Top Rated Mission Viejo, CA Probate Lawyers

41 probate lawyers serve Mission Viejo, CA. Compare the best based on 130+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Orange County are listed below.

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Mission Viejo Has 41 Probate Attorneys with 130 Reviews

24000 Alicia Pkwy Pmb 17-305, Mission Viejo, CA

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Debt Collection, Family and more

Bio: I know what people think of lawyers. Those stereotypes have some truth-- but there two sides to every "story" and almost always a lot of emotion. And guess what? With EVERY court case SOMEONE WILL LOSE!! Whereupon somebody is gonna cry foul. Many ...

Rating: 8.8

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23312 Madero Ste F, Mission Viejo, CA

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts, Power Of Attorney and more

Bio: Joseph P. Foley received the degree of Juris Doctor from Western State University in 1987. Since then, he has spent his time working with clients and their families to develop effective Estate Planning documents and practices. Our office has helpe...

Rating: 6.7

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Kurtz, Anderson and Associates
25909 Pala, Suite #230, Mission Viejo, CA

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Business, Estate Planning and more

Review: "I am so grateful that my husband and I chose Greg Anderson to help with our estate plan. Greg is a strategic thinker and clearly has a wealth of knowledge about estate planning, but he is also kind and patient, and made what could have been an unp..."

Rating: 6.6

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Beach)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts

SuperLawyer; Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law by State Bar

Rating: 10

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Muscarella & Associates
23120 Alicia Pkwy Ste 200, Mission Viejo, CA

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts and more

Bio: Fred Muscarella, Esq is a Certified Specialist in Probate, Trusts and Estates by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. Fred previously clerked for honorable Judge Marjorie Laird Carter, former presiding Probate Judge of the O...

Rating: 6.7

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Borchard & Callahan APC
25909 Pala Ste 300, Mission Viejo, CA

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Litigation, Estate Planning

Rating: 6.5

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Hills)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Elder Law, Estate Planning

Review: "About ten years ago my sister and I set out to find an Elder Law Attorney for our Mother and Step Father. We interviewed numerous lawyers and finally decided on Fay Blix. We both feel it was one of the best decisions we made as we cared for our pa..."

Rating: 10

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Niguel)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts

Review: "Holly Emge has been a God send. She has worked tirelessly and very reasonably on our behalf. It has been an extremely ugly Trust dispute involving forgeries and physical threats. Although I feel bad that she has had to deal with this family member..."

Rating: 7.3

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Beach)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Business and more

Bio: Matthew Schlau is an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of California. He is one of the principal founding attorneys of Schlau|Rogers, a boutique California trusts, estates and business law firm. The firm's objective is to provide acce...

Rating: 8.8

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Lake Forest)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills and more

Bio: I am dedicated to improving the lives of seniors, baby boomers and young families with proper estate planning tools such as living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and guardianships for minors. I speak often in public to senior communities focus...

Rating: 7.3

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Ladera Ranch)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Business and more

Bio: Tim Pickart is an attorney specializing in the areas of estate planning, business planning, tax controversy, and asset protection. He is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal S...

Rating: 7.7

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Foothill Ranch)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning

Bio: I am an attorney specializing in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration. I help individuals and families create comprehensive custom estate plans consistent with their wishes and family values to provide for asset transfer to ...

Rating: 6.7

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Hills)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts and more

Rating: 8.1

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Hills)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Guardianship and more

Review: "Joe helped my wife and I build peace of mind into our lives for the future of our four children. He explained all of the opportunities, and options for us to protect our family, assets and hard work. I highly recommend Joe for any Estate Planning,..."

Rating: 8.4

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Woods)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts

Review: "We hired Teresa after paying another attorney a lot of money in a probate matter. Teresa immediately took charge, won the case and got us a great result. I wish we would have went to her first, we would have saved a lot of aggreviation and money."

Rating: 6.6

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Rancho Santa Margarita)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts

Bio: Tatiana Chapman has close to 20 years of experience in litigation, estate planning, probate and trust matters. In the beginning of her career, she primarily practiced civil litigation, but she eventually shifted her focus to trusts, estate and pro...

Rating: 6.5

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (San Juan Capistrano)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 47 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Guardianship and more

Rating: 6.7

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Hills)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 48 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Tax, Estate Planning and more

Rating: 6.9

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Beach)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning

Rating: 7.3

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Probate Attorney near Mission Viejo (Laguna Niguel)

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Litigation, Trusts

Review: "I hired Robert Garretson to represent me in a recent case. Overall, he was very smart and very informative. He gave me useful advice and knew what he was doing. I do have a few complaints though. 1) Respond to your clients in a timely fashion. The..."

Rating: 7.2

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Which Probate lawyers have been licensed the longest in Mission Viejo, CA?

William Sweeney 54 years licensed
Stewart Scott Mims 53 years licensed
Thomas Phillip Davis 50 years licensed
Peter Christopher McMahon 49 years licensed
Daniel J. Cooper 48 years licensed
Linda Marie Gunderson 47 years licensed
Robert Neal Dobbins 47 years licensed
Genevieve Wall 44 years licensed
Edna Carroll Straus 42 years licensed
Fay Blix 41 years licensed

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Which Mission Viejo, CA Probate lawyers are newest to the area?

Sadie-Megin Frances Daniels 6 years licensed
Kaylee Kristine Sauvey 7 years licensed
Brett Joseph Goodman 7 years licensed
Austin Thomas Borchard 9 years licensed
Maria Parker 9 years licensed
Matthew Alan Schlau 12 years licensed
Bradley Scott Hagadorn 12 years licensed
Jessica Rachelle Blair 16 years licensed
Ruth Ann Brissenden 18 years licensed
Frederick Gerard Muscarella 19 years licensed

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Mission Viejo, CA Probate Lawyers

Mission Viejo Has 41 Probate Attorneys with 130 Reviews

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