Los Angeles
Trust & Estate Attorney
Estate Planning, Trust Administration & Probate Services at your doorstep.
Packages & Pricing (All prices include cost of In-Home Legal Services)
Packages & Pricing
(All prices include cost of In-Home Legal Services)
Our legal team’s top priority is to ensure you and your people have no doubts or questions. This requires transparency from the very beginning—whether that means simplifying legal jargon or being straightforward with the price of our services.
Estate Plan With Trust
Individual
$3,500
- Living Trust
- Will
- Power of Attorney
- Advance Health Care Directive
- Certificate of Trust
- Deed
- Transfer Document
Couple
$5,000
- Living Trust
- Two Wills
- Two Powers of Attorney
- Two Advance Health Care Directives
- Certificate of Trust
- Deed
- Transfer Document
Estate Plan With Will
Individual
$1,800
- Will
- Power of Attorney
- Advance Health Care Directive
Couple
$2,500
- Two Wills
- Two Powers of Attorney
- Two Advance Health Care Directives
Trust Administration
$500 / hr (6 hour min.)
- Noticing heirs and financial institutions
- Transferring real property and financial accounts
- Coordinating inventory and appraisal
- Investing and distributing trust funds
- Streamlined Heggstad petitions
Hourly Work
$500 / hr. (4 hour min.)
- Review and modification of an existing estate plan.
Probate attorney fees*
- 4% of the first $100,000
- 3% of the next $100,000
- 2% of the next $800,000
- 1% of the next $9 million * The attorney’s fees are paid from the estate at the end of the probate administration process.
Virtual Representation
Virtual representation is available for Estate Planning, Trust Administration and Probate services to clients throughout California.
Complete Transparency
The prices above reflect the general cost of services for clients within 15 miles of our offices in Burbank and Palm Springs.
Additional costs include real estate recording fees and notary fees.
More complex estate plans and assets may result in an increased fee.
Each client will agree to and sign a written fee agreement before an attorney-client relationship is established.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our team specializes in simplifying the estate-planning process so you and your loved ones can feel certain about every decision. Start with this overview, and then book a consultation when you’re ready to talk more.
What is an estate plan?
A comprehensive estate plan is a set of documents that allows you to plan for incapacity, determine who inherits your assets and according to what terms, and select an individual to serve as guardian of your minor children. You can learn more here.
What is the difference between a will and a trust?
Under CA law, if you only have a will your property will be subject to probate court at your death. If you have a trust you can avoid probate court and your estate can be administered privately by your loved ones.
Why do you recommend avoiding probate?
A California probate is very time-consuming and expensive. The personal representative and his or her attorney are both paid a percentage of the appraised value of the estate. There are also filings fees, publishing fees and appraiser fees associated with a probate that you typically avoid when you have a trust. You can learn more here.
