Elder Law Attorneys in Arizona

15 elder law firms in Arizona, by county and firm type.

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15 firms

FirmTucson, AZ

Bogutz & Gordon, PC

Since 1984 · Serves 1 county

Tucson firm serving Pima County and southern Arizona since 1984 from its North Campbell Avenue office. Handles probate and trust administration for personal representatives and trustees, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate planning and elder law. The firm can also serve directly as trustee, guardian, conservator, or personal representative. Initial consultations are free.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 3503 N Campbell Ave, Ste 101Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 321-9700

Free consultation

Solo PracticeKingman, AZ

James Chavez Attorney PLLC

Since 1978 · Serves 1 county

Kingman solo practice serving Mohave County, admitted to the Arizona bar in 1978. The State Bar lists the practice as wills, probate, trusts and estates, elder law, and alternative dispute resolution. James Chavez is a Stanford law graduate with more than 45 years in Arizona practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawMediation

Office: 1308 N Stockton Hill Rd, Ste A378Kingman, AZ 86401
Phone: (928) 279-4084

FirmMesa, AZ

Compton Law, P.C.

Serves the whole state

Mesa estate firm on South Higley Road serving East Valley families and clients across Arizona, with 35+ years of practice. The attorneys work only in estate planning, trusts, probate, estate and trust administration, special needs planning, and elder law. Offers a free 30-minute session; not all consultations are free.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planning

Office: 1423 S Higley Rd, Suite 112Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone: (480) 325-1122

Free consultation

FirmTucson, AZ

Duffield Adamson & Helenbolt, P.C.

Since 1963 · Serves 1 county

Tucson and Green Valley firm with 60+ years of continuous Southern Arizona practice, successor to Spaid, Fish, Briney & Duffield. Handles estate planning, probate and trust administration, and elder law including VA benefit planning for Pima and Santa Cruz County families, plus gift, estate, and generation-skipping tax work.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 3430 E Sunrise Dr, Suite 200Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: (520) 792-1181

FirmFlagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff Law Group

Serves 1 county

Flagstaff firm on North Beaver Street serving families across Northern Arizona. Alongside estate planning and elder law, the firm handles estate and trust administration after a death, with attorney Rose Winkeler focusing on that work. Engagements begin with a discovery call.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawBusiness Planning

Office: 702 N Beaver StFlagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: (928) 233-6800

FirmTucson, AZ

Fleming & Curti, PLC

Since 1994 · Serves 1 county

Tucson elder law firm on East River Road, a fixture in the city since 1994. The practice covers probate, estate and trust administration, guardianship and conservatorship, and special needs planning, and the firm serves as trustee and licensed fiduciary in select cases. Telephone and video conferences are accommodated in place of office meetings; initial consultations carry a fee.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 1745 E River Rd, Suite 101Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: (520) 622-0400

Virtual consultations

FirmYuma, AZ

Hunt & Gale

Serves 1 county

Yuma firm serving clients before the Yuma County Superior Court for more than 30 years, handling probate of Arizona estates, trust administration, and estate planning. Pairs estate work with tax planning for closely held businesses and real-property transfers, and serves clients across several western states. Video-conference appointments available.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 256 South 2nd Ave, Suite EYuma, AZ 85364
Phone: (928) 783-0103

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeTucson, AZ

Law Office of David I. Karp, PLLC

Serves 1 county

Tucson practice on North Oracle Road serving Pima County, including Oro Valley, Marana, and the SaddleBrooke communities. Handles probate and trust administration after a death alongside estate planning, ALTCS/Medicaid planning, and veterans benefits work. Offers a free 15-minute call.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

Office: 5405 N Oracle Rd, Suite 101Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone: (520) 523-6037

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeScottsdale, AZ

Kierman Law, PLC

Since 2017 · Serves 1 county

Scottsdale firm on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard handling probate matters across Maricopa County and statewide. Settlement work covers informal probate, ancillary probate administration, small estate administration, and probate litigation. Founded in 2017 by Allison Kierman after nearly two decades practicing in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 14362 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Suite 1000Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: (480) 719-7333

FirmBullhead City, AZ

Knochel Law Offices, P.C.

Since 1989 · Serves 2 counties

Tri-state firm with offices in Bullhead City, Kingman, and Lake Havasu City, serving Mohave and La Paz County communities along the Colorado River plus Nevada and California. Guides executors and administrators through Arizona probate - inventory, appraisal, and distribution - and prepares wills, living trusts, and beneficiary deeds. Keith S. Knochel founded the firm in 1989.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder Law

Office: 1967 Highway 95Bullhead City, AZ 86442
Phone: (928) 444-1000

Free consultation

Solo PracticeTucson, AZ

Kruchek Law, PLLC

Serves 1 county

Tucson firm working only in wills, trusts, and estate planning for Pima County families. Drafts revocable and specialty trusts including gun trusts and supplemental-needs trusts, and counsels on probate avoidance and elder law concerns. Free consultations by phone or in the Tucson office.

PracticesEstate PlanningElder LawTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning

Office: 1926 E Fort Lowell Rd, Suite 103Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 276-4815

Free consultation

FirmTucson, AZ

Moeller & Conway, PLLC

Serves 1 county

Tucson estate and business planning firm on North Swan Road handling probate and trust administration, trust and estate disputes, and taxpayer representation before the IRS. Two of its attorneys, William M. Conway and Jacquelyne J. Mingle, are Fellows of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 2 more

Office: 3060 N Swan RoadTucson, AZ 85712
Phone: (520) 620-5500

Solo PracticeSnowflake, AZ

Law Office of Brendon R. Rogers, PLLC

Serves 2 counties

Snowflake solo practice serving Navajo and Apache county families through the White Mountain Region's probate courts. Handles probate, small estate affidavits, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate litigation alongside wills and trusts. Free consultations, and always free for probate questions.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 970 S Main Street, Suite BSnowflake, AZ 85937
Phone: (928) 536-6780

Free consultation

FirmSierra Vista, AZ

Williams Melo, PLC

Since 2013 · Serves 1 county

Sierra Vista firm serving Cochise County, including Benson and surrounding communities, with Spanish-language services available. Handles personal representative appointments, probate administration through estate closing, small estate affidavits, and trust administration. Local travel appointments are available.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 2107B Paseo San Luis, Suite CSierra Vista, AZ 85635
Phone: (520) 458-2022

FirmTucson, AZ

Ronald Zack Law, PLC

Since 2008 · Serves 2 counties

Tucson estate planning and elder law firm appearing in Pima County probate court, led by Ronald Zack, a State Bar of Arizona Certified Specialist in Estate and Trust Law. Handles full and limited probate, probate and trust litigation, guardianship and conservatorship petitions, and disability planning including Medicaid, ALTCS, and VA benefits.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 2 more

Office: 1 W Wetmore Rd, Suite 107Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: (520) 999-3738

Elder law attorneys in Arizona work the legal issues facing aging adults and their families: Medicaid planning for long-term care, drafting and updating durable powers of attorney and healthcare directives, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, special needs trusts, and asset protection. Many also handle probate and estate planning; elder law is the subset focused on care planning and benefits eligibility. The Arizona healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms cover the two instruments.

Federal law, as Arizona applies it, sets a 5-year lookback period for Medicaid long-term care eligibility. An uncompensated transfer in the five years before the application (a gift, a transfer to a family member, a transfer to a trust that does not qualify) can trigger a penalty period during which Medicaid does not pay for nursing home care. It is why Medicaid planning starts years before the care is needed, and why elder law exists as its own practice area.

Estate planning attorneys in Arizona average $391 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,173 to $2,346 for a simple individual will and $3,760 to $5,640 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Arizona will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Arizona, estates with personal property of $200,000 or less skip probate with the Collection of Personal Property by 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 Arizona probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Arizona, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship (community property rules can produce a surprising split); a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Elder Law Attorneys in Arizona

Elder law attorneys in Arizona charge $285 per hour, focused on Medicaid planning, long-term care funding, guardianship, and asset protection for aging families. The work is often time-sensitive: Medicaid eligibility has a 5-year lookback period, so planning typically needs to start well before nursing home care is needed.

Arizona attorneys average $391 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,173–$2,346; online services cost $30–$300.

Arizona is a community property state. For blended families with children from prior relationships, the default rules can produce inheritance outcomes neither spouse intended — that's the most common case where retaining counsel here is worth the cost.

Worth knowing: estates under $200,000 can use Arizona's simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. If your situation is straightforward and the estate fits, you may not need an attorney at all.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

Legal Sources

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

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Arizona

Free Arizona forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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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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Healthcare Power of Attorney

Arizona allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 1 witness or a notary.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Arizona requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacity, and it is signed before 1 witness and a notary.

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Last Will and Testament

In Arizona, 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 and Settling an Estate in Arizona

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Arizona: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Arizona runs $3,760 to $5,640 and a simple will $1,173 to $2,346, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In Arizona, four years at a public university cost about $103,336 and the cost of living is near the U.S. average; no state estate or inheritance tax applies.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Arizona costs an estimated $27,670 and takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate. Estates under $200,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in Arizona takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Arizona 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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