Michael A. Hackard

The founder of Hackard Law, Michael A. Hackard focuses his practice on civil litigation. His firm is located in Mather, California, and he represents clients in Sacramento County and throughout the state. Born and raised in Sacramento, Mr. Hackard attended California State University, Sacramento, where he majored in political science and history and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1972. He then enrolled at the University of Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law, graduating with his Juris Doctor in 1976. Mr. Hackard has since supplemented his business knowledge by taking executive-level courses at several institutions, including The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

A significant portion of Mr. Hackard’s practice consists of trust and estate litigation. In this regard, he has represented heirs, beneficiaries and fiduciaries in will contests and other challenges to estate plan documents. Many of his clients live outside of California and rely on him to protect their interests under California state law. Some of the other related matters that Mr. Hackard has worked on have included trust accountings and the removal of trustees and executors due to fiduciary duty breaches.

Mr. Hackard also has a personal injury and wrongful death litigation practice, where he assists people who have been harmed due to the negligence of other parties in cases involving motor vehicle crashes or workplace accidents, and he has obtained significant amounts of compensation on their behalf. Highly regarded by his colleagues, he holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 “Superb” peer review rating through Avvo. Mr. Hackard is admitted to practice in California as well as before several federal trial and appellate courts.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.