Probate Attorney in Berkeley, CA — Two Blocks from the Probate Court

Here is something most East Bay families do not know: every probate case in Alameda County, whether the decedent lived in Berkeley, Oakland, Fremont, or Dublin, is filed at the Berkeley Courthouse at 2120 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Our Berkeley office at 1935A Addison St, Suite 113 is a two-block walk from that clerk's window. That proximity is practical, not cosmetic: when a filing needs correction, a certified copy needs pulling, or a hearing gets continued, we are already there.

Probate for Berkeley and North County families

Berkeley estates often center on a home bought decades ago that has appreciated well past every simplified-procedure threshold, which makes accurate advice about the statutory fee schedule and the AB 2016 primary-residence petition ($750,000 limit) essential before anyone files anything. In your free consultation we will tell you plainly whether your family needs full probate or qualifies for a faster petition. We handle uncontested probate, Heggstad petitions, and spousal property petitions, with statutory or flat fees quoted up front.

Why Berkeley families choose us

The closest thing to in-house probate counsel at the courthouse: two blocks from where every Alameda County probate is filed. Free consultation, transparent fees: a free 15-minute call, a free 45-minute follow-up for qualified clients, and statutory or flat fees quoted before we begin. A focused practice, probate only, since 2012, licensed in California and New York.

Do I have to go to the Berkeley Courthouse myself?

Almost never. We make the appearances; most uncontested cases proceed without the family attending a single hearing.

My mother's Berkeley house is worth more than $750,000. Does AB 2016 still help?

The primary-residence petition caps at $750,000, so above that, full probate usually applies, but the statutory fee is predictable and we will calculate it in your consultation before you decide anything.

Call (925) 336-3632 for a free 15-minute consultation, or book a meeting at our Berkeley office.

Related guides: probate when no one in the family lives in California, handling a probate from New York or from Texas, ancillary probate in California, and what to do when an executor can't get a bond.