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Estate Planning Attorneys in San Mateo County, California

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

Venue matters. Estate planning cases from San Mateo County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo. The Peninsula county between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, home to San Francisco International Airport and the headquarters of several major technology companies; the Hall of Justice in Redwood City anchors its civil calendars.

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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo.

County seat: Redwood City

Main courthouse: Southern Branch: Hall of Justice and Records, 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063

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: sanmateo.courts.ca.gov

Estate Planning · San Mateo County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in San Mateo (89), Redwood City (70), Burlingame (43) and Menlo Park (41).

45 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 18, 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 2025.

The employers most represented here are Lathrop GPM LLP (8), McDowall Cotter, APC (7) and Anderson Yazdi Hwang Minton + Horn LLP (5).

The full San Mateo County roster · 329 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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo County, by surname

Abbas – Langdon165 attorneysLaughlin – Zshornack164 attorneys

Related counsel in San Mateo County

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

Estate Planning in nearby counties

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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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