Robert Barton

Practice Areas

Private Wealth Services |Trusts, Estates and Fiduciary Litigation

Career

Robert Barton is a partner in the Private Wealth Services Group and represents individuals, families, charitable institutions, corporate trustees and private professional fiduciaries in litigation involving complex trusts and estates, as well as in trust and estate administration and conservatorship and guardianship matters.

Mr. Barton has a national practice and has been tapped to represent clients in some of the most high-profile and difficult trust and estate disputes pending in federal, state, and tribal courts throughout the country. While these disputes range in complexity and value, sometimes exceeding billions of dollars, Mr. Barton takes pride in working with his clients to find creative and effective solutions that protect and advance his client’s interests. Where informal resolution is not a possibility, Mr. Barton has quickly gained a reputation as a zealous advocate for his client’s interests.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of California Trusts and Estates Executive Committee, American Bar Association’s Real Property Trusts and Estates Section, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Personal

The Best Lawyers in America guide, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, 2022 Chambers High Net Worth guide, Private Wealth Disputes: California, 2018-2021 Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers magazine, 2015-2021