FirmSeaford, DE
Serves the whole state
Serves all three Delaware counties from Seaford, with further offices in Camden, Milford, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach and Middletown. Represents executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries in probate filings, creditor notices, deed transfers and distributions, and in trust administration. Attorneys work in English and Spanish, and Steve Nowak heads the estate planning department.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
- Office
- 326 High Street, Suite 101Seaford, DE 19973
FirmMilton, DE
Serves 1 county
Serves Sussex County from Milton. Guides executors and beneficiaries through estate administration before the Register of Wills, advises trustees on administering trusts that hold local real estate or family businesses, and handles trust disputes over validity, distributions and breach of fiduciary duty. Jason W. Adkins and Jennifer A. Tartt also practise real estate and business law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationAsset Protection
- Office
- 401 Broadkill RoadMilton, DE 19968
Solo PracticeGeorgetown, DE
Serves 1 county
Serves Sussex County from an office on South Race Street in Georgetown, the county seat. David W. Baker prepares wills and trusts and handles estates and asset protection.
PracticesEstate PlanningAsset Protection
- Office
- 109 South Race StreetGeorgetown, DE 19947
FirmWilmington, DE
Serves the whole state
Serves all three Delaware counties from offices in Wilmington, Dover, Lewes and Georgetown. The Estates & Trusts group advises executors and trustees on settling estates and administering trusts, and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in will contests, guardianship, accounting and fiduciary duty disputes. Its elder law practice handles Delaware Medicaid long-term care planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 401Wilmington, DE 19808
FirmWilmington, DE
Since 1958 · Serves 1 county
Serves New Castle County from Courthouse Square on King Street in downtown Wilmington. The Wills, Trusts and Estates practice, led by senior counsel Steven R. Director, handles estate and trust administration, family disputes after a decedent's distribution decisions become known, and federal estate and gift tax planning. Director is a past Chair of the Estate Planning Council of Delaware.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection
- Office
- 600 North King Street, Suite 400Wilmington, DE 19899
Solo PracticeHockessin, DE
Serves the whole state
Serves Delaware and Pennsylvania from Hockessin. Frederick J. Dimichele guides executors, administrators and beneficiaries through probate, from filing the will and petitioning for letters through short-form administrations, creditor claims and distribution, and handles trust administration, guardianship proceedings and Medicaid and long-term care planning. Initial consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 724 Yorklyn Road, Suite 370Hockessin, DE 19707
FirmMillsboro, DE
Serves 1 county
Serves Sussex County from offices in Millsboro and Millville. Represents executors through estate administration before the register of wills, advises trustees on trust administration, and handles adult guardianship petitions for relatives whose incapacity planning was not completed. Its VA-accredited attorneys help clients qualify for long-term care Medicaid, and meetings can be held virtually.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 108 Main StreetMillsboro, DE 19966
FirmRehoboth Beach, DE
Since 2024 · Serves the whole state
Serves Sussex, Kent and New Castle counties from Rehoboth Beach. Guides families through probate, trust settlement and asset distribution after a death, and petitions for court-appointed guardianships of adults and minors. Founded in February 2024 by Rebecca N. Doyle, named a Delaware Today Top Lawyer five consecutive years; consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipand 2 more
- Office
- 20245 Bay Vista Road, Unit 204Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
FirmWilmington, DE
Serves 1 county
Serves New Castle County from an office on Kennett Pike in Wilmington. Settles estates for executors, handling the court paperwork, probate fees, claims and taxes, alongside long-term care Medicaid applications and estate planning. Founder W. Wade W. Scott holds a Graduate Certification in Estate Planning from Temple University Beasley School of Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning
- Office
- 3711 Kennett Pike, Suite 110Wilmington, DE 19807
FirmWilmington, DE
Serves 1 county
Serves New Castle County from the Wilmington office on North Market Street, established in 1985. Partner Jocelyn Margolin Borowsky handles estate and trust administration, Delaware trust modifications and decantings, and trust and estate litigation for fiduciaries and beneficiaries, including estate and gift tax audits. She is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 1201 North Market Street, Suite 501Wilmington, DE 19801
FirmGreenville, DE
Serves 1 county
Serves New Castle County from Greenville, with Delaware and Pennsylvania licensure. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, and adult guardianship petitions, annual updates and accountings in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Works primarily on a flat-fee basis, quoted at the end of the first meeting.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
- Office
- 20 Montchanin Road, Suite 1000Greenville, DE 19807
FirmWilmington, DE
Since 1994 · Serves 1 county
Serves New Castle County from the Highlands neighborhood of Wilmington. Its Private Wealth group helps personal representatives and trustees administer estates and Delaware trusts, and represents fiduciaries in litigation in the Court of Chancery. Founded in 1994; ranked Band 1 in Private Wealth Law: Delaware in the 2026 Chambers High Net Worth Guide.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 1925 Lovering AvenueWilmington, DE 19806
Solo PracticeOcean View, DE
Since 1993 · Serves the whole state
Serves Sussex County from Ocean View, near Bethany Beach, with a second office in Annapolis, Maryland, and sees clients from throughout Delaware. Guides personal representatives through estate administration with the Register of Wills, from inventory and creditor claims to final accounting, alongside Medicaid, special needs trust and estate planning. Founded in 1993 by attorney John F. Robbert.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
- Office
- 29 H Atlantic AvenueOcean View, DE 19970
FirmGreenville, DE
Serves the whole state
Serves clients throughout Delaware from a Greenville office, with a father-son team of Kevin and Paul O'Brien. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, small estate affidavits and federal estate tax returns, and drafts special needs trusts and Delaware asset protection trusts. Planning documents are quoted as a flat fee after the initial consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 3801 Kennett Pike, Suite C-204Greenville, DE 19807
FirmCamden, DE
Serves the whole state
Serves Kent and Sussex counties from offices in Camden and Lewes, and clients throughout Delaware. Guides executors through probate and estate administration and closing, handles will contests, and files guardianships for adults and minors alongside Medicaid and long-term care planning. Bonnie M. Benson has practiced since 1983, and the firm prices its services on a flat-rate basis.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 2116 S. Dupont Highway, Suite 2Camden, DE 19934
FirmWilmington, DE
Since 1981 · Serves the whole state
Serves clients across Delaware from a Pike Creek office at Linden Hill Station, in person or by Zoom. Handles estate administration and probate through the Register of Wills, trust settlement, uncontested guardianships, and Delaware Medicaid applications; the firm does not take contested estate, trust or probate cases. Family-owned since 1981 and focused on elder law and estate planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 4420 Limestone Road, Suite 210Wilmington, DE 19808
FirmWilmington, DE
Since 1880 · Serves 1 county
Serves New Castle County from its Centreville office on Kennett Pike; the firm's other offices are in West Chester and Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The Centreville office lists estates and trusts law and trust and estate litigation, and its attorneys litigate trust and estate matters in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Founded in 1880.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate LitigationTrust LitigationSpecial Needs Planningand 3 more
- Office
- 5721 Kennett PikeWilmington, DE 19807
FirmHockessin, DE
Serves the whole state
Serves families in New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties from the Stone Mill building in Hockessin. Handles estate administration, trust administration for trustees, and guardianships of disabled adults, minor children and a minor's property, alongside Medicaid asset protection planning. Five attorneys also practice divorce, custody and family law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 726 Yorklyn Road, Suite 300Hockessin, DE 19707
FirmDover, DE
Since 2010 · Serves the whole state
Serves Kent County and clients throughout Delaware from an office on The Green in Dover. Handles probate administration and estate litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, estate tax filing, and elder law planning for long-term care and Medicaid. Founded in 2010 by Mitchell W. May and Adam M. Perza, the firm also practices family, real estate and small business law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 7 more
- Office
- 34 The GreenDover, DE 19901
FirmWilmington, DE
Since 1931 · Serves the whole state
Serves all three Delaware counties from offices in Wilmington, Newark, Dover, Georgetown and Rehoboth Beach. Handles the probate and administration of multi-jurisdictional estates and trust administration, and represents clients in the Court of Chancery in fiduciary litigation, contested will cases and elective share proceedings. Practicing since 1931.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 3205 Avenue North Boulevard, Suite 100Wilmington, DE 19803