A leather reading chair under a brass lamp in a dim law library, walnut shelves of bound volumes on every wall

36 E Main St, Suite 200
Estate and business law since 2012

Estate planning/Small business law/Los Gatos, CA

Plans that hold when it matters.

Wills, trusts, LLCs and contracts, written in plain English, priced as flat fees, and handled by the attorney you met on day one.

Book a 30 minute consult Call (408) 555-0101

The firm

Most legal trouble starts with a document nobody read. We write the ones you will, and we tell you the price first.

Two attorneys, a paralegal and a coordinator, in one office above Main Street. You get a flat fee in writing before any work starts, and the same person answers your email until the matter closes.

years in Los Gatos
14
estate plans signed
600+
point of contact
1

Practice areas

Six things we do, and nothing else.

  1. 01 Estate planningWills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney and health care directives. One signing, then you are done for a decade. $2,400 to $6,800 flat A brass house key on a folded estate document beside reading glasses
  2. 02 Trust administrationYou were named trustee. We walk you through the twelve steps, the notices, the deadlines and the accounting. $3,500 to $12,000 Rows of archival document boxes and bound volumes in a dark cabinet, one spot of warm light
  3. 03 ProbateSanta Clara County probate from the first petition to the final distribution. Statutory fees, explained before you file. Statutory, 9 to 18 months An embossed notary seal pressed into cream paper, photographed close against a dark background
  4. 04 Business formationLLC or S corp, decided in one meeting with your CPA on the phone. Filed, documented and ready to open a bank account. $1,800 to $4,500 flat A small conference room with a long oak table and navy chairs, the window looking onto oak trees
  5. 05 ContractsClient agreements, vendor terms, leases, partnership deals. Drafted or reviewed, and written so you can read them. $900 to $3,200 per agreement A fountain pen resting on a signed legal document on a dark walnut desk in soft window light
  6. 06 Real estate lawPurchase agreements, easements, boundary and tenant disputes, and the deed work that keeps a house inside a trust. $1,500 to $5,000 A brick and glass storefront office on a tree lined main street at blue hour, warm light inside

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How a matter moves

Four steps. Same order, every time.

You always know which step you are in, what it costs and what happens next. Most estate plans go from intake to signing in four to six weeks.

Walk the whole process

  1. 01 Week 1

    Intake

    A 30 minute call, no charge. You tell us what is going on. We tell you whether you need a lawyer, which one, and the flat fee. You get it in writing the same day.

  2. 02 Week 2

    Strategy

    One working meeting, usually an hour. We map the decisions: who inherits, who manages, who signs for the company, what happens if the plan meets a divorce or a death out of order.

  3. 03 Weeks 3 to 4

    Drafting

    We write. You get a full draft with a one page cover memo in plain English, then a review call to change anything. Two rounds of edits are inside the flat fee.

  4. 04 Week 5 or 6

    Signing

    One appointment in our conference room with a notary and witnesses. You leave with a bound original, a digital copy, and the deed and account transfers already in motion.

Estate plan readiness check

Which plan do you actually need?

Five yes or no questions. The answer updates as you go, with the fee range we would quote and the reason behind it. Nobody at the firm sees your answers.

The $184,500 figure is California's small estate limit. Above it, an estate with only a will goes through probate court.

Own a home in California?
Kids under 18?
Assets over $184,500 outside retirement accounts?
Have a will already?
Business owner?
Recommended plan Revocable living trust package $4,200 to $4,800 A California home almost always pushes an estate past the $184,500 probate threshold, so a will alone still means probate. A trust skips it. Powers of attorney and a health care directive are included.

An estimate from five answers, not legal advice. The consult confirms the fee before you pay anything.

The people

Two attorneys. One point of contact.

What clients say

Short matters, long memories.

The fee they quoted on the first call was the fee on the last invoice. I did not think law firms did that.

R.M. Living trust, Los Gatos

My mother's trust had four accounts and a house in Saratoga. Priya had the whole calendar laid out before I knew what a 16061.7 notice was.

A.K. Trust administration, Saratoga

Marcus got our CPA on the phone, settled LLC versus S corp in forty minutes, and had the filing in the same week.

T.D. Business formation, Campbell

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From the notes

Do I need a trust if I own a house in Los Gatos?

Almost always yes, and the reason is the number on your property tax bill, not the number in your bank account. Eight minutes, with the arithmetic.

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Book a consult

Thirty minutes. No charge.

An attorney reads every request, not a form. We reply within one business day to set a time, in person on Main Street or by video.

Prefer the phone
(408) 555-0101
Mon to Fri, 8:30am to 5:30pm

Phone or email. Whichever you actually answer.

Deadlines, a court date, a closing date, who else is involved. Short is fine.

We use this to schedule the call and nothing else. Nothing you write here is confidential until we are your lawyers, so keep the details for the call.