Trust Litigation Attorneys in California

95 trust litigation firms in California, by county and firm type.

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95 firms

FirmSan Francisco, CA

Harrington Law, P.C.

Since 2009 · Serves 5 counties

Bay Area trusts and estates practice serving San Francisco and the North Bay from offices in San Francisco and Sonoma. Attorney Amy Harrington handles trust and probate administration, conservatorships, and will and trust contests, and is frequently appointed to serve as administrator, trustee, partition referee, and receiver.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: One Embarcadero, Suite 1200San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 558-7700

FirmCorona, CA

Holstrom, Block & Parke, APLC

Serves 7 counties

Corona-headquartered firm with offices in San Diego, Newport Beach, Glendale, and San Francisco, plus satellite offices in Riverside, Temecula, Vista, and Roseville. Through its Sandoval Legacy Group division it handles probate and trust administration, conservatorships, will contests and fiduciary disputes, elder law, and special needs planning. Offers a free phone consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 1897 California Ave, Suite 102Corona, CA 92881
Phone: (855) 827-6639

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeElk Grove, CA

Huber Law Group, P.C.

Since 2004 · Serves 3 counties

Elk Grove and Sacramento trust and estate practice representing executors, trustees, and beneficiaries through probate and trust administration and in probate litigation, trust and will contests, and financial elder abuse claims. Founder Jonathan Huber has been a State Bar of California certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law since 2013. No-cost initial consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 9401 E Stockton Blvd., Ste. 210Elk Grove, CA 95624
Phone: (916) 525-7980

Free consultation

FirmLos Angeles, CA

Hinojosa & Forer LLP

Serves 1 county

Los Angeles trust, estate and probate firm serving the Westside, with attorneys carrying nearly 80 years of combined experience. Handles probate and estate administration, trust and conservatorship administration, will and trust contests, breach of fiduciary duty and financial elder abuse claims, and mediation and arbitration. Free case evaluation offered.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 2215 Colby AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 473-7000

Free consultation

Solo PracticeSan Jose, CA

Law Offices of Timothy D. Henry

Serves 1 county

San Jose solo practice representing executors and administrators of Santa Clara County estates, serving San Jose, Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara, Saratoga, and Sunnyvale. Handles probate and trust administration, will and trust litigation, guardianships, and special needs planning alongside revocable living trusts and wills. Offers a free consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 1871 The Alameda, Suite 333San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: (408) 643-0942

Free consultation

FirmEureka, CA

Janssen Malloy LLP

Since 1976 · Serves 1 county

Eureka firm serving Humboldt County and the North Coast since 1976, representing trustees and executors at every step of trust administration and probate through to distribution. Also prosecutes and defends will contests, fiduciary claims, and formal probate hearings, and prepares trusts, wills, special needs trusts, and transfer on death deeds.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 730 Fifth StreetEureka, CA 95501
Phone: (707) 445-2071

Solo PracticeSusanville, CA

Law Office of Jill N. Robbins

Since 2004 · Serves 2 counties

Susanville practice serving Lassen and Plumas Counties since 2004, guiding trustees from the initial legal notifications through final accounting and distribution, and executors through probate from the first petition to closing the estate. Also handles probate and trust litigation and conservatorship and guardianship petitions.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 800 Main StSusanville, CA 96130
Phone: (530) 257-8111

FirmLos Angeles, CA

KFB Rice, LLP

Serves the whole state

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 245Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 307-3441

Free consultation

Solo PracticeUkiah, CA

Law Office of David M. Kindopp

Serves 1 county

Ukiah solo practice serving Mendocino County with probate and estate administration, trust administration, and trust litigation, plus elder law and real estate matters. David M. Kindopp has served the Ukiah area for more than 25 years and represents beneficiaries of unplanned estates through the probate process.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 2 more

Office: 211 W. Standley StreetUkiah, CA 95482
Phone: (707) 520-0646

FirmLos Angeles, CA

Keystone Law Group, P.C.

Since 2014 · Serves the whole state

Los Angeles firm practicing exclusively in probate litigation and administration across California, representing executors, administrators, trustees, beneficiaries, conservators, and creditors. Handles trust and will contests, fiduciary misconduct and accounting disputes, elder financial abuse claims, conservatorships and guardianships, and probate appeals. Founded in 2014.

PracticesTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more

Office: 11300 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 910Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 444-9060

Free consultation

FirmOxnard, CA

Kaiden Elder Law Group, PC

Serves 4 counties

Represents executors and successor trustees through probate and trust administration across Los Angeles, Ventura, and Kern Counties, from offices in Oxnard, Valencia, Bakersfield, and West Los Angeles. It litigates will contests, trust disputes, and financial elder abuse, and handles Medi-Cal planning. Its principal attorney is a State Bar certified specialist in probate and trust law.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more

Office: 1000 Town Center Dr, Suite 300Oxnard, CA 93036
Phone: (805) 351-3920

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FirmBakersfield, CA

Klein DeNatale Goldner

Since 1953 · Serves 5 counties

Bakersfield firm serving Kern County and the San Joaquin Valley since 1953, with offices in Fresno, Pasadena, Encinitas, and Santa Barbara. Handles probate and estate administration, including for personal representatives living outside California, plus trust administration and probate and trust disputes. Practice group leader Nancy L. Oehler is a certified specialist in trust and probate law.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 10000 Stockdale Hwy, Suite 200Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone: (661) 485-2100

FirmBakersfield, CA

LeBeau Thelen, LLP

Since 1985 · Serves 1 county

Bakersfield firm representing executors, administrators, and trustees in Kern County probate and trust administration, including contested accountings and other probate and trust litigation, and has handled estates valued in the tens of millions. Founded in 1985.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation

Office: 9801 Camino Media, Suite 103Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone: (661) 325-8962

Solo PracticeSolana Beach, CA

Leo Law Office, APLC

Serves 1 county

Estate planning and probate legal services throughout San Diego County. Attorney Shawn Leo handles estate planning, probate, trust litigation, business succession planning, and elder law matters.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationElder Law

Office: 503 N Hwy 101, Suite BSolana Beach, CA 92075
Phone: (858) 284-1479

Free consultation

FirmIrvine, CA

The Legacy Lawyers

Since 1998 · Serves the whole state

Irvine firm across from John Wayne Airport, with a second office in Torrance, serving California beneficiaries, heirs, and fiduciaries in trust and probate disputes — trust contests, trustee removal and defense, will contests, and accounting disputes — alongside probate and trust administration. Founded by Phillip Lemmons in 1998.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 18872 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 300Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (800) 840-1998

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmIrvine, CA

Law Stein Anderson, LLP

Serves 2 counties

Irvine firm with a second office in Carlsbad, serving Orange County and San Diego County families through probate, trust administration, and trust and estate litigation, including inheritance disputes and elder abuse claims. Its attorneys report more than 150 years of collective experience; the firm practised as Law & Stein, LLP before adding partner Shauna R. Anderson.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 2601 Main Street, Suite 1200Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: (949) 501-4800

Free consultation

FirmRed Bluff, CA

McCarthy & Rubright, LLP

Since 1976 · Serves 2 counties

Red Bluff firm serving Tehama and Shasta Counties since 1976, originally Hedlund & McCarthy. Handles trust administration, probate, and decedent's estate administration for estates of all sizes, from smaller estates eligible for expedited administration to large, complex estates requiring litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 100 Rio StreetRed Bluff, CA 96080
Phone: (530) 527-0213

FirmFresno, CA

McCormick Barstow LLP

Serves 6 counties

Fresno firm serving the central San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast from offices in Fresno, Modesto, Visalia, and San Luis Obispo. Its trusts and estates group administers testate and intestate estates and trusts, and represents beneficiaries, fiduciaries, and creditors in probate and trust litigation, will and trust contests, and fiduciary surcharge and removal proceedings.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 7647 N. Fresno StreetFresno, CA 93720
Phone: (559) 433-1300

FirmIrvine, CA

Modern Wealth Law, APLC

Serves 1 county

Irvine firm practicing exclusively in estate planning, asset protection, probate, and trust administration for Orange County families. John L. Wong is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 2600 Michelson Drive, Suite 950Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (949) 371-5003

Free consultation

Solo PracticeConcord, CA

Mullin Law Firm

Since 1978 · Serves 1 county

Concord solo practice serving Contra Costa County with probate and trust estate administration for executors and heirs, plus will and trust contests, breach-of-fiduciary-duty disputes, and court-appointed conservatee representation. Ronald K. Mullin has practised in the county since 1978 and sat on the Concord City Council from 1982 to 1991.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 1355 Willow Way, Suite 110Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 852-6014

Free consultationVirtual consultations

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