Elder Law Attorneys in Georgia

19 elder law firms in Georgia, by county and firm type.

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19 firms

FirmMacon, GA

Anderson, Walker & Reichert, LLP

Since 1849 · Serves 1 county

A Macon firm on Mulberry Street tracing its origins to 1849, serving Bibb County. Its estate practice covers estate planning and administration, and represents clients in will contests and other estate litigation, including breach of fiduciary duty, incapacity, guardianship, and wasting-asset disputes. Also prepares wills, trusts, and business succession plans.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawGuardianship

Office: 577 Mulberry St., Suite 1410, Fickling & Company BuildingMacon, GA 31201
Phone: (478) 743-8651

FirmCumming, GA

Bascom Law, P.C.

Serves 1 county

Cumming firm serving Forsyth County families through the Probate Court with estate and trust administration. Handles revocable and irrevocable trusts, probate avoidance, elder law, and Medicaid planning from its Atlanta Highway office.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 2450 Atlanta Highway, Suite 1302Cumming, GA 30040
Phone: (770) 285-5493

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FirmGriffin, GA

Law Offices of Beck, Owen & Murray

Since 1888 · Serves 4 counties

A Griffin firm at One Griffin Center serving Spalding County and Central Georgia since 1888. Handles estate administration, guardianships, and probate litigation, and prepares wills, living wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives for health care.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 100 South Hill Street, One Griffin Center, Suite 600Griffin, GA 30223
Phone: (770) 227-4000

FirmVidalia, GA

Bryant & O'Connor Law Firm

Serves 2 counties

Provides legal counsel in estate planning, probate, real estate law and business law to clients in Vidalia and surrounding southeast Georgia communities.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 502 Jackson StreetVidalia, GA 30474
Phone: (912) 788-5095

FirmAugusta, GA

Burroughs Elijah Attorneys

Since 2012 · Serves 2 counties

An Augusta firm with a second office in Greenville, South Carolina, handling estate planning, probate administration, guardianship and conservatorship, VA and Medicaid planning, special needs planning, and asset protection for clients in Georgia and South Carolina. In practice since 2012.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 4 more

Office: 633 Fury's Ferry RoadAugusta, GA 30907
Phone: (706) 364-3764

FirmRome, GA

Cox Byington Twyman LLP

Serves 3 counties

A Rome firm serving northwest Georgia whose estate planning and probate practice draws on its work as the Floyd County administrator. Also handles elder law and conservatorship matters alongside business, family, real estate, and litigation work.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder Law

Office: 711 Broad StreetRome, GA 30161
Phone: (706) 784-8140

Free consultation

FirmDouglasville, GA

Edwards, McLeod & Money, P.C.

Serves 6 counties

Serves as west Georgia and Douglas County's estate planning attorneys, handling estate planning, probate, elder law, wills, and civil litigation across the Atlanta metro area.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipGuardianship

Office: 8701 Hospital Drive, Suite BDouglasville, GA 30135
Phone: (770) 949-7300

FirmAmericus, GA

Greene and Greene, Attorneys at Law

Serves 1 county

An Americus law office on South Lee Street serving Sumter County families before the Sumter County Probate Court. Handles probate of estates alongside wills, family trusts, Georgia Advance Directives for Health Care, and financial powers of attorney, with elder law as a stated practice area. J. Michael Greene has practiced in Americus since 1987.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawWills Trusts

Office: 702 South Lee StreetAmericus, GA 31709
Phone: (229) 924-8412

Solo PracticeJohns Creek, GA

Grissom Law, LLC

Serves 5 counties

A Johns Creek estate planning firm serving individuals, families, and small business owners with wealth preservation, trusts, special needs planning, wills, probate, and elder law services.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 10475 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 215Johns Creek, GA 30097
Phone: (678) 781-9230

FirmValdosta, GA

Hamilton Trust, Estate & Elder Law

Serves 3 counties

A Valdosta firm serving South Georgia families through the Lowndes County Probate Court with estate and trust administration, probate, and elder law. Handles wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, Medicaid planning, special needs trusts, and medical and financial powers of attorney, with a focus on keeping assets out of probate and protected from long-term-care costs.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 2414 Andover DriveValdosta, GA 31602
Phone: (229) 207-0850

Solo PracticeLawrenceville, GA

Hurban Law, LLC

Serves 4 counties

A Lawrenceville solo practice led by Tim Hurban, providing estate planning, wills, trusts, and probate services to Gwinnett County families for over 15 years.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawWills Trusts

Office: 1755 North Brown Road, Suite 200Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Phone: (404) 654-0054

Free consultation

FirmCartersville, GA

The McCoy Law Firm, LLC

Serves 7 counties

A Cartersville firm serving Bartow, Cobb, Cherokee, Gordon, Floyd, and Paulding counties northwest of Atlanta. Handles probate administration and estate settlement, guides executors and administrators through the process, and structures Medicaid, long-term care, and asset-protection plans for seniors. Founding attorneys Lance and Sharon McCoy each have over 25 years in practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

Office: 775 West Avenue, Suite ECartersville, GA 30120
Phone: (770) 382-0984

Solo PracticeDublin, GA

Middle Georgia Estate Planning: Warren Greer Law, LLC

Since 2017 · Serves 1 county

A Dublin firm serving Laurens County and surrounding Middle Georgia counties through the Laurens County Probate Court. Handles probate and estate administration, petitions for year's support, and guardianships and conservatorships alongside wills, trusts, special needs planning, and elder law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 4 more

Office: 1105-B Hillcrest ParkwayDublin, GA 31021
Phone: (478) 272-2885

FirmValdosta, GA

Moody Law Firm, LLC

Serves 3 counties

A Valdosta firm near the Georgia-Florida line whose founder, Walt Moody, is licensed in both states. Handles probate, estate administration, and trust settlement, along with Medicaid planning, special needs trusts, and guardianship and conservatorship cases.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

Office: 701 Baytree Road, Suite CValdosta, GA 31602
Phone: (229) 232-4873

FirmStockbridge, GA

Pyke, Presley & Associates, P.C.

Since 1991 · Serves 4 counties

A Stockbridge estate planning and elder law firm, with a second office in Peachtree City, serving the Atlanta area since 1991. Represents executors in probate and trustees in trust administration, and handles Medicaid planning, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, and special needs planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 340 Corporate Center CourtStockbridge, GA 30281
Phone: (770) 507-2500

FirmTifton, GA

Rigdon & VanOrman, LLC

Serves 6 counties

A Tifton law firm that drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health directives and other estate planning and elder law documents. Helps clients preserve assets and build lasting legacies.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawReal Estate

Office: 424 Tift Avenue N.Tifton, GA 31794
Phone: (229) 472-5042

Solo PracticeHartwell, GA

Law Office of Rebecca G. Metzger, LLC

Serves 3 counties

A Hartwell solo practice concentrating on estate planning, elder law, probate, and estate settlement. Handles court-supervised probate of wills, including executor appointment, payment of debts and taxes, and asset distribution, plus trust settlement after a grantor's death. Rebecca Metzger previously worked as a trust officer.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawAsset Protection

Office: 281 East Franklin StreetHartwell, GA 30643
Phone: (706) 376-9655

Solo PracticeConyers, GA

Sharline S. Green, P.C.

Since 2008 · Serves 4 counties

A Conyers estate planning firm preparing revocable living trusts, educational trusts, special needs trusts, and Medicaid asset protection trusts. Offers virtual services to clients in Covington, Snellville, Lawrenceville, Greensboro, Atlanta, and across Georgia.

PracticesEstate PlanningElder LawSpecial Needs PlanningMedicaid Planning

Office: 1775 Parker Rd SE, Suite C210Conyers, GA 30094
Phone: (678) 846-6893

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmAthens, GA

Sperr Law Offices

Serves 1 county

An Athens firm practicing estate planning, probate, elder law, and special needs planning. Guides families through probate and trust administration, plans for long-term care costs and Medicaid eligibility, and establishes special needs trusts that preserve eligibility for public benefits. Charges flat fees whenever possible.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

Office: 728 Cobb Street, Suite 1Athens, GA 30606
Phone: (706) 608-4941

Free consultation

Elder law attorneys in Georgia 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 Georgia healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms cover the two instruments.

Federal law, as Georgia 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 Georgia average $382 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,146 to $2,292 for a simple individual will and $2,980 to $4,470 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Georgia will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Georgia, estates with personal property of $15,000 or less skip probate with the Bank Deposit Affidavit. 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 Georgia probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Georgia, 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; 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 Georgia

Elder law attorneys in Georgia charge $345 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.

Estate planning attorneys in Georgia charge $382 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $1,146–$2,292; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Georgia sets executor compensation by statute — about $25,000 on a $500,000 estate, roughly 5.0%, even though the attorney's fee isn't fixed. That's the predictable cost component on probate here.

Estates under $15,000 in Georgia can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

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

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Georgia

Free Georgia 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

Georgia requires 2 witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Georgia treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed before 1 witness and a notary.

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Last Will and Testament

In Georgia, 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 Georgia

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

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Georgia runs $2,980 to $4,470 and a simple will $1,146 to $2,292, 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 Georgia, four years at a public university cost about $74,696 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 Georgia costs an estimated $38,748 and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.4% of the estate. Estates under $15,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in Georgia takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.4% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Georgia does not revoke 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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