The 2026 listing of leading San Diego Trusts, Estates & Probate Litigation Lawyers details lawyers practising in contested trusts, estates, probate and succession litigation matters in the Greater San Diego Metropolitan Area legal market who have been identified by their fellow San Diego lawyers specialising in these areas for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Kristen Caverly, Snell & Wilmer
Matt Owens, Sheppard
Leading
Roland Achtel, Higgs Fletcher & Mack
Stewart Albertson, Albertson & Davidson
Stephen Bond, Beamer Lauth Steinley & Bond
James Brown, Goodwin Brown Gross & Lovelace
Oleg Cross, Stonebridge Law
David Greco, Chhokar Law Group
Ralph Hughes, Hughes & Pizzuto
Carl Jones, The Estate Lawyers
Lisa Roper, Snell & Wilmer
Catherine Swafford, Greenberg Traurig
Shannon Taylor, Hughes & Pizzuto
Recommended
Dan Abbott, Witham Mahoney & Abbott
Uzzell Branson, RMO
Tara Burd, RMO
Vincent Casiano, Casiano Law Firm
Keith Davidson, Albertson & Davidson
Merrianne Dean, Bellator Law Group
Craig Gross, Goodwin Brown Gross & Lovelace
Scott Ingold, Higgs Fletcher & Mack
Melissa Lum, Bellator Law Group
Michael McDonald, The Estate Lawyers
John Melvin, Melvin Dwerlkotte
Jeremy Moffit, Withers
Kimberly Neilson, Frisella Neilson
Natalie Ortiz, The Estate Lawyers
Anne Rudolph, Hughes & Pizzuto
Charles Scott, Kimball Tirey & St John
Rose Serrano, Duckor Metzger & Wynne
Will Smith, Will Smith Law
Gina Stein, Goodwin Brown Gross & Lovelace
Phillip Szachowicz, RMO
Cheryl Tannenberg, Witham Mahoney & Abbott
Hilary Vrem, Brierton Jones & Jones
Parisa Weiss, Buchalter
Golnaz Yazdchi, Sheppard