Top Probate Lawyers in Bakersfield | 10 available

10 Probate lawyers are available in Bakersfield, california, including Andrew Heglund, Chris Hamilton, Christopher W. Hamilton, and Gail S. Braze. These lawyers are rated between 3.4/5 to 3.8/5 and 63% provide free consultation.

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J. Eric Bradsh

Larry R. Cox

Laura M. Willi

Robert S. Will

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Andrew Heglund

Firm: Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb and Kimball, LLP

4550 Avenue Second Floor , Bakersfield , California 93309

Practice Areas: Business ,Probate ,Real Estate

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Christopher W. Hamilton

Firm: The Law Offices of Young Wooldridge, LLP

1800 30th Street Fourth Floor 9330 , Bakersfield , California 93301

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Business ,Estate Planning,Probate ,Taxation - State & Federal

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J. Eric Bradshaw

Firm: Noriega and Bradshaw, LLP

1801 18th Street , Bakersfield , California 93301

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Business Formation,Business ,Civil ,Construction ,Corporate ,Corporate ,Natural Resources,Personal Injury,Probate ,Real Estate

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Larry R. Cox

Firm: The Law Offices of Young Wooldridge, LLP

1800 30th Street Fourth Floor 9330 , Bakersfield , California 93301

Practice Areas: Civil ,Estate Planning,Probate

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Laura M. Williams

Firm: Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb and Kimball, LLP

4550 Avenue Second Floor , Bakersfield , California 93309

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Estate Planning,Probate ,Tax Planning,Trusts

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Robert S. Williams

Firm: Williams & Williams, Inc.

2441 G Street 809 , Bakersfield , California 93301

Practice Areas: Estate Planning,Probate ,Trusts,Wills

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“Very straight to the point, which we appreciated. Even though we went a different avenue and didn't end up filing, he was still professional and never once was rude about wasting h…”

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Tina K. Stout

Firm: Tina K. Stout

9808 Palm Ave 845 , Bakersfield , California 93312

Practice Areas: Probate

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Chris Hamilton

Firm: Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP

4550 California Avenue , Bakersfield , California 93309

Practice Areas: Business Transactions, Business Counseling, Taxation, Tax Controversy, Estate Planning, Probate

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Gail S. Braze

Firm: Borton Petrini, LLP

5060 California Avenue , Bakersfield , California 93309

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Family Law, Litigation, Probate

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Vincent J. Oddo

Firm: Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP

4550 California Avenue , Bakersfield , California 93309

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate

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Recent Q&As in California (Probate)

California probate — minor child denied family allowance despite Estate of Jameson; looking for insight on whether ruling is legally supportable | Aug 22, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: California I’m involved in a contested probate matter involving a minor child of the decedent. I was appointed Guardian ad Litem for the minor. I am not an attorney, but the probate court allowed me to appear in pro per as GAL, file pleadings, and argue the minor’s family allowance request. I have since learned there may be a separate issue about whether a non-attorney GAL can properly represent a minor in litigation without counsel, so that is now something we are also trying to sort out. The immediate issue is a family allowance under California Probate Code § 6540. Before the father’s death, the household had approximately $13,790/month in resources from both parents’ employment income plus $1,000/month rental income. When he died, his income and the rental income stopped being available to the household, which was a loss of more than 52% of the household’s pre-death resources. The child remained in the same home with substantially the same housing and maintenance expenses. She later began receiving approximately $1,693/month in Social Security survivor benefits. I recommended a $2,750/month family allowance after considering the child’s circumstances, the surviving parent’s continuing income, Social Security, the estate’s solvency, pre- and post-death household resources, and recurring expenses. I expressly did not claim that there was a mathematical formula for arriving at $2,750. The estate administrator opposed the amount and argued, among other things, that the minor’s directly attributable expenses were less than her Social Security benefit. Their calculation assigned no meaningful amount to…

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California Statutes — Probate

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