California uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne 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.
Solo PracticeSonora, CA
Serves 1 county
Sonora attorney serving Tuolumne County and the Mother Lode with probate, trust administration, and long-term care planning. Tamara Polley is a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law designated by the California State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and focuses on special needs trusts and Medi-Cal and veterans benefit eligibility.
PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbateand 4 more
- Office
- 242 S. Washington StreetSonora, CA 95370
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
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
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
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
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