Probate, start to finish. One specialty.
Brandon Smith handles California probate from start to finish — no estate planning, no other practice areas. Probate and trust administration, will contests, estate administration, and the petitions that keep families out of full probate.
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California Probate Administration
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Court-supervised administration of California estates — petitions, inventory, creditor claims, and distribution.
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California Trust Administration
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Successor trustee guidance — Probate Code § 16061.7 notices, accountings, distributions, and beneficiary disputes.
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California Will Contests & Trust Disputes
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Challenging a will or trust — undue influence, lack of capacity, fraud, improper execution, no-contest clauses.
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California Estate Administration
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Post-death estate management — creditor claims, asset marshaling, tax filings, and distribution to heirs.
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California Heggstad Petitions
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Transfer assets a living trust was meant to hold — but never got retitled — into the trust under Probate Code § 850, instead of full probate.
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Petition to Determine Succession to Primary Residence
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Transfer a decedent’s primary residence valued at $750,000 or less to the heirs without full probate — a new California alternative.
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The difference
For most lawyers, probate is one thing they do. For us, it’s the only thing.
That focus is the whole point. When something goes sideways — a missing will, a contested account, property in another state — you want counsel who has seen it before, not someone reading the Probate Code for the first time on your behalf.
You don’t have to know anything yet. Just call.
Tell us what happened. We’ll tell you whether probate is required, what the court will need, and what it will cost — in plain language, before you decide anything. The first call is free, and there’s no retainer to talk.
Brandon Smith · CA Bar #308604 · Admitted 2015 · Roseville