Top Probate Lawyers in SANTA MONICA | 4 available

4 Probate lawyers are available in SANTA MONICA, california, including Avery M. Cooper, Edmond E. Salem, Frieda Gordon, and Robert M. Moss. These lawyers are rated between 4.3/5 to 4.7/5 and 54% provide free consultation.

Avery M. Coope

Frieda Gordon

Robert M. Moss

Edmond E. Sale

Probate Lawyers Nearby SANTA MONICA (by distance)

Within 5 miles near you

Los Angeles, California ZIP 90024 3.5 mi away 10 lawyers

Within 10 miles near you

El Segundo, California ZIP 90245 8.6 mi away 6 lawyers Encino, California ZIP 91436 8.7 mi away 12 lawyers Los Angeles, California ZIP 90010 9.5 mi away 3 lawyers

Within 25 miles near you

Manhattan Beach, California ZIP 90266 10.4 mi away 5 lawyers Los Angeles, California ZIP 90017 12.1 mi away 9 lawyers Los Angeles, California ZIP 90012 13.7 mi away 4 lawyers Torrance, California ZIP 90503 14.6 mi away 6 lawyers

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Avery M. Cooper

Firm: Cooper Gordon LLP

2530 Wilshire Boulevard Third Floor , Santa Monica , California 90403

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Domestic Partnership,Estate Planning,Family ,Guardianship and Conservatorship,Mediation,Paternity,Prenuptial Agreement,Probate ,Spousal Support,Trusts,Wills

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“Avery did a great job dealing with a difficult party in an estate litigation. He knew exactly what to do, and he was very professional in his dealings...”

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Frieda Gordon

2530 Wilshire Boulevard Third Floor , Santa Monica , California 90403

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“Over the years I have recommended Frieda Gordon to many people, all of whom are very pleased with her services. Ms. Gordon has also assisted me on a n...”

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“Beware! I've lived my life by the principle that if you don't have something good to say, then don't say anything at all. However, in the case of Frieda Gordon, I have to make an e…”

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Robert M. Moss

Firm: Law Offices of Robert M. Moss Inc.

1416 Sixth Street 510 , Santa Monica , California 90401

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Adoption,Arbitration & Mediation,Aviation & Aerospace,Bankruptcy,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Communications & Media ,Constitutional ,Construction ,Consumer Protection,Contracts,Criminal Defense ,Debtor/Creditor,Discrimination,Divorce,Employment & Labor ,Entertainment & Sports ,Estate Planning,Ethics & Professional Responsibility,Family ,Labor ,Landlord & Tenant,Legal Malpractice,Lemon ,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Probate ,Products Liability,Professional Malpractice,Sexual Harassment,Social Security Benefits & Disability,Taxation - State & Federal,Toxic Substances,Traffic Violations,Workers Compensation

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“Robert has been my representation on numerous matters over the course of the past 7 years and his services have always yielded a result that far surpa...”

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“He was amazing. This man is a genius, he was so confident, he has been practicing law for 45 Years !!!! he let me explain every little detail, he never once...”

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Edmond E. Salem

2001 Wilshire Boulevard 305 , Santa Monica , California 90403

Practice Areas: Adoption,Animal Bites,Automobile Accidents,Business Formation,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Collections,Condemnation & Eminent Domain,Construction ,Copyrights,Corporate ,Domestic Violence,DUI/DWI,Employment & Labor ,Environmental ,Head and Spinal Injuries,Immigration & Naturalization ,Insurance ,Land Use & Zoning,Landlord & Tenant,Leases and Leasing,Nursing Home Negligence,Paternity,Personal Injury,Probate ,Real Estate ,Sexual Abuse,Slip and Fall,Spousal Support,Trademarks,Trucking Accidents,Trusts,Wills,Wrongful Death,Zoning, Planning & Land Use

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“Mr. Salem was not only able to minimize very stiff penalties I was facing in a criminal case, he also helped me save my job by getting the charges red...”

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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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