Top Estate Planning Lawyers From California

Estate planning in California requires navigating one of the most regulated probate systems in the country. With high property values and complex family structures, residents often turn to revocable living trusts, pour-over wills, and durable powers of attorney to streamline transfers and avoid probate. California also mandates specific requirements for healthcare directives and guardianship nominations. Whether you’re a high-net-worth individual or planning modestly, expert legal guidance is essential to ensure your estate plan is enforceable, tax-conscious, and aligned with California’s layered legal environment.

Patrick A. Kohlmann

Temmerman Cilley & Kohlmann LLP

2502 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Maria N. Jonsson

Law Offices of Maria N. Jonsson, PC

475 Washington Boulevard 2nd Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Contracts And Agreements, Health Care, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Sibylle Grebe

The Probate House L.C.

3424 W Carson St Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90503

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Justin F. Cronin

Jamison Empting Cronin, LLP

852 East 4th St #204, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Estate Planning, Family Law

Practice Areas: Contracts And Agreements, Employee Benefits, Licensing, Mergers And Acquisitions, Defective And Dangerous Products, Litigation, Trusts, ...

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Joshua D. Taylor

Keystone Law Group, P.C.

11300 W Olympic Blvd #910, Los Angeles, CA 90064

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Litigation, Probate, Trusts

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Patrick Handy

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

1900 Avenue of the Stars 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts, Tax

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Dawn M. Coulson

Epps & Coulson, LLP

515 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Business, Employment, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property, Real Estate

Practice Areas: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Commercial Real Estate, Contracts And Agreements, Employee Benefits, Mergers And Acquisitions, Partnership, ...

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Robert Clavel

Clavel Law

5857 Pine Ave Ste B, Chino Hills, CA 91709

Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Family Law, Personal Injury

Practice Areas: Car Accident, Slip And Fall Accident, Contracts And Agreements, Corporate And Incorporation, Financial Markets And Services, Insurance, Tax, ...

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Anh Tran

Modern Wealth Law, APLC

2600 Michelson Dr Suite 950, Irvine, CA 92612

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Litigation, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Russell M. Ozawa

Law Offices of Russell M. Ozawa

680 East Colorado Blvd. Suite 180 Pasadena, CA 91101

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Probate, Trusts

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Patricia A. Boyes

BoyesLegal, APC

84 W. Santa Clara Street, Suite 490 San Jose, CA 95113

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate

Practice Areas: Car Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Commercial Real Estate, Construction And Development, Residential Real Estate

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Juanita Guillen-Mellman

Mellman & Mellman LLP

600 W Broadway Suite 700, San Diego, CA 92101

Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Lawsuits and Disputes, Real Estate

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Landlord Or Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Contracts And Agreements, Litigation, Power of Attorney, Probate, ...

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Klaus Gottlieb

Wealth Care Lawyer

956 Walnut St. #200, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Health Care, Project Finance, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Mark Gomez

Gomez Law, APC

3250 Wilshire Blvd #1901, Los Angeles, CA 90010

Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Real Estate

Practice Areas: Administrative Law, Financial Markets And Services, Mergers And Acquisitions, Appeals, Arbitration, Litigation, Mediation, ...

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Alexander R. Ginzburg

Ginzburg & Bronshteyn, APC

11755 Wilshire Blvd #1250, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Family Law

Practice Areas: Alimony, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce And Separation, Domestic Violence, Marriage And Prenuptials, ...

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Kim S. Millman

Law Office of Kim S. Millman

5850 Canoga Ave suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Litigation, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills, Tax

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Tiffany K. Chiu

Modern Wealth Law, APLC

2600 Michelson Dr Suite 950, Irvine, CA 92612

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Litigation, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Jason R. Ekk

Darling & Wilson, PC

1626 19th St #23, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Litigation, Probate

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William E. Eick

Eick & Freeborn LLP

2604 Foothill Blvd # C, La Crescenta-Montrose, CA 91214

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Real Estate

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Litigation, Oil And Gas, Probate, Trusts

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Megan Ferkel Earhart

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

1900 Avenue of the Stars 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Tax, Trusts

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Robert E. Gipson

Gipson Hoffman & Pancione

1901 Avenue of the Stars Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90067

Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Limited Liability Company (LLC), Mergers And Acquisitions, Partnership, Venture Capital, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Norma Duenas

Southern California Law Advocates, P.C.

515 Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Stuart L. Mellman

Mellman & Mellman LLP

600 W Broadway Suite 700, San Diego, CA 92101

Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family Law, Real Estate

Practice Areas: Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce And Separation, Domestic Violence, Commercial Real Estate, Construction And Development, ...

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Mark Share

De Castro, West, Chodorow, Mendler & Glickfeld, Inc.

10960 Wilshire Blvd #1400, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Real Estate

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Construction And Development, Landlord Or Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Corporate And Incorporation, Litigation, Probate, ...

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Jennifer Eseed

Samer Habbas & Associates, PC

515 Flower St 18th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Real Estate

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Elder Law, Probate, Trusts

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Dennis M. Sandoval

Sandoval Legacy Group

4300 Latham St, Riverside, CA 92501

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills, Tax

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Amanda M. Rice

Law Office of Amanda M. Rice

Chino Hills, CA

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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James M. Kosareff

Copenbarger & Copenbarger LLP

200 Sandpointe Ave suite 150, Santa Ana, CA 92707

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts, Tax

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John L. Wong

Modern Wealth Law, APLC

2600 Michelson Dr Suite 950, Irvine, CA 92612

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Litigation, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Blaine M. Brown

OC Trial Group APC

2901 West Coast Hwy #200, Newport Beach, CA 92663

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Lawsuits and Disputes, Personal Injury

Practice Areas: Administrative Law, Contracts And Agreements, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Computer Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, Insurance Fraud, ...

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Max M. Alavi

Max Alavi APC, OC Trusts Lawyer

2424 SE Bristol St # 300, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Litigation, Probate, Trusts

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Susan D. Stein

Law Offices of Susan D. Stein

1602 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate

Practice Areas: Car Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Commercial Real Estate, Landlord Or Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Debt Collection, Limited Liability Company (LLC), ...

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Leah S. Saffian

Law Offices of Leah Saffian

2712 Bayside Walk, San Diego, CA 92109

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Lawsuits and Disputes

Practice Areas: Corporate And Incorporation, Tax, Litigation, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Kevin D. Jamison

Jamison Empting Cronin, LLP

825 East 4th St, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family Law, Personal Injury

Practice Areas: Car Accident, Defective And Dangerous Products, Motorcycle Accident, Trucking Accident, Wrongful Death, Child Custody, Child Support, ...

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Yasha Bronshteyn

Ginzburg & Bronshteyn, APC

11755 Wilshire Blvd #1250, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Family Law

Practice Areas: Alimony, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce And Separation, Domestic Violence, Marriage And Prenuptials, ...

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Rodney William Wickers

Wickers, Wickers & Admans, LLP

Skypark Atrium, 2790 Skypark Dr UNIT 209, Torrance, CA 90505

Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Family Law

Practice Areas: Contracts And Agreements, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Partnership, Divorce And Separation, Guardianship, Probate, Trusts, ...

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John S. Rueppel

JKZ LLP

101 Montgomery St Suite 1600, San Francisco, CA 94104

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Litigation, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Rachel Scherer Jellen

Scherer & Bradford

1901 Avenue of the Stars 11th Fl, Los Angeles, CA 90067

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Social Security And Disability, Trusts

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Brian Chew

OC Wills & Trust Attorneys

15635 Alton Pkwy # 125, Irvine, CA 92618

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Dorian L. Jackson

The DLJ Law Firm

21151 S Western Ave, Torrance, CA 90501

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Corporate And Incorporation, Litigation, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills

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Elizabeth G. Acevedo

Weinstock Manion

1875 Century Park E # 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts, Tax

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Daniel R. Weiner

San Diego Probate Attorneys

12626 High Bluff Dr # 440, San Diego, CA 92130

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Litigation, Probate, Trusts, Wills And Living Wills, Tax

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Steven A. Elia

Elia Law Firm APC

2221 Camino del Rio S #207, San Diego, CA 92108

Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Lawsuits and Disputes, Personal Injury

Practice Areas: Animal And Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Defective And Dangerous Products, Slip And Fall Accident, Spinal Cord Injury, Wrongful Death, Corporate And Incorporation, ...

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Lindsey F. Munyer

Keystone Law Group, P.C.

11300 W Olympic Blvd #910, Los Angeles, CA 90064

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Litigation, Mediation, Probate, Trusts, Tax

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Juliya Spiegel

Spiegel Estate Planning

2019 S Westgate Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Legal Specialization: Estate Planning

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Probate, Trusts

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