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Estate Planning Lawyers in Orange County, California

Searching for a estate planning attorney in Orange County? Counsel for wills, trusts, and probate: the paperwork that outlives you, done right. This page indexes the county's estate planning coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

California's third-most-populous county; the Central Justice Center and the Civil Complex Center in Santa Ana anchor a court system known for complex civil administration. Venue for most estate planning matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, seated at Santa Ana.

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 Orange 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 Orange.

County seat: Santa Ana

Courthouse at the county seat: Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701

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.occourts.org

Estate Planning · Orange County roster

1,560 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list estate planning among their practice areas with an address of record in Orange County.

1,504 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Irvine (394), Newport Beach (212), Santa Ana (105) and Costa Mesa (80).

118 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 53, 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 1961 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Law Stein Anderson, LLP (14), Murtaugh LLP (14) and Brown & Streza LLP (8).

The full Orange County roster · 1,504 attorneys with an active license and a estate planning practice area: is listed by surname in the 7 sections below.

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Estate Planning matters in Orange 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 Orange County, by surname

Aarons – Carrigan217 attorneysCarter – Foden214 attorneysFoley – Hunt214 attorneysHur – Macaulay214 attorneysMacayaon – Parviz215 attorneysPasion – Sowers216 attorneysSpach – Zwick214 attorneys

Estate Planning by city in Orange County

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Related counsel in Orange County

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

Estate Planning in nearby counties

Estate Planning in Los Angeles County3,175 attorneysEstate Planning in San Bernardino County281 attorneysEstate Planning in Riverside County423 attorneysEstate Planning in San Diego County1,326 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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