Top probate Lawyers in Manhattan Beach | 5 available

5 probate lawyers are available in Manhattan Beach, california, including B. Martin Davis III, David E. Simon, Denise Guzman, and Ditta Reed. These lawyers are rated between 3.8/5 to 4.2/5 and 65% provide free consultation.

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David E. Simon

Denise Guzman

Ditta Reed

Julie Sione

probate Lawyers Nearby Manhattan Beach (by distance)

Within 1 mile near you

Manhattan Beach, California ZIP 90266 0.0 mi away 5 lawyers

Within 5 miles near you

El Segundo, California ZIP 90245 1.9 mi away 6 lawyers Torrance, California ZIP 90503 4.2 mi away 6 lawyers

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Los Angeles, California ZIP 90024 12.4 mi away 10 lawyers Los Angeles, California ZIP 90010 12.9 mi away 3 lawyers Los Angeles, California ZIP 90017 13.6 mi away 9 lawyers Los Angeles, California ZIP 90012 15.2 mi away 4 lawyers Encino, California ZIP 91436 18.9 mi away 12 lawyers

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B. Martin Davis III

Firm: Davis & Carico LLP

1201 Morningside Drive 200 90 , Manhattan Beach , California 90266

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Contracts,Estate Planning,Probate ,Real Estate ,Trusts

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David E. Simon

Firm: Simon and Simon, LLP

1230 Rosecrans Avenue 410 90 , Manhattan Beach , California 90266

Practice Areas: Animal Bites,Automobile Accidents,Construction ,Estate Planning,General Practice,Guardianship and Conservatorship,Land Use & Zoning,Personal Injury,Probate ,Real Estate ,Slip and Fall,Trusts,Wills,Wrongful Death,Zoning, Planning & Land Use

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“David Simon was phenomenal! He was exceptional with both his communication throughout the process and his follow through with anything he said. I’d recommend him to anyone who want…”

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Denise Guzman

Firm: Guzman Law Group

1230 Rosecrans Avenue , Manhattan Beach , California 90266

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

Denise M. Guzman has been working in the South Bay for more than 25 years and has established a reputation for providing start-ups and established, private businesses with cost-effective legal counsel. She often functions as a virtual ‘Chief Legal Officer’ for many clients and is an integral part of key decision making and ongoing operational activities of her clients.. Denise also has significant experience in handling estate planning and trust administration matters. She has structured complex family trusts and foundations, charitable giving programs and family-owned business succession plans. She is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer on estate planning, probate and trust administration issues.

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“We initially started our Living Trust process with the Law Office of Denise Guzman. Unfortunately, my experience with Ms. Guzman was very poor. She was...”

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“I have been a professional acquaintance of Ms. Guzman’s for many years. Denise has a depth of expertise and experience, coupled with sound judgment, in a wide range of business mat…”

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Ditta Reed

Firm: Davis & Carico LLP

1201 Morningside Drive 200 9 , Manhattan Beach , California 90266

Practice Areas: Probate ,Wills

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“I have used Ditta a few times and she has always been super helpful. She definitely knows her stuff and she really cares.”

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Julie Sione

Firm: Sione Law Group

A Professional Law Corporation , Manhattan Beach , California 90266

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce, Elder Law, Probate

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“gentle is relating to her client, helping to ease him past the hurt while remaining completely profe”

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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

Probate Code: governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.

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