Tracy Kayser began her legal career by clerking for an attorney who had practiced estate planning, trusts, probate, conservatorships, and guardianships for over forty years, then spent six years as an insurance defense litigator in Los Angeles before returning to the trusts and estates work where she started. That combination, early immersion in probate and estate administration followed by years of active litigation practice, shaped the approach she brought to Kayser Law Group when she founded it in Orange, California in 2010.
Overview
Kayser Law Group operates from Suite 103 at 1407 N. Batavia Street in Orange, California, serving clients across Orange County in estate planning, probate, trust administration, guardianship, conservatorship, and real estate law. The firm was founded in 2010 and has built a consistent client reputation in the Orange County estate planning market.
Tracy Kayser’s background is relevant to how the firm operates. Her litigation years in Los Angeles gave her experience with contested proceedings, evidence, and courtroom work that purely transactional estate planning attorneys do not always possess. Estate planning is typically transactional: documents are drafted and executed during a client’s lifetime. But estate administration, probate, and conservatorship proceedings regularly become adversarial, and the attorney representing a fiduciary or a family member in a contested probate is better served by courtroom experience.
The firm’s return to trusts and estates work after litigation was deliberate. Kayser’s goal in founding the firm was to return to the practice area where she began, this time as the principal rather than the apprentice, applying the litigation knowledge gained in the years between.
The firm’s Yelp profile carries a five-star rating, and client reviews describe the experience as feeling like family. The firm was formerly also known as Kayser Pahor Attorneys LLP before operating under its current name.
Practice Areas
Estate Planning is the firm’s primary discipline. Tracy Kayser prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance health care directives for clients, with attention to the tax implications of each plan. Estate plans are designed around each client’s asset structure, family situation, and distribution goals rather than pulled from templates.
Probate and Trust Administration covers the administration of estates and trusts following death. This includes assisting executors and trustees through the full process: court filings, creditor claim management, asset valuation, and ultimate distribution to beneficiaries. The firm also handles ancillary matters that arise during administration.
Guardianship and Conservatorship proceedings are handled for clients who need the court to appoint a guardian or conservator for an individual who cannot make their own decisions due to incapacity, illness, or age. These proceedings are initiated in California Superior Court and require familiarity with the procedural requirements of conservatorship law.
Real Estate Law covers transactions for buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants, with particular experience in real estate matters that overlap with estates or probate, such as property owned by a trust or estate being sold during administration.
Landlord and Tenant Law addresses the rights and obligations of property owners and tenants in California, covering lease issues and related disputes.
Powers of Attorney and Advance Health Care Directives are prepared as part of estate planning engagements, establishing who can act financially and medically on a client’s behalf if they become unable to act for themselves.
Attorney Profiles
Tracy Kayser (Clarissa Tracy Kayser) is the founder and principal attorney of Kayser Law Group.
Education: B.S., California State University at Pomona; J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, 2004.
Bar admission: California Bar No. 230022.
Career background: Following law school, Kayser clerked for a veteran estate planning attorney with over forty years of practice experience in trusts, probate, conservatorships, guardianships, and business law. She then joined an insurance defense firm in Los Angeles, where she litigated insurance defense cases for six years. In 2010, she founded Kayser Law Group, returning to trusts and estates work as the principal of a boutique Orange County practice.
Contact: [email protected]. Phone: 714-984-2004.
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Location and Service Area
Office: 1407 N. Batavia Street, Suite 103, Orange, CA 92867.
Phone: 714-984-2004. Fax: 714-984-2001.
Email: [email protected].
Website: kayserlawgroup.com/
Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
The firm’s primary service area is Orange County, California.
Parking and accessibility details for the Orange office are not publicly specified.
Client Focus
Kayser Law Group serves individuals and families with estate planning needs, executors and trustees managing estate administration, families seeking guardianship or conservatorship appointments, and property owners and tenants with real estate or landlord-tenant issues.
The extended weekday office hours (8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Thursday) provide scheduling flexibility for clients who cannot meet during standard business hours.
Whether initial consultations are provided without charge is not publicly specified.
Languages spoken beyond English are not publicly available. Fee structures are not publicly specified.
FAQ
What experience does Tracy Kayser have in contested or court proceedings?
After clerking for a veteran estate planning attorney, Kayser spent six years as an active litigator in insurance defense at a Los Angeles firm. That litigation background informs her approach to contested probate matters, conservatorship proceedings, and estate administration disputes, which are all areas where courtroom experience is directly relevant.
Does the firm handle both estate planning and estate administration?
Yes. Kayser Law Group handles both the planning side (wills, trusts, powers of attorney) and the administration side (probate, trust administration, court filings, creditor claims). Many estate planning firms handle one but not the other as thoroughly.
Does the firm handle conservatorship and guardianship proceedings?
Yes. The firm handles court proceedings to appoint guardians or conservators for individuals who cannot manage their own affairs due to incapacity, illness, or age.
What are the firm’s office hours?
The office is open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The firm is closed on weekends.
Does the firm handle real estate matters connected to estates or probate?
Yes. Real estate law, including transactions involving property held in trust or being sold during estate administration, is within the firm’s scope.
Closing
Kayser Law Group’s foundation in early estate planning mentorship, combined with years of active litigation practice before the firm’s founding, reflects a career path that built both the transactional and adversarial skills that Orange County estate and probate clients may need at different stages of a matter. The firm’s ten-plus years in the Orange market have produced client reviews consistent with a practice that takes accessibility and personal engagement seriously.