3 Best Estate Planning Lawyers in Richmond, CA

“2026 Update: Sara R. Diamond has worked as an estate planning attorney since 2004. She advises and helps clients of all ages and backgrounds create their trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and health directives. Sara R. Diamond is a member of the Point Richmond Business Association. She earned her law degree from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, and her Ph.D. in Sociology from U.C. Berkeley. She formerly taught sociology and journalism. Her firm provides complimentary parking. Clients can contact Sara R. Diamond and schedule an appointment so that their family and assets are protected.”

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“2026 Update: Cristina Perez Abelson received her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. She is admitted to the State Bar of California and is a member of the California, Alameda, and Contra Costa Bar Associations. Cristina Perez Abelson's practice focuses on estate planning, estate administration, probate, and related litigation. She represents trustees, heirs, and beneficiaries in probate proceedings in the Bay Area and Southern California. Her clients include Fortune 500 and Inc. 500 companies, national and international businesses, investment firms, corporate executives, professionals, athletes, international celebrities, and entertainers. Cristina Perez Abelson has successfully arbitrated more than 2000 limited jurisdiction matters, ranging from employment, labor, multiparty, personal injury, intellectual property, business, contract, real estate, and tort issues to many other disputes among parties across the U.S. Abelson Perez Law, LLP has over 60 years of experience in a broad range of planning, transactional, and adversarial matters.”

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“2026 Update: Peter A. Hass completed his JD at the University of San Francisco in 1986 and is a member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association and the State Bar of California. Peter A. Hass is the Managing Partner and has over 37 years of experience concentrated primarily in estate planning, estate administration, including probate and trust administration. He has served as President of Richmond Chamber of Commerce and on the Board of Directors, as President of Richmond Art Center, on the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa Bar Association, and on various other non-profit boards. clients range from individuals and small businesses to large national corporations, banks, and real estate enterprises. Watson, Hoffe & Hass' clients range from individuals and small businesses to large national corporations, banks, and real estate enterprises. They work with businesses and individuals in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano.”

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