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The consultation fee to meet with Attorney Georgina Lepe is $350 for one hour or $175 for 30 minutes. Payment is required at the time of booking. For certain matters, only one-hour consultations are available.
The Lepe Law Firm specializes in the following areas:
Yes. Below is a list of matters that fall within our general practice areas but that our firm does not handle and does not offer consultations for.
Estate Planning
• Amendments to trusts not prepared by The Lepe Law Firm.
If you wish to work with our firm and already have a trust that was not prepared by our office, you will need to proceed with the preparation of a new trust. Our firm does not review existing trusts drafted by other attorneys nor prepare amendments to them.
Real Estate
• HOA disputes
• Evictions
• Drafting, reviewing, or negotiating rental agreements
• For Sale By Owner (FSBO) transactions
• Foreclosures
• Eminent domain matters
• Mechanic’s liens
• Construction disputes
Probate Law
• Conservatorships
• Guardianships
Unfortunately, we do not extend consultations for matters that we do not handle.
If your legal issue is not within our specialized practice areas, we do not accept representation. In addition to the excluded matters listed above, we do not handle the following types of matters:
Every case is different; however, below is a general estimate of the retainer required for various legal matters. The retainer is not an estimate of the total legal fees and costs. It is simply an advance deposit toward fees and costs that may be incurred.
Estate Planning (Living Trust)
One-half of the total fee, with a minimum of $1,375 for a single individual or $1,875 for a married couple, if credit is applied for the consultation fee.
Trust Administration
$3,500 – $10,000
Summary Probate Procedures
$6,000 – $8,000
Probate Administration
$20,000 – $40,000
Litigation (Trust, Probate, and Real Estate)
$10,000
No. You are not obligated to retain our firm after the initial consultation. During the consultation, the attorney will provide legal advice regarding your matter, and you are free to proceed as you wish.
Please note that meeting with the attorney does not guarantee that our firm will take your case. Just as you may determine that our firm is not the right fit for you, the attorney may determine that your matter is not one our firm is willing to accept.
When you schedule a consultation with our office, you are paying for the attorney’s time and legal advice, not for a guarantee that the attorney will take your case.
We only offer one (1) consultation per legal issue. If you require further assistance after the initial consultation, you will need to retain our office.
Unfortunately, our firm is unable to offer payment plans. The retainer is required to be paid in full in order to retain our firm.
Attorney Georgina Lepe is only licensed to practice law in the State of California. Our firm handles cases in the following counties: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange.
If the parties are legally married, our firm may accept joint representation. However, if the parties are not legally married, we do not accept joint representation.
In those situations, our firm will represent only one (1) of the parties named in the lawsuit, and the other party or parties will need to seek independent legal representation.
Unfortunately, our schedule does not permit the attorney to travel for meetings. All consultations and appointments take place at our office in Claremont, California, or via telephone or Zoom.
When a person who had an estate plan passes away, their trust needs to be administered. At the Lepe Law Firm, we can assist you, the successor Trustee, to administer the Trust. As a Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California, we will guide you every step of the way to ensure that the Trust is administered in a timely fashion and that you, as the successor Trustee, comply with your fiduciary duty. The Lepe Law Firm administers all Trusts, including Trusts prepared by other law firms.
Probate Administration is required when a decedent passes away with or without a Last Will & Testament. The Lepe Law Firm can assist you to navigate the lengthy and complicated probate process. Although we would like to be able to assist everyone, we only accept probate administration matters where the estate assets appraise no less than $800,000.
The Lepe Law Firm also handles summary probate procedures, such as Spousal Property Petitions and Petitions to Determine Succession to Real Property, which do not have a minimum value requirement.
Please note that if the decedent passed away after April 1, 2025, and their primary asset is a residence valued at $750,000 or less, we may be able to proceed with a Summary Probate Proceeding.
When a person who had an estate plan passes away, their trust needs to be administered. At the Lepe Law Firm, we can assist you, the successor Trustee, to administer the Trust. As a Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California, we will guide you every step of the way to ensure that the Trust is administered in a timely fashion and that you, as the successor Trustee, comply with your fiduciary duty. The Lepe Law Firm administers all Trusts, including Trusts prepared by other law firms.
Probate Administration is required when a decedent passes away with or without a Last Will & Testament. The Lepe Law Firm can assist you to navigate the lengthy and complicated probate process. Although we would like to be able to assist everyone, we only accept probate administration matters where the estate assets appraise no less than $800,000.
The Lepe Law Firm also handles summary probate procedures, such as Spousal Property Petitions and Petitions to Determine Succession to Real Property, which do not have a minimum value requirement.
Please note that if the decedent passed away after April 1, 2025, and their primary asset is a residence valued at $750,000 or less, we may be able to proceed with a Summary Probate Proceeding.