JONNA M. THOMAS
JOHN A.
THOMAS W.
SHAVER
MICHAEL C.
GERSON
DAVID W.
BAER
*CHOSEN TO 2012 SUPER LAW YERS
HARTOG & BAER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
ORINDA
PRACTICING TRUST AND ESTATE LAW WITH
SOPHISTICATION, DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING.
John A. Hartog, named for the eighth consecutive year to
Super Lawyers®—and also named to the Top 100 list each
time—focuses his practice on trust and estate law: planning,
administration, dispute resolution and litigation. Extensively
published, he has co-authored three practice guides essential
to professionals in the field: California Wills & Trusts, California
Trust Practice and California Trust Litigation.
The firm has recently expanded to include attorney David W. Baer
as trial counsel. Baer’s 30 years of litigation experience enables
Hartog & Baer to handle larger matters while maintaining the firm
philosophy of first-class service with empathy and sensitivity.
The attorneys of Hartog & Baer represent individuals, families,
business owners, investors, nonprofit entities, trustees,
beneficiaries and parties seeking to mediate, settle or litigate
challenging trust and estate issues. They often advise other
attorneys on trust and estate law. They are regularly called
upon as litigation consultants and to give expert testimony on
complex trust and estate tax issues, as well as the standard of
care expected for attorneys and fiduciaries practicing in this
field. Hartog and Baer also regularly serve as mediators in
trusts and estates disputes.
Hartog is certified by the California Board of Legal
Specialization as a specialist in taxation law and in estate
planning, trust and probate law. He is past chair of the
executive committee of The State Bar of California’s trust and
estates section as well as past chair of the Estate Planning,
Trust and Probate Law Advisory Commission to the California
Board of Legal Specialization. Hartog is also a legal consultant
to the California wills and trusts document assembly program.
He previously taught “Wills and Trusts” at the University of
California, Berkeley School of Law, and is a frequently sought-
after lecturer on estate law and taxation.
HARTOG & BAER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
4 Orinda Way, Suite 250B
Orinda, CA 94563
PH: (925) 253-1717
FX: (925) 253-0334
hartogbaer.com
