Robert N. Sacks
Work in Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Mediation, Appellate
350 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
About Robert N. Sacks
Practice Areas
- Mediation
- Appellate
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1986J.D.
- University of Wisconsin, 1981B.A.
- Honors: With Distinction
Languages
- Spanish
Classes and Seminars
- "Voiding Wills & Trusts Prior to Death: Pre-Mortem Contests," Fiduciary Litigation Committee - ACTEC Annual Meeting, March 2020
- June 2018 Panelist, “(Not Your Or) My Generation: Litigation Issues Involving Children,” ACTEC 2018 Summer Meeting
- March 2016 Panelist, “Tortious Interference With Expected Inheritance,” Amer. Law Institute and cosponsored by Amer. College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- June 2015 Speaker, “Hot Topics in Estate, Trust and Conservatorship Litigation; Contests after Death, Pre-death Contests, and Intentional Interference with Expected Inheritance (Among Other Things),” Amer. Law Institute - CLE Educational Session At Univ. of Wisconsin Estate Planning in Depth 2015 Summer Program
- January 2015 Program Chair and Panelist, “Grandma, Here’s Your Deposition Subpoena: Contested Guardianship Issues,” The 49th Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, University of Miami School of Law
- March 2014 Panelist, “Tortious Interference With Expected Inheritance,” Amer. College of Trust and Estate Counsel Fiduciary Litigation Committee Annual Meeting
- November 2012 Speaker, “Hot Topics in Trust and Estate Litigation: Capacity, Pre-Death Contests, and Intentional Interference With Expected Inheritance,” National College of Probate Judges Fall Conference
- June 2012 Speaker, “Can You Protect the Gift? Capacity, Undue Influence and Substituted Judgment Issues in Planned Giving,” 2012 Western Regional Planned Giving Conference
- October 2010 Panelist, “Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Inside Out - - What Every Estate Lawyer Needs to Know,” Amer. College of Trust and Estate Counsel Fall Meeting
- May 2010 Speaker, Plenary Session, “Ethical and Practical Considerations in Estate Planning,” Stanford University/Silicon Valley Community Foundation Conference on Charitable Giving
- May 2010 Panelist, “Escaping Bleak House - How to Select the Best Dispute Resolution Alternatives to Full Scale Litigation,” Amer. Bar. Assn. Real Property Trust & Estate Law Section’s 21th Annual Spring Symposia
- April 2009 Program Chair and Moderator, “Last Beneficiary Standing: Identifying the Proper Parties in Breach of Fiduciary Duty Cases,” Amer. Bar. Assn. Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section’s 20th Annual Spring Symposia
- November 2008 Speaker, “Documents and Filing Issues Explained,” USC Law School 34th Annual Trust and Estate Conference
- November 2008 Panelist, “Mock Deposition – Estate and Trust Litigation,” The 53rd Annual Estate Planning Seminar, Seattle WA, sponsored by the Washington State Bar Assn and the Estate Planning Council of Seattle
- January 2008 Panelist, “A Mock Trial - The Attorney as Witness: What You Say May Be Used Against You in a Court of Law (and Otherwise): Deposition Strategies and a Mock Deposition,” The 42nd Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, University of Miami School of Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1986
Other Affiliations
- ABA - American Bar Association - Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Member)
- ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Council Member)
- ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Council Representative for the Trust and Estate Litigation, Ethics, and Malpractice Group
- ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Liaison to the National College of Probate Judges)
- ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, National Conference of Lawyers and Corporate Fiduciaries, Member
- ACTEC - American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow)
- ACTEC (Member, Fiduciary Litigation Committee)
- ACTEC (Member, Will and Trust Contests Subcommittee)
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Probate, Trust and Estate Planning Section (Member)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (Litigation Section Member)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section (Member)
- State Bar of California, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section (Litigation Section)
- State Bar of California, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section (Member)
Past Positions
- Morrison & Foerster, Litigation Associate, 1986 - 1991
- Ross, Sacks & Glazier, Founding Partner, 1991 - 2001
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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