California uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Mariposa 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 Mariposa County attorney charges the same schedule. Price isn't the variable — experience with the Superior Court and responsiveness are.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Superior Court, 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.
FirmMerced, CA
Serves 5 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 548 W. 21st StreetMerced, CA 95340
Solo PracticeMerced, CA
Serves 4 counties
Merced practice serving Merced, Mariposa, Stanislaus, and Fresno counties. Advises executors and administrators through probate, from the petition and letters testamentary to collecting assets, paying debts and taxes, and distributing to heirs, and handles special needs trusts, Medi-Cal planning, and long-term care planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbateand 3 more
- Office
- 728 West 19th StreetMerced, CA 95340
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
Solo PracticeFresno, CA
Since 2004 · Serves 9 counties
Estate planning and tax law firm in Fresno serving the San Joaquin and Central Valley since 2004. Drafts wills, codicils, trusts, and powers of attorney and handles trust planning and asset protection alongside tax controversy and business law; the site advertises no probate work. Frank Huerta Jr. brings nearly 18 years as a tax attorney, and consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningTax PlanningAsset ProtectionBusiness LawBusiness Planning
- Office
- 1255 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 101Fresno, CA 93711
FirmSan Francisco, CA
Since 2018 · Serves the whole state
Serves San Francisco and the greater Bay Area from downtown San Francisco, and handles probate proceedings in every California county. Guides executors, administrators, and trustees through probate and trust administration alongside estate planning, billing probate work at California Probate Code statutory rates. Founded in 2018.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbate
- Office
- 315 Montgomery Street, Suite 960San Francisco, CA 94104
FirmSan Rafael, CA
Serves the whole state
Serves Marin County from San Rafael, with offices across Northern and Southern California and statewide service by phone and video. Handles probate, trust administration, and Medi-Cal and elder law matters alongside estate and tax planning. Founder Jim Cunningham heads the San Rafael office and is a State Bar certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbateand 5 more
- Office
- 899 Northgate Drive, Suite 307San Rafael, CA 94903
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