Top Probate Lawyers in La Mesa | 2 available

2 Probate lawyers are available in La Mesa, california, including Nancy Kaupp Ewin and Sam McGovern. These lawyers are rated between 2.8/5 to 3.2/5 and 55% provide free consultation.

Sam McGovern

Nancy Kaupp Ew

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Sam McGovern

Firm: McGovern Law Group

9320 Fuerte Drive Ste. 103 , La Mesa , California 91941

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate, Wills, Power Of Attorney

Sam McGovern is an attorney who was born and raised in San Diego, California. He obtained the degree of Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude from California Western School of Law in San Diego, graduating in the top 2% of his class. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Sam McGovern worked as a police officer. The unexpected take-away from Sam's time in law enforcement was a unique expertise in problem solving and conflict resolution.. Sam’s unique background lends itself to providing excellent representation to clients that results in peace of mind. He’s been there when individuals were first faced with seemingly insurmountable legal issues and understands how to help take away the uncertainty. Sam most enjoys helping families plan their legacies, protect their hard work, and provide for their loved-ones through estate planning.

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“My mother needed to do her estate planning and Sam put together a comprehensive package after our meeting with him. Sam is a down to earth, detailed and...”

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“Sam is an impressive attorney with a background in law enforcement. He is highly capable, measured, and diligent. Feel secure in your decision to retain his counsel.”

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“Wow, we are very impressed with how quickly we were able to have a Trust prepared. We tried to go online and create one, it was a horrible experience and turned into a costly situa…”

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Nancy Kaupp Ewin

Firm: Nancy Kaupp Ewin

8166 Boulevard 461 , La Mesa , California 91941

Practice Areas: Elder ,Estate Planning,Health Care & Hospitalization,Probate ,Trusts

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“This woman talked up a great plan, but in the execution she dropped the ball completely. When I spoke with her about getting my process moving along...”

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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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