Beverly Hills estates often involve significant complexity: high-value real property, business interests, multi-state assets, blended families, and privacy concerns. These estates need an attorney who handles the details personally — not a firm that delegates to the newest associate.
I represent Beverly Hills clients across all areas of probate and inheritance law, with the discretion and personal attention that high-net-worth families expect.
Probate in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills falls within Los Angeles County Superior Court jurisdiction. The city’s high property values mean many estates exceed California’s $208,850 probate threshold. Complex asset structures — trusts layered with LLCs, investment portfolios, art collections, and multi-property holdings — require meticulous administration.
Why Personal Representation Matters
In Beverly Hills, privacy is paramount. Estate matters involve sensitive financial information, family dynamics, and sometimes public profiles. I handle every aspect of your case personally — no associates learning on your file, no paralegals who don’t understand the context. One attorney, full discretion, complete accountability.
Services for Beverly Hills Clients
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Lamash Law Firm APC represents Beverly Hills trustees, beneficiaries, executors, and family members in probate, trust administration, and trust and estate disputes. Attorney Maksim Lamash handles each matter personally, from the first review of documents through court hearings or settlement.
Where Beverly Hills Probate and Trust Cases Are Heard
Beverly Hills is in Los Angeles County, so probate estates, trust petitions, and conservatorships for Beverly Hills residents are handled by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. The court’s Probate Division is centered at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles. Some long-cause probate trials have been assigned to other courthouses, so the department listed on your court notice controls where you appear. Hearing calendars are posted online through the court’s Case Calendar portal.
Beverly Hills estates often include real property held in trust, LLC or partnership interests, brokerage accounts, and property in more than one state. These facts shape both administration and disputes, and they are a common reason trustees and beneficiaries seek counsel early.
Trust Litigation and Beneficiary Disputes
California Probate Code section 17200 allows a trustee or beneficiary to petition the court on the internal affairs of a trust. Matters we handle under this framework include:
- Compelling a trustee to provide trust terms, information, or an accounting
- Petitions to remove or suspend a trustee and to redress a breach of trust (breach of fiduciary duty)
- Questions about how trust language should be construed
- Contests based on capacity or undue influence
- Defending trustees whose decisions are challenged
Learn more on our trust and will contests and beneficiary rights pages.
How a Beverly Hills Matter Typically Proceeds
- Document review. We review the will or trust, any amendments, the trustee’s notice, and available account statements.
- Deadlines. We identify time limits such as the 120-day period to contest a trust after the trustee’s notice (Prob. Code § 16061.8) or the creditor claim period in probate (Prob. Code § 9100).
- Demand or information request. Many disputes start with a written request for information or an accounting.
- Court petition, if needed. Petitions are filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court Probate Division.
- Mediation or hearing. Many probate disputes are resolved through negotiation or mediation; others proceed to evidentiary hearing or trial.
Trust Administration for Successor Trustees
If you were named successor trustee of a revocable trust that became irrevocable at death, you have duties to notify beneficiaries and heirs, manage assets prudently, and account. We advise trustees through trust administration and, where a will requires court supervision, probate administration.
Note: Lamash Law Firm APC does not draft new wills or estate plans; our practice focuses on administration, litigation, and conservatorships after a document already exists.
Beverly Hills Probate & Trust FAQ
Which court handles probate for a Beverly Hills resident?
The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. Its Probate Division is centered at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles; your notice of hearing states the assigned department.
How long do I have to contest a trust in California?
Under Probate Code § 16061.8, generally 120 days from service of the trustee’s notice, or 60 days from delivery of the trust terms requested during that 120-day period, whichever is later. Talk to counsel promptly because exceptions and fact questions can apply.
Can a beneficiary force a trustee to provide an accounting?
Probate Code § 17200 permits a beneficiary to petition the court to compel an account if the trustee has not provided one within 60 days after a written request, and no account was made in the prior six months.
Do you represent trustees as well as beneficiaries?
Yes. We represent trustees, executors, beneficiaries, and heirs, subject to a conflict check.
Do you prepare wills or living trusts?
No. Our practice is probate, trust administration, trust and estate litigation, and conservatorships.
Talk With Maksim Lamash
Lamash Law Firm APC, 23465 Civic Center Way #116, Malibu, CA 90265 · (424) 355-5565 · Request a consultation. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. This page is general information, not legal advice.
