Asset Protection Attorneys in Maine

7 asset protection firms in Maine, by city, county and firm type.

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County

City

Practice Area

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning7 Tax Planning3 Special Needs Planning5 Asset Protection7 Medicaid Planning6

Settling an estate

Trust Administration5 Probate7 Probate Litigation3 Trust Litigation1

Capacity and care

Elder Law6 Conservatorship5 Guardianship6

Firm Type

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7 firms

Ainsworth, Thelin & Raftice, P.A.

7 Ocean Street, South Portland, ME 04106

Serves Cumberland and Franklin counties from South Portland and Kingfield. Its probate team handles estate and trust administration, probate litigation over contested wills, guardianships and conservatorships, and MaineCare nursing home planning. The firm has practiced in the Greater Portland area for over 40 years.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+6

1-207-767-4824

Brennan & Rogers, PLLC

279 York Street, York, ME 03909

Serves York and Cumberland counties from offices in York and Kennebunk, with Portland meetings by appointment. The practice is limited to probate, estate planning with wills and revocable and irrevocable trusts, elder law asset protection, and MaineCare/Medicaid applications. Attorneys are also licensed in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and the firm offers free virtual introductory sessions.

Serves 2 countiesVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

1-207-361-4680

Elder Law Offices of John & Mark Nale

58 Elm Street, Waterville, ME 04901

Serves clients throughout Maine from Waterville. Assists personal representatives with probate administration, including the inventory, accounting and distribution of estate assets, works with trustees to administer trusts, and handles guardianships, conservatorships and MaineCare long-term care applications. The firm is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+4

1-207-660-9191

Lanman Rayne Nelson Reade

261 US Route 1, Suite 201, Falmouth, ME 04105

Serves Greater Portland and the Lakes Region from offices in Falmouth and Bridgton. A probate, estate and trust administration group guides personal representatives and trustees, including the accounting of estate assets, and the firm handles guardianships, conservatorships, and MaineCare applications. Of counsel Patricia Nelson-Reade is a certified elder law attorney and registered nurse.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+7

1-207-671-5454

Maine Elder Law Firm LLC

33 Mildred Avenue, Bangor, ME 04401

Based in Bangor and serves clients throughout Maine, especially Central, Eastern, and Northern Maine. Guides personal representatives from filing the will and notifying creditors through the inventory, accounting, and distribution, advises trustees, and represents parties in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. Among the first Maine firms focused on aging Mainers.

Since 2001Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+4

1-207-947-6500

Maine Elder Law Attorneys, P.A.

67 Court Street, Suite B, Skowhegan, ME 04976

Serves clients across Maine from the Skowhegan Legal Center in Somerset County. Guides families through probate and estate administration after a death, handles guardianships, and prepares wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, asset protection trusts, and MaineCare plans. Founder Claudia Raessler, who opened the practice in 2019, also handles probate litigation.

Since 2019Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawGuardianship+3

1-207-712-6435

Verrill

1 Portland Square, Floor 10, Portland, ME 04101

Serves Cumberland, Penobscot, and Kennebec counties from offices in Portland, Bangor, and Augusta. Its Private Clients & Fiduciary Services group handles estate administration, opens probate estates, appears in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, and litigates estate and trust disputes in Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut probate courts. It also manages trusts as fiduciary.

Since 1862Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-207-774-4000

Estate planning attorneys in Maine average $343 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,029 to $2,058 for a simple individual will and $5,390 to $8,085 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Maine will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Maine, estates with personal property of $52,500 or less skip probate with the Small Estate Affidavit, 30 days after death. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The Maine probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Maine, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship; a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; an estate near or above the Maine estate tax threshold of $7,160,000; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Filter the directory by county and by the practice area you need, and look for experience with your situation; a board certification in estate planning, trust or probate law is a strong signal. Most Maine estate planning attorneys offer an initial consultation, some free and some for a flat fee. Ask up front whether the firm bills by the hour or by package, and what your situation is expected to cost.

Asset Protection Attorneys in Maine

Estate planning attorneys in Maine charge $343 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $1,029–$2,058; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Maine imposes its own estate tax separate from the federal one, kicking in well below the federal exemption. Estates near the state threshold benefit from real planning — not because every family needs it, but because the line is lower than people expect.

Estates under $52,500 in Maine can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

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(4)·Updated October 15, 2026

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Data sourced from Maine statutes and official state code. How we research.

Forms for Planning Your Estate in Maine

Free forms for planning your estate in Maine: will, living trust, pour-over will, powers of attorney and TOD deed. Prepare each form for Maine.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Pour-Over Will

In Maine, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Transfer on Death Deed

In Maine, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notary, then recorded with the county before the owner's death. Maine does not recognize a Lady Bird deed.

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Last Will and Testament

In Maine, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Tools for Planning Your Estate in Maine

Free tools for planning your estate in Maine: will and trust costs, trust or TOD deed, and the signing rules. Run each tool for Maine and read its answer.

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Maine, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 1.9% to 3.1% of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.

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How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in Maine runs $5,390 to $8,085 for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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Do I Need a TOD Deed?

Maine authorizes transfer on death deeds: a recorded, revocable deed that passes real property at death outside probate.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Maine automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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Asset Protection Attorneys in Maine

Forms for Planning Your Estate in Maine

Revocable Living Trust

Pour-Over Will

Transfer on Death Deed

Last Will and Testament

Tools for Planning Your Estate in Maine

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

Do I Need a TOD Deed?

Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

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