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CaliforniaEstate and Probate Law Lawyers in Pasadena, California

Attorneys that focus on estate and probate law in California help clients resolve all facets of planning for the conservation and disposition of estates. Estate and probate lawyers must understand the state and federal tax burdens that apply to this area of the law. Estate and probate lawyers prepare the legal instruments to accomplish the estate plans including drafting and executing wills, administering formal and summary estates, including tax related matters. Attorneys also engage in probate litigation including will contests or will or trust construction suits in probate court.

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Eugene Steven Alkana

Eugene Steven Alkana
Eugene Alkana, Esq. - Law Group of Pasadena
131 North El Molino Avenue #310
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 50 years, Eugene Steven Alkana is a Estate and Probate Law and Business Law lawyer who attended University of San Diego School... read more >

Alice A Salvo

Alice A Salvo
Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo
20350 Ventura Blvd Suite 110
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Licensed for 42 years, Alice A Salvo is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended Southwestern Univ School of Law... read more >

Margaret Glahn Lodise

Margaret Glahn Lodise
Sacks Glazier et al LLP
350 S Grand Ave Ste 3500
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 36 years, Margaret Glahn Lodise is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymoun... read more >

Galen Frank Griepp

Galen Frank Griepp
99 S Lake Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 52 years, Galen Frank Griepp is a Estate and Probate Law and Wills lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount Un... read more >

Lowell Harris Orren

Lowell Harris Orren
Orren & Orren
1100 E Green St Ste 1
Pasadena, CA 91106
Licensed for 33 years, Lowell Harris Orren is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount ... read more >

John Patrick Poxon Poxon Jr

John Patrick Poxon Poxon Jr
Gorton Janosik & Poxon LLP
909 E Green St
Pasadena, CA 91106
Licensed for 42 years, John Patrick Poxon Poxon Jr is a Estate and Probate Law and Wills lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Mar... read more >

Jeffrey Charles DeFrancisco

Jeffrey Charles DeFrancisco
80 S Lake Ave Ste 830
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 23 years, Jeffrey Charles DeFrancisco is a Estate and Probate Law and Tax Law lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Gloria Scharre Pitzer

Gloria Scharre Pitzer
Palermo Barbaro Chinen & Pitzer
301 E Colorado Blvd Ste 700
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 46 years, Gloria Scharre Pitzer is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymoun... read more >

Lawrence Fidel Meyer

Lawrence Fidel Meyer
Law Offices of Lawrence F. Meyer
301 E Colorado Blvd 9th floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 52 years, Lawrence Fidel Meyer is a Estate and Probate Law and Wills lawyer who attended Notre Dame Law School... read more >

James Arthur Gorton

James Arthur Gorton
Gorton Janosik & Poxon, LLP
909 E Green St
Pasadena, CA 91106
Licensed for 42 years, James Arthur Gorton is a Estate and Probate Law and Wills lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Terrence Mark Franklin

Terrence Mark Franklin
Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise LLP
350 S Grand Ave Ste 3500
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Licensed for 35 years, Terrence Mark Franklin is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended Northwestern University... read more >

Deborah Ballins Schwarz

Deborah Ballins Schwarz
200 S Los Robles Ave Suite 510
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 46 years, Deborah Ballins Schwarz is a Estate and Probate Law and Wills lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymou... read more >

Brian Scott Mandel

Brian Scott Mandel
7700 Irvine Ctr Dr Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92618
Licensed for 27 years, Brian Scott Mandel is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended Western State University College of La... read more >

Kenneth Steven Wolf

Kenneth Steven Wolf
1888 Century Park E Ste 1500
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensed for 55 years, Kenneth Steven Wolf is a Estate and Probate Law and Wills lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Catherine W Kim

Catherine W Kim
Law Offices of Ernest J. Kim
3435 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1103
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Licensed for 18 years, Catherine W Kim is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer... read more >

Calvin Allen Slater

Calvin Allen Slater
200 S Los Robles Ave # 530
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 43 years, Calvin Allen Slater is a Estate and Probate Law and Commercial Real Estate Law lawyer who attended UCLA School of La... read more >

Michael John Wittick

Michael John Wittick
Law Offices of Michael J. Wittick, a Prof. Law Corp.
7700 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92618
Licensed for 44 years, Michael John Wittick is a Estate and Probate Law and Probate lawyer who attended Western State Univ... read more >

James Francis Miller

James Francis Miller
Law Ofc James F Miller
1275 E Green St
Pasadena, CA 91106
Licensed for 49 years, James Francis Miller is a Estate and Probate Law and Probate lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

John Lucas Wong

John Lucas Wong
Modern Wealth Law
2600 Michelson Drive, Suite 950,
Irvine, CA 92612
Licensed for 17 years, John Lucas Wong is a Estate and Probate Law and Probate lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount Uni... read more >

Steven Earl Trytten

Steven Earl Trytten
301 N Lake Ave Ste 203
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 41 years, Steven Earl Trytten is a Estate and Probate Law and Tax Law lawyer who attended University of Illinois College of La... read more >

Martin Barry Goldman

Martin Barry Goldman
301 E Colorado Blvd Ste 616
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 49 years, Martin Barry Goldman is a Estate Planning and Trusts lawyer who attended Brooklyn Law School... read more >

Jennifer Copp

Jennifer Copp
Honey and Copp, Lawyers
1300 Highland Ave Ste. 115
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Licensed for 30 years, Jennifer Copp is a Wills and Trusts lawyer who attended McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific; CA... read more >

Leo L. Young

Leo L. Young
Law Offices of Leo L. Young
224 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
Licensed for 12 years, Leo L. Young is a Estate Planning and Wills lawyer who attended Southwestern University School Of Law... read more >

Scott P. Schomer

Scott P. Schomer
Schomer Law Group
222 North Pacific Coast Highway Suite 130
El Segundo, CA 90245
Licensed for 34 years, Scott P. Schomer is a Estate Planning and Trusts lawyer who attended Boston Univ SOL... read more >

Philip Barbaro Jr

Philip Barbaro Jr
301 E Colorado Blvd Ste 700
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 44 years, Philip Barbaro Jr is a Real Estate Law and Wills lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy Universi... read more >

Justin Albert Shiau

Justin Albert Shiau
14 N Fair Oaks Ave Suite 503
Pasadena, CA 91103
Licensed for 21 years, Justin Albert Shiau is a Estate Planning and Wills lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Erica B Deutsch

Erica B Deutsch
301 N Lake Ave Ste 203
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 13 years, Erica B Deutsch is a Wills and Trusts lawyer who attended Pepperdine University School of Law... read more >

Wendy Ellen Hartmann

Wendy Ellen Hartmann
300 W Glenoaks Blvd Ste. 300
Glendale, CA 91202
Licensed for 25 years, Wendy Ellen Hartmann is a Estate and Probate Law and Probate lawyer who attended University of La Verne College of L... read more >

Linda J Retz

Linda J Retz
3424 W Carson St Ste 250
Torrance, CA 90503
Licensed for 31 years, Linda J Retz is a Trusts and Estate Planning lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Linda J. Gladson

Linda J. Gladson
Varner & Brandt LLP
3237 East Guasti Road, Suite 220
Ontario, CA 91761
Licensed for 40 years, Linda J. Gladson is a Trusts and Estate Planning lawyer who attended Univ of San Diego School Of Law... read more >

David A. Shapiro

David A. Shapiro
Law Offices of David A. Shapiro, P.C.
5757 Wilshire Blvd Penthouse 3
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Licensed for 23 years, David A. Shapiro is a Wills and Trusts lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of Law... read more >

Vida Velez Cosme

Vida Velez Cosme
300 N Lake Ave suite 920
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 23 years, Vida Velez Cosme is a Wills and Trusts lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Kelley Bannon Lashley

Kelley Bannon Lashley
131 N El Molino Ave Ste 350
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 25 years, Kelley Bannon Lashley is a Wills and Trusts lawyer who attended Santa Clara University School of Law... read more >

Lisa Jean Peterson

Lisa Jean Peterson
155 N Lake Ave 11th floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 18 years, Lisa Jean Peterson is a Wills and Trusts lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

Jonathan David Primuth

Jonathan David Primuth
155 N Lake Ave 11th floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 18 years, Jonathan David Primuth is a Wills and Trusts lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Alexandra Schirmer Smyser

Alexandra Schirmer Smyser
201 S Lake Ave #800
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 16 years, Alexandra Schirmer Smyser is a Estate Planning and Trusts lawyer who attended Southwestern Law School... read more >

Kristen Lynn Terranova

Kristen Lynn Terranova
131 N El Molino Ave Ste 350
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 18 years, Kristen Lynn Terranova is a Estate Planning and Trusts lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Martha Geisler Patterson

Martha Geisler Patterson
Geisler Patterson Law Firm
2600 W. Olive Avenue 5th Floor
Burbank, CA 91505
Licensed for 41 years, Martha Geisler Patterson is a Elder Law and Wills lawyer who attended Western State Univ... read more >

Narcis Brasov

Narcis Brasov
Brasov Law
16700 Valley View Ave Suite 300
La Mirada, CA 90638
Licensed for 6 years, Narcis Brasov is a Estate and Probate Law lawyer... read more >

Timothy Joseph Kay

Timothy Joseph Kay
Snell & Wilmer LLP
600 Anton Blvd Ste 1400
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Licensed for 37 years, Timothy Joseph Kay is a Tax Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Ruth A Phelps

Ruth A Phelps
155 N Lake Ave 11th floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 49 years, Ruth A Phelps is a Elder Law and Wills lawyer who attended Loyola Law School - Loyola Marymount University... read more >

James F Roberts

James F Roberts
Law Office of James F. Roberts & Associates, APC
3061 E. La Palma Ave
Anaheim, CA 92806
Licensed for 44 years, James F Roberts is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended McGeorge School Of Law University of the ... read more >

Candis Tyson Ipswitch

Candis Tyson Ipswitch
56 Glen Summer Rd
Pasadena, CA 91105
Licensed for 48 years, Candis Tyson Ipswitch is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Michael Robert Whalen

Michael Robert Whalen
Davis & Whalen PC
531 S Marengo Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
Licensed for 45 years, Michael Robert Whalen is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended UC Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Trent Scott Kiziah

Trent Scott Kiziah
6356 West 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Licensed for 39 years, Trent Scott Kiziah is a Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended University of North Carolina School of Law... read more >

Scott Feig

Scott Feig
FEIG Law Firm
780 Roosevelt
Irvine, CA 92620
Licensed for 10 years, Scott Feig is a Estate and Probate Law and Family Law lawyer who attended Western State University College of Law... read more >

John Thomas Janosik

John Thomas Janosik
909 E Green St
Pasadena, CA 91106
Licensed for 41 years, John Thomas Janosik is a Estate and Probate Law and Wills lawyer who attended USC Gould School of Law... read more >

Diem Thinh Thi Pham

Diem Thinh Thi Pham
INHERITANCE LAWYERS
1100 W Town & Country Road Ste 1250
Orange, CA 92868
Licensed for 19 years, Diem Thinh Thi Pham is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended Fowler School of Law - Chapman Univer... read more >

Mary Finlay

Mary Finlay
Finlay Law Group, APC
4665 MacArthur Court Suite 205
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Licensed for 25 years, Mary Finlay is a Estate and Probate Law and Business Law lawyer who attended Fowler School of Law - Chapman Universi... read more >

Ahmed Shaikh

Ahmed Shaikh
600 Anton Blvd Ste 640
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Licensed for 24 years, Ahmed Shaikh is a Estate and Probate Law and Trusts lawyer who attended Indiana University Maurer School of Law... read more >
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Estate and Probate Law Specialty Areas

Estate Planning Certification

National Association of Estate Planners and Councils - NAEPC is accredited by the ABA to certify attorneys as estate planning law specialists.



Estate and Probate Law Certification

CBLS Board Certification in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law - Lawyers certified in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law with the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization have demonstrated substantial involvement in this area of practice.


The CBLS defines the term "estate planning, trust and probate law" as the practice of law dealing with:


  • "the creation, protection and disposition of a client's assets, during life and upon and after death, in accordance with the client's expressed desires;

  • the tax and family relationship consequences of the client's acts and desires;

  • the preparation of wills, trusts and other documents to carry out the client's desires;

  • the administration of estates and trusts (such as necessary court or non-court procedures; tax reporting, payment of tax and tax audits; and management and transfer of assets); and

  • the protection of the property and provision for the personal needs of individuals unable to handle their own affairs by reason of age, illness or other incapacity."

Nonprofit Legal Associations

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

ACTEC is a fellowship of attorneys seeking to improve trust, estate and tax laws, as well as the procedures and ethics of attorneys who work in those fields. Many of the top trust and estate attorneys belong to this respected organization.


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San Gabriel Valley Lawyer Referral Service - The Lawyer Referral Service is a community based non-profit service affiliated with the San Gabriel Valley Bar Association, the Pasadena Bar Association, and the Eastern Bar Association of LA County. With offices in Covina, CA, this service has more than 100 participating attorneys serving clients in Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley and Pomona Valley.



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