Top Probate Lawyers in San Carlos | 5 available

5 Probate lawyers are available in San Carlos, california, including Gregory Rubens, Marisa Nelson, Philip Shecter, and Quynh Tran. These lawyers are rated between 3.8/5 to 4.2/5 and 63% provide free consultation.

Gregory Rubens

Marisa Nelson

Philip Shecter

Quynh Tran

Randall J. Wit

Probate Lawyers Nearby San Carlos (by distance)

Within 25 miles near you

Alameda, California ZIP 94501 19.2 mi away 5 lawyers San Francisco, California ZIP 94105 21.5 mi away 15 lawyers

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Pleasanton, California ZIP 94588 27.0 mi away 3 lawyers Santa Cruz, California ZIP 95060 34.7 mi away 5 lawyers

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Gregory Rubens

Firm: Aaronson, Dickerson, Cohn and Lanzone

939 Laurel Street , San Carlos , California 94070

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Debtor/Creditor, Probate , Real Estate , Trusts, Estate Planning

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Marisa Nelson

Firm: Law Office of Marisa Nelson, PC

1300 Industrial Road , San Carlos , California 94070

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts

We guide our clients through the creation and implementation of comprehensive wills and trusts so that you can provide for your treasured people, pets, and charities with confidence and ease.. We offer full service estate planning as well as DIY options. We focus solely on non-taxable estates (less than ~ $12.9 million per person as of 2023).. We believe that pets are an important part of our families and should be included in estate planning, in order to reduce the risk that pets will end up in shelters or worse. The best person to provide a home to your pets is not necesarily the same person you would choose to manage your finances.. Check out the FAQs on our website, follow us on social media, or schedule a call or zoom at to learn more. We look forward to hearing from you.

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“she gave us, and her willingness to work around our schedule. We would highly recommend her.”

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“Marisa and her team provide a great customer experience. They were very communicative, knowledgeable, prompt and we were able to complete everything in just...”

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“Marisa is a very knowledgeable and talented estate planning attorney. I highly recommend Marisa for your estate planning needs.”

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“I found Marisa Nelson after careful research and review of her background. I chose Marisa from several lawyers and so glad I did. She diligently put all her efforts in preparing ou…”

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Philip Shecter

Firm: Law Office of Philip H. Shecter, APC

1313 Laurel St #222 , San Carlos , California 94070

Practice Areas: Adoption, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Contracts, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family , Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Probate , Wills, Estate Planning

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Quynh Tran

Firm: Bay Wealth Legal Group LLP

909 Laurel Street , San Carlos , California 94070

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate , Tax Planning, Trusts

Quynh is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate with the State Bar of California, and was selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer in 2014 and 2015. Quynh counsels executives, professionals, business owners, families and individuals on all aspects of sophisticated estate and wealth transfer planning. From straightforward wills and trusts to the most complex tax-advantageous estate and gift planning, involving securities, real estate, and closely-held business interests, Quynh has assisted numerous clients with their estate and wealth transfer needs, and tailors each client’s planning to their individual situation. Quynh also possesses extensive experience implementing complex limited partnership and LLC planning structures and advises on a myriad of transfer tax and California property tax issues relating to the ownership and transfer of California real property interests.. Quynh also advises clients on post mortem matters involving probate, trust and estate administration.. Quynh’s Exempt Organizations practice is a natural complement to her estate planning practice. She counsels numerous clients on the optimum methods of attaining charitable giving goals, including establishing charitable trusts, public charities and private foundations.. Prior to establishing Bay Wealth Legal Group with her partner, Mary Lin, Quynh was a partner in the Estate Planning, Trusts and Wealth Transfer Group of Carr McClellan Ingersoll Thompson & Horn.

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“Excellent experience setting up family trust. Quynh was knowledgeable and very efficient. Highly rec”

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Randall J. Witte

Firm: Law Office of Philip H. Shecter, APC

1313 Laurel Street 222 94070 , San Carlos , California 94070

Practice Areas: Animal Bites,Assault & Battery,Business & Commercial,Contracts,Estate Planning,Health Care & Hospitalization,Landlord & Tenant,Lemon ,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Nursing Home Negligence,Personal Injury,Premises Liability,Probate ,Professional Malpractice,Real Estate ,Trusts,Wills,Wrongful Death

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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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