Our Practice Areas

Life rarely stays simple. When it gets complicated, a loved one passes, a trust is disputed, a family member can no longer care for themselves, Brierton, Jones & Jones is the firm San Diego families turn to. We're exclusively focused on trust, estate, and probate law, so everything we do is built around protecting people at life's most critical moments.

What We Do

Estate planning is the legal process of arranging how your assets, healthcare decisions, and financial affairs will be managed and distributed — through instruments like wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives — so your family is protected, your wishes are honored, and the courts stay out of it.

One Firm Every Stage of the Journey

Brierton, Jones & Jones is a San Diego firm built entirely around trust, estate, and probate law from the earliest stages of planning ahead to the most contested courtroom disputes. That singular focus means our attorneys think about these issues every day, build deeper expertise, and serve clients with a level of precision that general-practice firms simply can't match.

Whether you're a young parent setting up your first revocable living trust, a caregiver navigating conservatorship for an aging parent, a trustee with fiduciary duty obligations you need to get right, or a family member facing a contested probate, we've handled it, we know California law inside and out, and we're ready to help.

What Sets Us Apart

100%
Exclusively trust & estate law
No criminal defense. No family law. No immigration. Every attorney, every case, every day is focused on trust, estate, probate, and conservatorship giving you depth over breadth.
AV
Peer-rated for ethics & ability
Our attorneys hold AV Preeminent ratings from Martindale-Hubbell the highest peer rating for ethical standards and legal ability alongside Super Lawyers recognition.
#1
Best law firm in San Diego
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the top firm in San Diego for Trust & Estate Law and Trust & Estate Litigation. Also voted Best Estate Planning firm by the San Diego Reader.

How Our Practice Areas Work Together

Planning ahead with a living trust in San Diego protects your family when something happens. If a trustee fails to uphold their fiduciary duty, we litigate. If your family needs a conservatorship or guardianship for a loved one, we guide you through California's court process. If a loved one passes without a plan, our probate attorneys step in. Every service connects, and when you work with one attorney here, the full depth of the firm is behind them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Planning ahead with a living trust in San Diego protects your family when something happens. If a trustee fails to uphold their fiduciary duty, we litigate. If your family needs a conservatorship or guardianship for a loved one, we guide you through California's court process. If a loved one passes without a plan, our probate attorneys step in. Every service connects, and when you work with one attorney here, the full depth of the firm is behind them.

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Top Rated Lawyers
When you hire an attorney at Brierton, Jones & Jones, LLP, you’re getting one of the Top Rated Lawyers in the U.S.

AV Preeminent®
An elite group of attorneys who have been rated highly by their peers as having Very High Ethical Standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher)

Best Law Firm of 2022
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the best law firm in San Diego for Trust and Estate Law and Trust and Estate Litigation

Voted best law firm in estate planning by the San Diego Reader

Let Us Represent You

When you need a probate, trust, and estate attorney who will listen, offer solutions, and help you solve your problem, Brierton, Jones & Jones, LLP is here for you.

(619) 696-7066