I practice law at Hoffman | Forde APC as senior counsel in our La Jolla office practicing trusts and estates law which includes probate administration, trust administration, trust litigation and probate litigation. If you need a trusts and probate lawyer you can contact me in our La Jolla office in San Diego County, California.

Vincent Russo

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I am the only Vincent Russo licensed to practice law in the State of California. My middle intial is J. It is common practice for lawyers to use thier middle initial in thier name. My name with my middle initial is Vincent J. Russo. I noticed a lot of outdated and/or incorrect information about my law practice on the internet. Accordingly, this information is meant to correct the internet record and update the outdated and/or incorrect information. Although there was a time, a long time ago, I practiced criminal law (it was great court room and trial experience for a young attorney), I no longer practice criminal law. I am also no longer in Newport Beach. This information is outdated by more than a decade. I was also practicing Trusts and Estates law when I was in Newport Beach. Trusts and Estates law has always been a core compenent of my practice of Califorina law. For many years now my practice has been dedicated almost exclusively to Trusts and Probate law. Although, I do have a good general legal background in issues related to Califorina law in dealings with criminal law, civil law, litigation, trusts and estates law, community property, family law, and corporate law. In esseence, I am a property law lawyer and have been a property law attorney since I was a newly minted attorney in 2001. Early in my career as an attorney, I gravitated towards trusts and estates law and trust and probate law has been a core compenent of my practice of the law ever since.

In 2026, my practice is focused on probate and trust law in San Diego, California and has been for many years. I practice trusts and estates law in La Jolla, California at Hoffman | Forde APC. I am dedicated to trust and estate law and providing sophisticated estate planning and trust administration tailored to your family's unique needs representing individuals and families through complex trust, estate, and probate matters.

My law practice consists of

Estate Planning (Wills, Codicils, Trusts, Power(s) of Attorney (POA), Advanced Heath Care Directives (ACHD), Deeds, Assignments, Amendments, Revocations, Corporate Bylaws, Operating Agreements & Resolutions)

Probate Administration (Executor, Administrator, Heir, Beneficiary, Interested Party, Creditor Representation)

Trust Administration (Trustee, Beneficiary, Interested Party, Creditor Representation)

Trust and Probate Litigation (Trustee, Beneficiary, Heir, Interested Party, Creditor Representation) Petitions & Responsive Pleadings, Will Contests, Probate Code 17200 Petitions, Trust Contests, Breach of Fiduciary Duties Litigation , Removal Petitons (Resignation and Removal of Trustees), Petitions & Objections to Accountings, Probate Code 850 Petitions, Heggstad Petitions, Pretermitted Heir Claims, Discovery, Law and Motion, Trial Preparation Through Trial.

Please find below some additional useful resources with public information for trusts and estates law in San Diego, California:

The State Bar of California

Califorina Probate Code

California Judicial Council Forms

California Secretary of State

San Diego County Recorder’s Office

Change in Ownership Statement Death of Real Property Owner San Diego California

San Diego County Court

San Diego County Bar Association

Legal Aid Society of San Diego

San Diego Law Library

Thank you,

Vincent J Russo