Where will my Dublin probate case be heard?

Dublin is in Alameda County, so the case is filed with the probate clerk at the Berkeley Courthouse. We make the appearances; most clients never set foot in court.

My parent lived in Dublin but I live out of state. Can you still handle it?

Yes. Out-of-state executors are a substantial part of our practice; nearly everything happens by phone, email, and e-signature.

San Francisco Probate Attorney

San Francisco Probate Attorney — Filed at the Civic Center Courthouse, Handled from Anywhere

San Francisco probate cases are filed at the Civic Center Courthouse, 400 McAllister Street. San Francisco estates have their own personality: condos and tenancy-in-common interests, long-held family homes, and heirs scattered across the country and the world. Our practice is built for exactly that — uncontested probate handled by e-signature, phone, and our court appearances, so an executor in New York or Tokyo can settle a San Francisco estate without flying in.

Probate for San Francisco families

San Francisco real estate values push nearly every estate past the simplified-procedure thresholds, so the statutory fee math matters from day one. In California, a reasonable fee for the attorney's ordinary probate work is set by Probate Code Section 10810 as a percentage of the estate's gross value — and it is calculated on gross value, not equity, so a mortgaged property counts at its full appraised value. We quote the fee to the dollar at engagement. Before recommending full probate we always check the exits: the AB 2016 primary-residence petition ($750,000 limit, deaths on or after April 1, 2025), the small estate affidavit under $208,850, the spousal property petition, and the Heggstad petition for assets left out of a trust — single-hearing procedures that typically finish in roughly 2 to 3 months instead of 9 to 18.

Why San Francisco families choose us

A probate-only practice, since 2012, licensed in California and New York — which matters for the many San Francisco estates with East Coast heirs. Free 15-minute call, free 45-minute follow-up for qualified clients, statutory or flat fees quoted before we begin.

The decedent owned a TIC interest in San Francisco. Can you handle that?

Yes. A tenancy-in-common interest is probated like other real property — appraised by the probate referee at its share value and transferred by court order. The building's TIC agreement adds steps but not mystery; we deal with them routinely.

I live out of state and inherited San Francisco property. Do I have to come to California?

Almost never. We appear at the Civic Center Courthouse for you, and nearly everything else happens by phone, email, and e-signature.

Call (925) 336-3632 for a free 15-minute consultation, or book online.

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.