Background
Sacks, Mason J. was born on May 29, 1951 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Sacks, Mason J. was born on May 29, 1951 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with great distinction, 1971). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1974).
Worked at Mason J. Sacks, Incorporated. A Professional Law Corporation (Los Gatos, California) specializing in Contested Trusts and Estates, Will Contests, Probate, Living Trust Law, Beneficiary Rights Disputes. Admitted to the bar, 1974, California and United States.
District Court, Northern District of California.
1976, United States. Tax Court. 1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1979, United States. Supreme Court. Author: Books: "Modern Tax Planning Checklists," Warren, Gorham & Lamont, Incorporated., 1977.
"Doctor"s and Dentist"s Concise Guide to Tax and Estate Planning Opportunities," Prentice-Hall, Incorporated., 1979.
"Federal Tax Deductions," Warren, Gorham & Lamont, Incorporated., 1983. Articles: "A Practitioner"s Guide to Depreciation Under the Alternative Dispute Resolution System," Income Tax Techniques, Matthew Bender & Company, Incorporated., 1977. "Professional Corporations: Protecting Corporate Status for Federal Income Tax Purposes," The Review of Taxation of Individuals, Volume 2, Number.
1, Winter 1978.
"An Estate Planning Tool: Severance and Re-Creation of Joint Tenancies," The Practical Lawyer, Volume 24, Number. 5, July 1978; "Inter Vivos and Testamentary Trusts," Estate Planning for the General Practitioner, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1979. "Who Can Be The Trustee?," In Brief, Volume 20, Number.
1, Spring 1983.
"Some Recurring Questions Concerning The Use of Trusts," In Brief, Volume 23, Number. 2, Fall 1986; "Living Trust Holds Number of Real Advantages Over Will," The Business Journal, Volume 5, Number. 28, November 1987. Member: Santa Clara County (Chairman, Tax Law Section, 1979) and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate & Trust Law) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section).
Member: Santa Clara County (Chairman, Tax Law Section, 1979) and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate & Trust Law) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section).