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Estate Planning Lawyers in Mendocino 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 Mendocino County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

A North Coast county of timberland, coastline, and Anderson Valley vineyards; the courthouse in Ukiah hears the main calendars, with a branch in Fort Bragg serving the coast. Venue for most estate planning matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino, seated at Ukiah.

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 Mendocino 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 Mendocino.

County seat: Ukiah

Main courthouse: Ukiah - Mendocino County Courthouse, 100 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482

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.mendocino.courts.ca.gov

Estate Planning · Mendocino County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Ukiah (21), Fort Bragg (7), Mendocino (4) and Willits (2).

3 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 3, 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 1967 to 2021.

The employers most represented here are Carter Rich PC (3), James & McMullen, LLP (3) and Mannon King, Johnson & Wipf, LLP (2).

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Estate Planning matters in Mendocino 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

Related counsel in Mendocino County

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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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