Top probate Lawyers in Downey | 3 available

3 probate lawyers are available in Downey, california, including John Bunnett, Richard Lehn, and Thomas Barclay. These lawyers are rated between 4.6/5 to 5.0/5 and 53% provide free consultation.

Thomas Barclay

John Bunnett

Richard Lehn

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Thomas Barclay

Firm: Law Offices of Thomas Y. Barclay

8141 2nd Street , Downey , California 90241

Practice Areas: Business , Civil , Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate , Litigation

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“Horrible. Just plain bad human-being. I would absolutely advise going elsewhere for your legal matters. Will do anything to take your money and at the same time not sound guidance”

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John Bunnett

Firm: Law Office of John A. Bunnett, Apc

8136 2nd St , Downey , California 90241

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Contracts, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Probate , Real Estate , Toxic Substances, Trusts, Contracts & Agreements

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“ighly recommend Mr. Bunnett to anyone needing a good lawyer in any case.”

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Richard Lehn

9530 E Imperial Hwy #J , Downey , California 90242

Practice Areas: Probate, Tax, Tax, Tax

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“Richard Anton Lehn was and still is a great lawyer for me and my family. Every year, Rich deals with”

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“I endorse this lawyer. Richard Lehn is an experienced and effective attorney in the handling of probate matters in the court. He is thorough and conscientious. I highly recommend h…”

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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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