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Estate Planning Lawyers in Contra Costa County, California

Every estate planning attorney and estate planning lawyer listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to estate planning matters arising in Contra Costa County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

An East Bay county of more than a million residents stretching from the Carquinez Strait refineries to the Highway 4 and 680 suburbs; the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse in Martinez anchors its civil calendars. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Prob. Code § 16061.8, the governing period is 120 days to contest a trust after the trustee's statutory notice. A trustee's notification under Prob. Code § 16061.7 starts a 120-day contest window. Creditor claims in probate are generally barred one year after death (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 366.2).

This page is the Contra Costa County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Estate Planning Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

120 days to contest a trust after the trustee's statutory notice.

Cal. Prob. Code § 16061.8

A trustee's notification under Prob. Code § 16061.7 starts a 120-day contest window. Creditor claims in probate are generally barred one year after death (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 366.2).

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa.

County seat: Martinez

Main courthouse: Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553

Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: contracosta.courts.ca.gov

Estate Planning · Contra Costa County roster

481 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list estate planning among their practice areas with an address of record in Contra Costa County.

449 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Walnut Creek (200), Danville (38), Pleasant Hill (32) and Lafayette (31).

59 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

For 15, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1962 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Barr & Douds Attorneys (7), Brothers Smith LLP (6) and Doyle Quane (5).

The full Contra Costa County roster · 449 attorneys with an active license and a estate planning practice area: is listed by surname in the 2 sections below.

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Estate Planning matters in Contra Costa County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • wills and living trusts
  • probate administration
  • trust administration
  • will and trust contests
  • powers of attorney and health care directives
  • conservatorships
  • estate tax planning
  • special needs trusts
  • small estate procedures
  • trustee and executor disputes

From the answer files

How much do probate attorneys charge in California?Cal. Prob. Code § 10810When can a California estate skip probate?Cal. Prob. Code § 13100How long do I have to contest a trust in California?Cal. Prob. Code § 16061.8

Every estate planning attorney in Contra Costa County, by surname

Abbass – Korn225 attorneysKoss – Zhong224 attorneys

Related counsel in Contra Costa County

Elder Law Attorneys in Contra Costa CountyCal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.7Tax Attorneys in Contra Costa County26 U.S.C. § 6501Real Estate Attorneys in Contra Costa CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b)All practice areas in Contra Costa CountyCounty record

Estate Planning in nearby counties

Estate Planning in Solano County69 attorneysEstate Planning in Sacramento County496 attorneysEstate Planning in San Joaquin County100 attorneysEstate Planning in Alameda County468 attorneysEstate Planning in San Francisco County636 attorneysEstate Planning in Marin County216 attorneysEstate Planning Attorneys in CaliforniaStatewide record

Source: Cal. Prob. Code § 16061.8 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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