Represents executors, trustees, and beneficiaries across San Mateo, San Francisco, and Santa Clara counties from a downtown Redwood City office near the courthouse, handling probate and trust administration, probate and trust litigation, and estate and gift tax questions. Michael E. Pitts has practiced in San Mateo County for more than 30 years and offers a free half-hour consultation.

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Oakland boutique focused exclusively on trust and estate law, serving Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties. Represents trustees and personal representatives through probate and trust administration, including special needs trusts, and handles gift and estate tax planning. Partners Carolyn Henel and Agnieszka Adams are Certified Specialists in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.

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Serves Merced, Mariposa, and Stanislaus counties from Merced, with offices in San Jose, Modesto, and Mariposa. Represents trustees and executors on full and summary probate, sub-trust funding, fiduciary accountings, estate tax returns, and post-death tax planning, and handles probate, trust, and estate litigation. One of the few firms with a Mariposa County office.

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Los Angeles and Torrance firm handling probate, trust administration, will contests, and trust and estate litigation across Southern California, alongside a deep tax practice. Also covers elder law, conservatorships, Medi-Cal planning, and special needs trusts. David Lee Rice is a certified specialist in taxation and a NAELA-certified elder law attorney. Free 30-minute consultation.

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Irvine practice serving Orange County and the rest of Southern California with probate and trust administration, trust review and litigation, guardianships, and conservatorships alongside estate and estate-tax planning. W. Bailey Smith is certified by the State Bar of California as a specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law and was admitted in 1971.

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Sacramento firm with Folsom and Roseville offices serving Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, and El Dorado Counties with probate administration, trust administration, and conservatorships alongside estate planning. Founder Michael Yee guides executors and families through the probate process. Free case evaluation, with videoconference and phone meetings available.

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