California uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Calaveras County — the filing sequence, notice requirements, and accounting leave little room for error. Estates under the small-estate threshold are the usual exception.
Probate attorney fees in California are set by statute as a percentage of the estate's value, so every Calaveras County attorney charges the same schedule. Price isn't the variable — experience with the Superior Court - Probate Division and responsiveness are.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Superior Court - Probate Division, publishes the required creditor notices, prepares the inventory and accounting, handles creditor claims and tax filings, and guides the final distribution. They represent the personal representative — not the beneficiaries — a distinction that matters if a dispute develops.
FirmMurphys, CA
Serves 5 counties
Murphys firm with offices in Sonora and Modesto, serving Calaveras, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Merced Counties with probate and trust administration alongside estate planning. Appears regularly in the Calaveras County Superior Court in San Andreas. Founding partner Jay Pink is an attorney, CFP, and CPA.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbate
- Office
- 90 Big Trees Road, Suite DMurphys, CA 95247
FirmAmador City, CA
Serves 3 counties
Amador City firm serving Amador County and the surrounding Gold Country. Handles probate and estate administration and trust and estate litigation, alongside wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, elder law, and real estate work. Notary services are available at the office.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 14220 Old State Route 49Amador City, CA 95601
FirmModesto, CA
Since 2009 · Serves 6 counties
Modesto firm on K Street serving Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced, Mariposa, Tuolumne, and Calaveras counties with trust administration and probate alongside wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Founded in 2009 by Gina Leguria, whose own family spent four and a half years in probate court after her father died, it also handles Medi-Cal and special needs planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbateand 5 more
- Office
- 1315 K StreetModesto, CA 95354
FirmModesto, CA
Serves 6 counties
Modesto firm serving Stanislaus, Merced, San Joaquin, Tuolumne, Calaveras, and Fresno Counties with probate administration, trust administration, and estate and gift tax planning alongside wills and trusts. Offers a free consultation on all new probate matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationTax Planning
- Office
- 1535 J St, Ste AModesto, CA 95354
Solo PracticeRoseville, CA
Since 2006 · Serves 13 counties
Roseville firm handling probate and decedent estate administration, including ancillary probate, plus trust administration, conservatorships, and litigation in those areas — will contests and beneficiary disputes. Marlene Sanborn, a retired Air Force flight engineer, opened the firm in 2006 and has practiced law in California since 1998.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbateand 4 more
- Office
- 2998 Douglas Blvd, Suite 305Roseville, CA 95661
Solo PracticeJackson, CA
Since 2003 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Amador and Calaveras counties from Main Street in Jackson. Handles probate and trust administration after a death alongside wills and trusts. Gwendolyn K. Christeson founded the practice and is a State Bar certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, practicing in Amador County since 2003; new estate plans get a free 30-minute consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbate
- Office
- 159 Main StreetJackson, CA 95642
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