, estate, or trust case in California, Michael Hackard at Hackard Law has the level of skill and experience to represent your interests. With 40 years of experience, Michael Hackard is a veteran litigator in estate law and a decorated...
For clients in estate cases, probate litigation can be confusing and difficult in its terminology. Some times lawyers even have a hard time with the finer points of probate. Yet attorney Michael Hackard, a 40-year veteran of estate, probate, and trust litigation, can translate complex cases to clients and...
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