Van Dyke Trusts & Estates Law | Trust Litigation & Probate Attorney San Diego

Professional, responsive, and incredibly thorough. If you need a trust litigation lawyer who actually explains your options instead of talking over you, this is the place. I felt supported from start to finish.

When I first started looking for a trust and estate attorney in San Diego, I felt overwhelmed by conflicting advice online. From our very first meeting, everything changed. The guidance was clear, practical, and focused on real-life outcomes—not legal jargon. I appreciated how the process was explained step by step, especially when discussing potential future disputes and how to avoid them. I never felt rushed, and every question I had was treated seriously. Having someone who understands both planning and estate litigation gave me real peace of mind knowing my family won’t be left sorting out confusion later.

Van Dyke & Associates were professional, transparent, and delivered the results we were looking for.

EDIT: 10/18/25 - after 2nd response from owner, Van Dyke Law is now denying that I had an experience with this firm. I can provide multiple email records from VDT&EL Executive Paralegals and Associate Attorneys who worked on the case. I have multiple payment notifications from retainers I made to your firm, directly. My original review explains my position in this case before anything else is said. This is a real review from my experience with Van Dyke Law. I (we) still have heard nothing from this firm about my concerns from the past. EDIT: after 1st owner reply* - *My sibling* hired Van Dyke Law in 2022 to be represented as a Trust Beneficiary. My siblings and I all paid for the service as we are all a part of the (fairly simple in our opinion) trust, so I feel responsible to share our story. At first, the team was great and the "onboarding process" was efficient. However, this changed rapidly. *The* attorney, Vincent, was irritable and slow to respond. He took over three months to write one "objection letter" that was sent to our Trustee's attorney. After four months and one objection letter sent, Van Dyke Law requested yet ANOTHER $10,000 retainer to continue the case without being able to tell us specific details about what to expect moving forward. We felt uncomfortable and did not move forward. The team, rightfully, stopped working on the case. He (we) never received *detailed* invoicing or documentation of the work done or hours for the *$15,000+* spent with the firm. (We estimated $1,250-$1,750 per page for the two letters) and in our OPINION the letter(s) sent was a majority template letter. I recently asked the firm again to update me with any documentation from past work as we are seeking assistance again and comparing pricing. Of course, there was no reply. Although it has been two years, my family and I still feel mislead and taken advantage of by this firm, as out of state clients who trusted them remotely with large retainers. In addition, this firm has not responded to us about invoicing details but only took 4 hours to respond to this review.. on a Sunday.