Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Robert N. Sacks, formerly of Morrison & Foerster and Ross, Sacks & Glazier, is a 1986 graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and a 1981 graduate (With Distinction) of the University of Wisconsin. Bob is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and is a member of its Fiduciary Litigation Committee. Bob currently serves on two Standing Committees and is the immediate past Group Chair of the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group of Committees of the American Bar Association's Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. He is the former Chair of the Probate Litigation Subcommittee of the American Bar Association's Litigation Section's Real Property and Probate Litigation Committee. Bob has lectured on estate and trust litigation topics for the Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills and American Bar Associations and for programs sponsored by Stanford University, the University of Miami, and University of Southern California, among others. Among Bob's publications are: the "Probate Court Supervised Mediation Program Guide For Attorneys and Parties," which was regularly distributed by the Probate Department of the Los Angeles County Superior Court; "Mediation: An Effective Method to Resolve Estate and Trust Disputes," published in Estate Planning magazine; and "Pitfalls and Potholes: Lack of Capacity and Undue Influence," published in The Journal of Gift Planning. Bob's practice emphasizes trust and estate litigation and mediation.

Areas of Practice

• Trust and Estate Litigation
• Mediation
• Estate and Trust Appeals

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Litigation & Appeals, Probate & Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• California, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Fiduciary Litigation Committee)
• American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (Immediate Past Chair, Estate & Trust Litigation & Controversy Comm.)
• American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (Group Vice Chair, Litigation and Controversy Group)
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section (Chair, Probate Litigation Subcommittee)

Honors and Awards

• Southern California Super Lawyers, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Estate and Trust Litigation Topics, Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Lecturer, Estate and Trust Litigation Topics, Beverly Hills Bar Association
• Lecturer, Estate and Trust Litigation Topics, American Bar Association
• Lecturer, Estate and Trust Litigation Topics, Matthew Bender & Co.
• Teaching Assistant, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law

Past Employment Positions

• Morrison & Foerster, 1986 - 1991
• Ross, Sacks & Glazier, 1991 - 2001

Education

• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1986
• University of Wisconsin, 1981
  Honors: With Distinction

Published Works

• "Probate Court-Supervised Mediation Program Guide for Attorneys and Parties", Los Angeles County Superior Court, Probate Department
• Mediation: An Effective Method to Resolve Estate and Trust Disputes", Estate Planning Magazine
• "Pitfalls and Potholes: Lack of Capacity and Undue Influence", The Journal of Gift Planning
• "Family Feuds: How To Make A Lawsuit Less Likely", PRIVATE WEALTH, December 2008/January 2009

Address

350 South Grand Ave
Suite 3500
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3475

Phones

213-617-7360

Faxes

213-617-9350

Emails

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Websites

http://www.trustlitigation.la