Law Offices of Richard B. Macgurn in Carlsbad Village has practiced estate planning, trust, and probate law from Chestnut Avenue since 1983, holding Cal Bar License #77254 active since 1977. Trust certifications, pour-over wills, and real property deeds transferred into trust require notarized execution, a step coordinated through mobile services including LoanDoc Pros Mobile Notary LLC. The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization certified the practice as a Specialist in Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law in 1991, and admission to the United States Tax Court followed in 1987. Fiduciary accountings and trust administration tax returns involve coordination with CPA firms including Seaside Resources for beneficiary distribution scheduling. The practice's highest-tier engagements involve contested trust and estate litigation in North San Diego County Superior Court, where the principal has served as a Judge Pro Tem and as an expert witness on probate and trust-law issues.