Estate Planning · San Francisco
Top Estate Planning Lawyers in San Francisco
Estate planning lawyers prepare wills, trusts, powers of attorney and healthcare directives, and help families through probate. This list compares 24 estate planning lawyers practising in San Francisco on verified licences, years in this area, focus and sourced reputation.
- Updated 14 Oct 2026
- Ranking v1.0.0
- How we rank
- lawyers considered
- 24
- 17 verified licences
- 71%
- average years in practice
- 14
The ranking
Score out of 100- 1
- 2
Ruth S. Osei
VerifiedFounding Attorney
Brook & Fairfax LLP15 yrs in practice4.2(26)Estate PlanningFamily - 3
Olivia J. Tanaka
VerifiedManaging Partner
Thorne Law Group28 yrs in practice4.7(17)Estate PlanningCriminal DefenseEmploymentSpeaks English, Urdu
- 4
Leila Pemberton
VerifiedSenior Associate
Wyatt Law Group19 yrs in practice3.9(21)Estate PlanningPersonal InjuryReal EstateSpeaks English, Urdu
- 5
Isaac Haddad
VerifiedPrincipal Lawyer
Granger & Redfern LLP29 yrs in practice3.7(8)Estate PlanningSpeaks English, Hindi
- 6
Tomasz R. Sullivan
VerifiedOf Counsel
Prescott & Brook LLP3.9(10)Estate PlanningDivorceReal EstateSpeaks English, Portuguese
- 7
Leila Takahashi
VerifiedFounding Attorney
13 yrs in practice4.3(21)Estate PlanningChild CustodyFamilySpeaks English, Mandarin
- 8
- 9
Arjun Kaplan
Out of dateAssociate
Calder & Vance LLP33 yrs in practice3.4(9)Estate PlanningDivorcePersonal InjurySpeaks English, Urdu
- 10
Noah Ashford
VerifiedFounding Attorney
Ashby Law Group31 yrs in practice3.9(22)ImmigrationEstate Planning - 11
Rafael K. Quinn
VerifiedOf Counsel
Thorne Law Group34 yrs in practice4.1(11)BusinessEstate PlanningSpeaks English, Mandarin
- 12
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- 14
Adaeze Iyer
VerifiedSenior Associate
Prescott & Brook LLP31 yrs in practiceDivorceEstate PlanningReal Estate - 15
Patrick M. Patel
VerifiedAssociate
Holt Law Group24 yrs in practice3.6(4)Personal InjuryDivorceEstate Planning+1 more - 16
Vivian Vasquez
VerifiedAssociate
Rowe & Redfern LLP28 yrs in practice4.5(15)FamilyEmploymentEstate Planning+1 moreSpeaks English, Hindi
- 17
Sana Ibarra
UnverifiedPartner
Marlow & Linden LLP33 yrs in practice3.2(13)Estate PlanningImmigrationPersonal InjurySpeaks English, French
- 18
Rafael Bennett
VerifiedAssociate
Brook & Fairfax LLP11 yrs in practice4.5(1)Personal InjuryDivorceEstate PlanningSpeaks English, Korean, French
- 19
Esther Calloway
UnverifiedManaging Partner
Prescott & Brook LLP10 yrs in practice4.5(10)Estate PlanningCriminal DefenseDivorce+1 more - 20
Noah Rahman
VerifiedPartner
Holt Law Group2 yrs in practice3.3(19)ImmigrationCriminal DefenseEstate Planning - 21
James A. Lowell
PendingManaging Partner
Calder & Vance LLP35 yrs in practice3.8(2)DivorceCriminal DefenseEstate PlanningSpeaks English, Arabic
- 22
Amara Hargrove
UnverifiedPartner
Brook & Fairfax LLP23 yrs in practice4.8(4)Real EstateBusinessEstate PlanningSpeaks English, Russian
- 23
- 24
Patrick Feldman
UnverifiedManaging Partner
Holt Law Group1 yrs in practice4.4(5)EmploymentCriminal DefenseEstate Planning+1 moreSpeaks English, Arabic
How we rank
Each lawyer gets nine component scores from 0 to 100. The bar shows how many of the 100 available points each component contributed. Weights are fixed for every lawyer in this list and published in full; payment plays no part.
Expertise50%
- Credentials20%
- Relevant experience15%
- Specialization15%
Standing35%
- Verified reputation15%
- Professional recognition10%
- Relevant track record10%
Service & data15%
- Client experience5%
- Profile & data quality5%
- Data freshness5%
San Francisco legal resources
- State Bar of California
Licence lookup for California attorneys.
- Bar Association of San Francisco
Lawyer referral and information service.
Choosing a estate planning lawyer
Ask whether fees are fixed or hourly, how often documents should be reviewed, and whether the lawyer also handles probate and trust administration.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a trust or is a will enough?
It depends on your assets, family situation and where you live. A trust can avoid probate in some jurisdictions; a lawyer can explain the trade-offs.