Joseph M. Morrill

Practice areas

Estate & Trust Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate, General Litigation

Focus areas

Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Litigation, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Restraining Order, Small Claims, Trusts, Will Contests, Wills

Founder of Morrill Law, Attorney Joseph M. Morrill, leads a distinguished legal practice with offices situated in Walnut Creek, Point Richmond, and Martinez, California. Boasting over 23 years of legal expertise, he stands out as a premier trial lawyer, rendering exceptional guidance and advocacy to individuals across Oakland and the neighboring regions of Northern California. His services extend to a comprehensive array of legal requirements, including:

• Litigation involving wills and trusts
• Addressing cases of elder abuse
• Managing conservatorships and guardianships
• Providing representation for fiduciary matters
• Crafting comprehensive estate plans
• Overseeing probate and trust administration
• Navigating real estate legalities within the scope of estates and trusts
• Handling appeals

Throughout his professional journey, Mr. Morrill has amassed considerable proficiency in both jury and bench trials, securing favorable outcomes for trustees and fiduciaries entangled in claims of fiduciary duty breaches, undue influence, and financial elder abuse allegations. His courtroom acumen is further underscored by his role as a witness, where he offers authoritative testimony on pertinent issues during trial proceedings and motions.

Beyond his thriving trial practice, Mr. Morrill possesses extensive aptitude in negotiations and mediations, earning certification as a mediator. He plays an active role on the Contra Costa Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel of Neutrals.

Having graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1992, Mr. Morrill attained his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1996. His leadership within the legal community is evident in his past presidency of the Contra Costa County Bar Association’s Elder Law and Litigation Sections. He continues to contribute as a board member of the organization’s Elder Law Section and Estate Planning and Probate Section, as well as on the board of Contra Costa Senior Legal Services.