Serves Kanawha and Putnam counties and the surrounding region from Charleston. Assists administrators and executors with estate filings and asset distribution, litigates will contests and estate disputes, and petitions for guardianship and conservatorship of elderly family members. David R. Karr, Jr. is a former Jackson County prosecuting attorney.
Probate in Putnam County
Probate Court Record
Putnam County Circuit Court
Putnam County · Seventh Judicial Circuit
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Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Office
Putnam County Judicial Building, 12093 Winfield Road, Winfield, WV 25213
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Conservatorship Firms Serving Putnam County
Serves Kanawha County from Charleston, with West Virginia offices in Martinsburg, Morgantown and Parkersburg. Its Private Client Services lawyers advise executors and trustees through estate and trust administration, handle estate and gift tax matters, and represent fiduciaries and beneficiaries in will and trust contests. Founded in 1920.
Serves Monongalia County from Morgantown, with a second office in Charleston. Guides executors and trustees through probate, estate and trust administration and estate tax returns, and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in will contests and trust disputes. Formed by the merger of Gianola Barnum & Jecklin and Lewis Glasser.
Serves Kanawha County from the firm's Charleston headquarters. Its Wills, Estates & Trusts group handles the probate of decedents' estates and the administration of trusts, prepares federal estate tax returns, advises corporate and individual fiduciaries, and litigates contested probate and trust matters. Lawyers in several states act as local counsel for nonresidents in probate and tax matters.
Serves Monongalia County from Morgantown, with a second office in Charleston, and limits its practice to seniors, their families and care providers. Handles probate, guardianship and conservatorship alongside Medicaid planning and applications, asset protection trusts and special needs trusts. Brent Van Deysen is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Serves Monongalia County from Morgantown and takes estate matters throughout West Virginia. Guides executors through filing the will with the probate court, gathering assets, paying creditors and taxes, and represents executors in will challenges and claims of mismanagement. Also establishes adult guardianships and conservatorships.
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West Virginia requires 2W. Va. Code § 16-30-4(g)-(i)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses and notarizationW. Va. Code § 16-30-4(g)-(i)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source for a healthcare power of attorney.
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Financial Power of Attorney
West Virginia treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultW.Va. Code § 39B-1-105Verified Oct 21, 2026View source, and it is signed before a notaryW.Va. Code § 39B-1-105Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.
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An attorney-prepared revocable trust in West Virginia runs $2,870Estimate: 10 hours at $287, Clio's West Virginia Wills and Estates rate (no Trusts rate published); Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,305Estimate: 15 hours at $287, Clio's West Virginia Wills and Estates rate (no Trusts rate published); Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $861Estimate: 3 hours at $287, Clio's West Virginia Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,722Estimate: 6 hours at $287, Clio's West Virginia Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
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Settling an estate in West Virginia: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysW. Va. Code § 44-1-14Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 2 monthsW. Va. Code §§ 44-1-14a, 44-2-4, 44-2-21, 44-2-26Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
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