Elder Law Attorneys in Minnesota

16 elder law firms in Minnesota, by county and firm type.

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16 firms

Solo PracticeBloomington, MN

Law Office of Amy Kuronen, PLLC

Works from Bloomington and meets virtually with long-standing clients in the Duluth area and the Northland. Represents personal representatives through probate from the initial paperwork to closing the estate, billed hourly, and advises trustees on trust administration. Amy Kuronen is also a Certified Financial Planner; the free initial consultation covers estate planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 9733 Russell Avenue SouthBloomington, MN 55431
Phone: (218) 464-1459

Virtual consultations

FirmMankato, MN

Blethen Berens

Since 1896 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Blue Earth and Brown counties from offices in Mankato and New Ulm. Guides families through probate, administers estates and trusts, litigates will, estate and trust contests and farm inheritance disputes, and petitions for guardianships and conservatorships. Traces to a Mankato firm established in 1896 that merged with New Ulm's Berens, Rodenberg and O'Connor in 2018.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more

Office: 100 Warren Street, Suite 400Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507) 345-1166

FirmBemidji, MN

Brouse, Woodke & Hildebrandt, PLLP

Serves 1 county

Serves Beltrami County and northern Minnesota from Bemidji. Handles probate alongside elder law, Medical Assistance planning for a spouse or parent entering a nursing home, and estate planning, with planning aimed at avoiding guardianship and probate costs. Partner Amber Hildebrandt serves on the MSBA Elder Law Governing Council and authored a chapter in the Elder Law Deskbook.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planningand 3 more

Office: 312 America Ave. NWBemidji, MN 56601
Phone: (218) 759-1673

FirmBrainerd, MN

Charpentier & Lange

Serves 4 counties

Serves Crow Wing, Cass, Aitkin, and Morrison counties, including Brainerd, Baxter, Little Falls, Walker, Crosby, Nisswa, Cross Lake, and Aitkin, from a downtown Brainerd office. Handles probate and estate administration, guardianships, and conservatorships, and drafts wills and trusts, alongside elder law and real estate matters. The firm states it is up front about its fees.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 4 more

Office: 718 Front StreetBrainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-7365

FirmWinona, MN

Curtis Law (Driftless Law Office, LLC)

Serves 1 county

Serves the Driftless region from offices in Winona, La Crosse (WI), and Alma (WI). Handles trust and probate estate administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and Medical Assistance planning, and drafts wills, revocable and credit shelter trusts, and powers of attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 7 more

Office: 601 Huff StreetWinona, MN 55987
Phone: (507) 454-3752

FirmFairmont, MN

Edman, Edmundson & Odgren, LTD

Serves 1 county

Serves Martin County from Fairmont, where the Edman family law office opened in 1931. Handles probate and estate planning, with attorneys listing estate administration, elder law and probate among their practice areas. Attorney Brandon Edmundson is licensed in Minnesota and Iowa.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder Law

Office: 115 Downtown PlazaFairmont, MN 56031
Phone: (507) 235-8700

FirmMankato, MN

Farrish Johnson Law Office

Since 1893 · Serves the whole state

Serves southern Minnesota from offices in Mankato and Madelia, and states that its lawyers serve the entire state. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, affidavits of collection, guardianship and conservatorship, and estate litigation including will contests and probate and trust disputes. The firm traces its origin to a Mankato law practice opened on July 1, 1893.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 1907 Excel DriveMankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507) 625-2525

Free consultation

FirmSt. Cloud, MN

Jeddeloh Snyder Stommes

Since 2000 · Serves 10 counties

Serves Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Morrison, Crow Wing and other central Minnesota counties from offices in St. Cloud, Cold Spring and Big Lake. Handles informal and formal probate, wills, trusts and elder law matters including Medicaid and long-term care. The firm dates to November 2000, and consultations are free by phone, video or in person.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

Office: 803 W St. Germain StreetSt. Cloud, MN 56301
Phone: (320) 240-9423

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeMontevideo, MN

Kluver Law Office & Mediation Center, PLLC

Serves 2 counties

Serves Chippewa and Lac qui Parle counties from offices in Montevideo and Dawson. Administers estates through probate, including asset distribution and dealing with banks and insurance companies, takes on will challenges, and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, and transfer-on-death and life estate deeds.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Law

Office: 408 North First StreetMontevideo, MN 56265
Phone: (320) 269-2286

Solo PracticeGranite Falls, MN

Kramer Law Office

Serves 1 county

Serves Yellow Medicine County and west central Minnesota from Granite Falls. Handles probate, wills, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, health care directives, and adult protection matters alongside real estate title and closing work. Attorney Thomas G. Kramer served as Yellow Medicine County Attorney for over twenty-five years; the office states "Se Habla Español."

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 3 more

Office: 132 8th AvenueGranite Falls, MN 56241
Phone: (320) 564-2340

FirmFergus Falls, MN

Krekelberg Law Firm

Serves the whole state

Serves Otter Tail County from offices in Fergus Falls and Pelican Rapids, and states that it serves clients throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. Probate work runs from supervised and unsupervised administration, inventories, and final accounts to decrees of descent, affidavits of collection, and will, competency, and distribution contests.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 213 South Mill StreetFergus Falls, MN 56537
Phone: (218) 739-4623

Solo PracticeMarshall, MN

Legal Estate Planning Solutions, PLLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Lyon County and southwest Minnesota from Marshall; attorney Dominic M. Smith is licensed in Minnesota and South Dakota. The practice is planning only: wills, trusts, transfer-on-death deeds, powers of attorney, Medical Assistance and special needs planning, and farm succession. The first consultation is a free two-hour meeting, in the office or virtual.

PracticesEstate PlanningElder LawTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planningand 2 more

Office: 203 Jewett StreetMarshall, MN 56258
Phone: (507) 337-2590

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmCambridge, MN

Parker Satrom Law, P.A.

Since 1950 · Serves 5 counties

Serves Isanti, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine and Anoka counties from Cambridge. Opens estates, inventories assets, manages creditor claims and prepares estate and fiduciary tax returns for personal representatives and trustees, and handles guardianships, conservatorships and Medical Assistance planning. Founded in 1950 by Robert S. Parker, a former Isanti County Attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 9 more

Office: 123 South Ashland StreetCambridge, MN 55008
Phone: (763) 689-3000

FirmFergus Falls, MN

Pemberton Law Firm

Since 1883 · Serves 6 counties

Serves Otter Tail, Douglas, Becker, Wadena, Beltrami, and Stearns counties from four offices and four client service locations. Its estate, trust and probate group prepares probate petitions, inventories, accountings, and estate tax returns, and has represented clients in will contests through trial and appeal. The firm traces to an 1883 Fergus Falls partnership.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 110 North Mill StreetFergus Falls, MN 56537
Phone: (218) 736-5493

FirmDetroit Lakes, MN

Ramstad, Skoyles & Bakken, P.A.

Serves 5 counties

Serves Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wadena, and Hubbard counties from Detroit Lakes. Represents clients through probate to collect and distribute assets after a death and manages the court process, drafts wills and trusts, and handles guardianships, conservatorships, and Medical Assistance qualification and asset protection. Continues a Detroit Lakes practice opened by Henry Jenson in 1908.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 5 more

Office: 114 Holmes St WDetroit Lakes, MN 56501
Phone: (218) 847-5653

FirmSt. Paul, MN

Safe Harbor Estate Law, PLLC

Since 2013 · Serves the whole state

Serves clients throughout Minnesota from offices in St. Paul, Burnsville, and Wayzata. Guides personal representatives through uncontested probate and creates, administers, and defends trusts; the firm states it does not handle contested probate litigation. Planning covers wills, trusts, guardianships, special needs trusts, and Medicaid asset protection trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 3240 Rice StSt. Paul, MN 55126
Phone: (612) 615-9535

Virtual consultations

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

Federal law, as Minnesota 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 Minnesota average $345 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,035 to $2,070 for a simple individual will and $3,530 to $5,295 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Minnesota will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Minnesota, estates valued at $75,000 or less skip probate with the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property, 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 Minnesota probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Minnesota, 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 Minnesota estate tax threshold of $3,000,000; 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 Minnesota

Elder law attorneys in Minnesota charge $198 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.

Minnesota attorneys average $345 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,035–$2,070; online services cost $30–$300.

Minnesota 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 $75,000 in Minnesota 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

Legal Sources

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

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Minnesota

Free Minnesota 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

Minnesota allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 2 witnesses or a notary.

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Financial Power of Attorney

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

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Last Will and Testament

In Minnesota, 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 Minnesota

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

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Minnesota runs $3,530 to $5,295 and a simple will $1,035 to $2,070, 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 Minnesota, four years at a public university cost about $96,456 and the cost of living is near the U.S. average; the state levies an estate tax above $3,000,000.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Minnesota costs an estimated $26,108 and takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 1.9% to 3.1% of the estate. Estates under $75,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in Minnesota takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 1.9% to 3.1% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Minnesota 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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