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California residents facing estate planning issues have access to attorneys who specialize in wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and wealth transfer strategies. The legal framework in California differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Superior Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern estate planning cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for estate planning matters in California is generally 4 years written, 2 years oral, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and California's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of California sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on estate planning in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right estate planning attorney in California means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to estate planning law in California for an in-depth look at California's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Harrison Pierce Kordestani - Attorney
Harrison Pierce Kordestani
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kordestani Legal Partners, Inc.
 8033 W Sunset Blvd Ste 798 Los Angeles CA 90046
(323) 628-7150
Boston University School of Law (1995)
Farsi
Bar #175220
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
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Steven Peter Small - Attorney
Steven Peter Small
0/5 (0 reviews)
Steven P. Small
 2509 Santa Clara Ave Alameda CA 94501
(510) 865-2038
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #39869
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Stephen Allen Gershman - Attorney
Stephen Allen Gershman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Stephen A. Gershman
 17547 Ventura Blvd # 308 Los Angeles CA 91316
(818) 990-6505
Pepperdine University School of Law
Bar #70941
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Christopher Palileo Ayayo - Attorney
Christopher Palileo Ayayo
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ayayo Law Offices, APC
 4100 Campus Dr Suite 210 Newport Beach CA 92660
(949) 612-0340
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #172594
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Gov & Administrative Law
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Shawn Patrick King Huston - Attorney
Shawn Patrick King Huston
0/5 (0 reviews)
Huston | McCaffrey, LLP
 1650 Hotel Circle North, Suite 201 San Diego CA 92108
(619) 800-1166
National Univ
Bar #235944
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
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Michael J Maloney - Attorney
Michael J Maloney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael J. Maloney, P.A
 5450 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Ventura CA 93003
(805) 804-5393
Stanford University (1979)
Bar #90452
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Construction Law
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Darshan Patel - Attorney
Darshan Patel
0/5 (0 reviews)
DPA Attorneys at Law
 1650 Hotel Circle North Suite 120 San Diego CA 92108
(760) 372-0007
English, Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish
Bar #312423
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
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Vernon Louis Ellicott - Attorney
Vernon Louis Ellicott
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Vernon L. Ellicott
 3435 Thousand Oaks Blvd #4361 Westlake Village CA 91359
(818) 914-7322
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #175334
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Criminal Law
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John Albert Iaccarino - Attorney
John Albert Iaccarino
0/5 (0 reviews)
Iaccarino & Church, LLP
 533 Airport Blvd Ste 400 Burlingame CA 94010
(650) 348-0121
Santa Clara University School of Law
Bar #126649
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Estate Planning
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William Richard Conklin - Attorney
William Richard Conklin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of William R. Conklin
 643 Bair Island Rd Ste 200A Redwood City CA 94063
(650) 361-1163
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Bar #33779
California Bar
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Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Communications & Internet Law
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Hesam Ferdows - Attorney
Hesam Ferdows
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Sam Ferdows
 1290 Howard Ave Burlingame CA 94010
(650) 348-1600
San Francisco Law School (1992)
Bar #163769
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Estate Planning Probate
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Shaun Kendig Boss - Attorney
Shaun Kendig Boss
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shaun Kendig Boss Law Firm
 306 Upas Street San Diego CA 92103
(619) 293-7937
University of San Diego
English
Bar #70227
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy
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Bruce Emerson Methven - Attorney
Bruce Emerson Methven
0/5 (0 reviews)
Methven & Associates
 2232 6th St Berkeley CA 94710
(510) 649-4019
Boalt Hall (U.C. Berkeley)
Bar #95486
California Bar
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Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Communications & Internet Law
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Jeffrey Charles Ingram - Attorney
Jeffrey Charles Ingram
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ingram Brady
 10520 Spenceville Rd Penn Valley CA 95946
(530) 432-1996
Ventura COL
Bar #86824
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Employment Law
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Peter Vlautin III - Attorney
Peter Vlautin III
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Peter P. Vlautin, J.D. LL.M.
 1020 Suncast Lane Suite 101 El Dorado Hills CA 95762-9335
(916) 365-9734
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1980)
Bar #54733
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Michael Thomas Shepherd - Attorney
Michael Thomas Shepherd
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Michael T
 1074 East Ave Suite O Chico CA 95926
(530) 893-3700
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #58813
U.S. District Court, Eastern District Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Estate Planning
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Kirk Allen Lauby - Attorney
Kirk Allen Lauby
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lauby, Mankin & Lauby LLP
 7700 Irvine Center Drive Suite 800 Irvine CA 92618
(951) 320-1444
Pepperdine University School of Law (2004)
Bar #82241
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
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David C. Hawkes - Attorney
David C. Hawkes
0/5 (0 reviews)
David C. Hawkes, Esq.
 800 Silverado St 2nd Floor La Jolla CA 92037
(858) 775-7515
University of San Diego School of Law
English
Bar #224241
U.S. District Court Southern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law Employment Law
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Neil Alan Harris - Attorney
Neil Alan Harris
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harris & Plottel, LLP
 3120 Cohasset Road Suite 10 Chico CA 95973
(530) 893-2882
California St Univ Chico
English
Bar #125205
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
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Brian L Coggins - Attorney
Brian L Coggins
0/5 (0 reviews)
Coggins Law, P.C.
 9001 Foothills Blvd # 110 Roseville CA 95747
(916) 270-2895
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Bar #239481
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
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R. Grace Rodriguez - Attorney
R. Grace Rodriguez
0/5 (0 reviews)
 21000 Devonshire St Suite 111 Chatsworth CA 91311
(818) 734-7223
Western State College of Law at Argosy University (1993)
Spanish
California Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
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Juliette Topacio Sarmiento - Attorney
Juliette Topacio Sarmiento
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dragon Archer Group, P.C.
 836 Southampton Road Suite B-270 Benicia CA 94510
(510) 548-9944
Univ of San Diego
Bar #152491
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Immigration Law
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John Ward Schilt - Attorney
John Ward Schilt
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tenax Law Group
 700 Landing Circle Suite 199 Larkspur CA 94939
(510) 234-2808
SUNY Ctr at Stony Brook
German
Bar #221186
South Dakota Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
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Danelle Harvey-Jacob - Attorney
Danelle Harvey-Jacob
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harvey-Jacob Law
 201 Spear St Ste 1100 San Francisco CA 94105
(408) 883-9982
Bar #339239
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Estate Planning
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Gabrielle Regina Ransdell - Attorney
Gabrielle Regina Ransdell
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Gabrielle R. Ransdell
 22773 Highway 18 Apple Valley CA 92307
(760) 961-0787
Western State Univ
German
Bar #169983
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Tax Law
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Melissa J. Fox - Attorney
Melissa J. Fox
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Fox Firm
 14252 Culver Drive Suite A248 Irvine CA 92604
(949) 683-8855
Brandeis Univ
Bar #170105
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
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Dmitriy Aristov - Attorney
Dmitriy Aristov
0/5 (0 reviews)
Forward Estate Planning, A Law Corporation
 222 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 2000 El Segundo CA 90245
(424) 259-3550
Golden Gate University School of Law (2009)
Russian
Bar #298467
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Entertainment & Sports Law
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William Philip Davis - Attorney
William Philip Davis
0/5 (0 reviews)
William P. Davis Law office
 827 Arnold Dr 80 Martinez CA 94553
(925) 313-0337
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #158048
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
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James Francis Sexton - Attorney
James Francis Sexton
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Sexton Law Firm
 7777 Alvarado Road Suite #410 La Mesa CA 91942
(619) 202-8976
Vanderbilt Univ
English
Bar #149632
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Family Law
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Gary Lanson Winter - Attorney
Gary Lanson Winter
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawvex, Inc
 2565 Alluvial Ave. Ste. 102 Clovis CA 93611
(559) 326-2545
San Joaquin College of Law (2003)
English
Bar #244469
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Real Estate Law
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Christopher Quinn Heckman - Attorney
Christopher Quinn Heckman
0/5 (0 reviews)
SacValleyLaw LLP
 445 Normal Avenue Chico CA 95928
(530) 846-5691
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Bar #300526
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Environmental Law
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Thomas Owen Rassman - Attorney
Thomas Owen Rassman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Opelon LLP
 1901 Camino Vida Roble Ste 121 Carlsbad CA 92008
(760) 278-1118
Univ of California at Los Angeles
English
Bar #236974
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Estate Planning Probate
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Jennifer Fu - Attorney
Jennifer Fu
0/5 (0 reviews)
Amity Law Group, LLP
 511 E. 1st Street Suite H Tustin CA 92780
(626) 307-2800
Univ of California Berkeley
Cantonese, Chinese, Mandarin
Bar #237082
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Estate Planning Immigration Law
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Paul Nigel Walton - Attorney
Paul Nigel Walton
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paul Walton, Attorney
 39791 Paseo Padre Pkwy Ste G Fremont CA 94538
(510) 623-4100
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #139924
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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Michael Dennis Iverson - Attorney
Michael Dennis Iverson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Michael D. Iverson, APC
 38975 Sky Canyon Drive Suite 207 Murrieta CA 92563
(951) 418-2770
California Southern Law School (2006)
English
Bar #249372
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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Steven Michael Gordon - Attorney
Steven Michael Gordon
0/5 (0 reviews)
Steven M. Gordon, Inc., a Prof. Law Corp.
 344 Salinas Street, Suite 103 Salinas CA 93901
(831) 757-5246
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #95174
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Estate Planning
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Guy Ellery Louie - Attorney
Guy Ellery Louie
0/5 (0 reviews)
Louie & Jimenez, LLP
 225 West Winton Avenue- Suite 200 Hayward CA 94533
(925) 234-1440
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1990)
Bar #158008
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
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Jennifer Lynn Field - Attorney
Jennifer Lynn Field
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jennifer L. Field
 405 N Indian Hill Blvd Claremont CA 91711
(909) 625-0220
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #236565
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
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Charles Michael Oxton - Attorney
Charles Michael Oxton
0/5 (0 reviews)
Oxton Staab Gans Attorneys at Law
 1220 State Street, 2nd Floor Santa Barbara CA 93101
(805) 963-2011
University of San Francisco School of Law (1968)
English
Bar #54267
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Elder Law
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Micheal Anthony Thompson - Attorney
Micheal Anthony Thompson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Micheal A. Thompson, APC
 410 Tuolumne St Vallejo CA 94590
(707) 643-2122
Univ of San Francisco
English
Bar #120424
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Estate Planning
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