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Estate Planning Attorneys in El Dorado County, California

Looking for a estate planning attorney near you in El Dorado County? Explore the county record for estate planning attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

A Sierra county split by Echo Summit: courthouses in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe serve the foothills and the lake basin respectively. Venue for most estate planning matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado, seated at Placerville.

The law also keeps time: 120 days to contest a trust after the trustee's statutory notice under 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). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.

This page is the El Dorado County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Estate Planning Lawyers 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 El Dorado.

County seat: Placerville

Main courthouse: Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667

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: www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov

Estate Planning · El Dorado County roster

71 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list estate planning among their practice areas with an address of record in El Dorado County.

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

The roster concentrates in El Dorado Hills (28), S Lake Tahoe (11), Placerville (10) and Cameron Park (9).

9 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.

Admission years on this roster run from 1971 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Clark Allison LLP (4).

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Estate Planning matters in El Dorado 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

Estate Planning by city in El Dorado County

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Related counsel in El Dorado County

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

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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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