How to Find the Best Living Trust Attorneys in Auburn, California

Are you looking for a good Estate Attorney in the Auburn, Grass Valley, or Nevada City area to help create your California Living Trust?

Our founder and lead attorney Jim Cunningham greets clients in our Auburn Main Office.

Our Auburn Estate Planning office serves clients throughout Placer County, Nevada County, and El Dorado County.

Here you can access CunninghamLegal’s complete set of California Legal Services, including California Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Asset Protection, Probate Law, Elder Law, and much more.

Living Up to the Practices We Inherited

Estate Planning creates a solemn, vital agreement that must move from generation to generation. At CunninghamLegal, we accept that charge with the utmost responsibility.  To create an estate plan, you need a living trust attorney in Auburn, CA you can depend on. 

Ann Armstrong Passes Us The Torch

When she retired in 2013, local Auburn estate planning attorney Ann Armstrong honored us by entrusting her longstanding practice to CunninghamLegal. The Law Offices of Ann Armstrong and Associates were known for the deep care and respect they showed to every client, and we are proud to continue this tradition — even though Ann has since passed away.

We’re located at 416 Auburn Folsom Road, Auburn CA 95603 — close to the Auburn Saturday Farmer’s Market. Parking is tough at the Auburn Farmer’s Market, so we let those who support our local Placer County and Nevada County farmers park their cars for free in our parking lot at 416 Auburn Folsom Road on Saturdays.

Even with these changes, we still offer the best living trust attorneys in Auburn, CA. Some of Ann’s staff stayed on with CunninghamLegal after the transition, and they continue to provide awesome local legal help to clients. We were also entrusted with Ann Armstrong’s 3,500 client files — all of which are in safekeeping.

Mark Hyjek Passes Us The Torch

In 2013, CunninghamLegal also inherited the Sacramento, California law practice of Attorney Mark Hyjek, a highly respected office with clients throughout the Sacramento California region, as well as the Sierra Foothills.

Mark was particularly known for assisting people with Medi-Cal planning for stays in long-term care facilities and nursing homes.

We transitioned Mark Hyjek’s nearly 3,000 current and former clients to our office, and we help them to this day by maintaining Mark’s high standards for the very best in client service.

You Really Do Need a Specialist

It’s not easy choosing an Auburn estate planning attorney.

Estate Planning is a dynamic, ever-changing field that demands focused expertise from living trust lawyers. When searching for an Auburn lawyer, choose one that can offer sound advice on estate planning and wills. Often, you’ll find that another attorney in Auburn, CA, will handle estate plans as a sideline, and doesn’t have the time to keep up with ever-shifting California inheritance — or “Death Tax” — laws, and even less with federal inheritance tax shifts.

When hiring an estate planning attorney in Auburn, CA, you want a firm with experience and knowledge of local needs that is deeply familiar with local property. This means you want CunninghamLegal.

We help people plan for some of the most challenging times in their lives and then provide guidance when those times come.

When you work with an Auburn estate planning attorney from our Auburn law firm, you can be confident that your loved ones, including the next generation of your family members, will always benefit from competent estate administration that takes into account any special needs and ensures you are protected according to the current and future laws.

Inheritance law changes, from trusts to taxes to IRAs, occur frequently and dramatically. For example, the upheaval of the U.S. SECURE Act and CA Prop 19 are good reasons to rethink even the most solid estate plan.

That’s why every estate planning lawyer in Auburn who’s on our team spends serious time each month on professional development — attending webinars and seminars when they aren’t giving webinars and seminars. We believe that any great attorney in estate planning should continue learning about the laws for the entirety of their professional life. 

If you’ve searched “Auburn estate planning attorney near me,” you’re on the right track, but you aren’t done looking. Again, when searching for estate planning lawyers in Auburn, CA, you’ll find that this area has plenty of options, but you want one specializing in living trusts to ensure your peace of mind. Don’t rely on some online trust mill. A living trust is too important to entrust to AI, and every trust requires personal customization, no matter how simple you imagine your situation.

Local Matters, Too

Being local often matters a lot with an estate attorney.

Estate Planning is a personal relationship. And even as the world moves to attorney videoconferencing with Zoom, you will always want an Auburn estate planning lawyer with a local office for signings and paperwork.

Just as importantly, only a full-time Auburn, Nevada City, or Grass Valley, California estate attorney will maintain the right estate-related contacts with local accountants and financial planners — they can and should work together for you.

What Do We Do?

The Auburn living trust attorneys and staff at CunninghamLegal help people prepare for difficult times and provide guidance when those times arrive.

Our office has represented families of all types, large and small businesses, celebrities, professionals, and people at every income level and complexity of assets. Many of our clients work with us right after they’ve gone through the loss of a loved one — a parent, spouse, sibling, partner, or grandparent. We help to provide stability during such times, with the goal of guiding and protecting every client. That often includes Trust Administration and helping new Trustees understand what to do after a death.

Every living trust lawyer in Auburn on our team always approaches the work with ethics, knowledge, care, and compassion.

Make sure your Last Will and Testament, your Living Will and Health Care Directive, Living Trust, Powers of Attorney, and Estate Plan are up-to-date with your current family situation and the latest laws. You can rely on your living trust attorneys in Auburn, CA, from CunninghamLegal to help you through the process. Make sure you protect yourself as a trustee.

We look forward to working with you!

Make an appointment to meet with CunninghamLegal Auburn for Estate Planning and Trust Administration and get a free consultation to discuss your finances and estate. We offer in-person, phone, and Zoom appointments. Just call +1 (530) 269-1515, or book an appointment online.

Best, Jim
James L. Cunningham Jr., Esq.
Founder, CunninghamLegal