Robert (“Robbie”) Barton represents individuals, families, charitable institutions and foundations, corporate trustees, and fiduciaries in litigation involving complex trusts and estates. He provides guidance on trust and estate administration, conservatorship and guardianship matters, and claims involving elder abuse. Robbie works with clients to develop creative and effective solutions that protect and advance their interests, representing them in high-profile and complex trust and estate disputes in federal, state, and tribal courts throughout the United States.
Widely recognized by his peers as a leading trusts and estates lawyer, Robbie has served on the California Lawyers Association’s Trusts and Estates Executive Committee and was the editor in chief for the Association’s Trusts and Estates Quarterly. Robbie is also the co-chair of the Probate and Fiduciary Litigation Committee as part of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section and is an Articles Editor for Probate and Property magazine. He publishes and speaks on new laws and cutting-edge legal issues. Robbie is co-leader of the Firm’s Private Client Disputes Affinity Group.
