Elder Law Attorneys in Mississippi

10 elder law firms in Mississippi, by county and firm type.

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10 firms

FirmColumbus, MS

Dunn & Hemphill, P.A.

Serves 9 counties

Columbus estate planning and elder law firm seeing clients across the Golden Triangle, in person or virtually. Handles the probate of wills, intestate administrations and heirship determinations in Chancery Court, along with conservatorships, guardianships and Medicaid long-term-care planning. Offers a free 30-minute consultation for estate planning matters after the intake form.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 4 more

Office: 214 5th Street SouthColumbus, MS 39701
Phone: (662) 327-4211

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeSouthaven, MS

Heidi S. Milam Attorney at Law PLLC

Serves 1 county

Southaven practice on Tchulahoma Road whose probate work runs through the DeSoto County Chancery Court, from opening the estate to the executor's discharge. Handles estate administration, will contests, trustee guidance, and guardianships and conservatorships, and prepares wills and advance directives. Heidi S. Milam has over 20 years of experience; consultations are free.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 7160 Tchulahoma Road, Suite A5Southaven, MS 38671
Phone: (662) 855-0027

Free consultation

FirmBrookhaven, MS

John Burns Estate & Elder Care Law, PLLC

Since 1990 · Serves 4 counties

Brookhaven practice serving Lincoln, Lawrence, Pike, and Copiah counties in southwest Mississippi since 1990. Builds revocable living trusts, wills, and powers of attorney, and handles Medicaid planning, special needs planning, and life care planning for families facing long-term care. John Burns is a Certified Elder Law Attorney and an Accredited Estate Planner.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationElder LawTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 109 W. Cherokee StreetBrookhaven, MS 39601
Phone: (601) 748-8888

FirmGreenville, MS

Lake Tindall, LLP

Since 1919 · Serves 2 counties

Greenville firm on Central Street serving Washington County and the Mississippi Delta since 1919, with a second office in Madison. Attorneys April D. Robertson and Charles S. Tindall III handle probate, trust administration, wills, powers of attorney, and estate and gift tax planning. Firm attorneys have served as president of The Mississippi Bar.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 504 Central StreetGreenville, MS 38701
Phone: (662) 378-2121

Solo PracticeTupelo, MS

Lancaster Law Firm

Serves the whole state

Tupelo firm on North Green Street serving clients throughout Mississippi and Tennessee. Takes estates through probate, from notice to heirs and the petition to appoint an executor through inventory and appraisal, and prepares wills, trusts, special needs trusts, and Medicaid plans. Founder Cory R. Lancaster is a tax attorney and looks for tax savings in the planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more

Office: 363 N. Green StreetTupelo, MS 38804
Phone: (662) 823-2679

FirmColumbus, MS

Mitchell McNutt

Since 1904 · Serves the whole state

Founded in Tupelo in 1904, one of Mississippi's largest firms, with offices in Columbus, Tupelo, Oxford, and Memphis. Nine attorneys carry its estate planning, probate, and elder law group, which probates estates, prepares estate tax returns, handles guardianships and Medicaid planning, and drafts wills, special needs and life insurance trusts, and powers of attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more

Office: 215 North 5th StreetColumbus, MS 39701
Phone: (662) 328-2316

FirmClinton, MS

Morton Law Firm, PLLC

Serves the whole state

Clinton elder law and estate planning firm on East Main Street, with a second office in Hattiesburg, representing families throughout Mississippi. Runs a five-step probate process for families who need letters testamentary and creditor claims resolved, and plans for nursing home costs, Medicaid, special needs children, and VA benefits. Estate plans are done for a fixed price in two weeks.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planningand 3 more

Office: 402 E. Main StreetClinton, MS 39056
Phone: (601) 925-9797

FirmBrandon, MS

Palmer & Slay, PLLC

Serves the whole state

Brandon firm serving Rankin and Scott counties and the Jackson metro, with clients across Mississippi. Represents executors, administrators and successor trustees through probate, intestate administration and trust administration, including heirship determinations, and represents beneficiaries in will and trust disputes. Also handles Medicaid planning and special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 106 Highpointe Ct, Suite CBrandon, MS 39042
Phone: (601) 724-1870

FirmGulfport, MS

Patrick Kirby Law

Serves 5 counties

Gulfport boutique practicing only estate planning, probate and elder law across the Gulf Coast, from Bay St. Louis and Picayune to Pascagoula and Lucedale. Handles probate administration, trust and estate disputes, conservatorships, special needs planning and Medicare fair hearings. Founder Patrick Kirby is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more

Office: 1285 Spring Street, Suite BGulfport, MS 39507
Phone: (228) 467-2332

Solo PracticeNatchez, MS

Philip E. Carby, P.C.

Serves the whole state

Natchez office on State Street in Adams County that has handled will contests in Natchez and across Mississippi since 2009. Guides executors and heirs through probate, from notices and inventories to accountings and distribution, steps into trust administration for trustees, and drafts wills and trusts. Will-contest consultations are free and walk-ins are welcome.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 513 State StreetNatchez, MS 39120
Phone: (601) 445-5011

Free consultation

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

Federal law, as Mississippi 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 Mississippi average $283 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $849 to $1,698 for a simple individual will and $3,680 to $5,520 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Mississippi will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Mississippi, estates valued at $75,000 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 Mississippi probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Mississippi, 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 Mississippi

Elder law attorneys in Mississippi charge $250 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 Mississippi charge $283 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $849–$1,698; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Mississippi hasn't adopted the Uniform Probate Code and doesn't offer simplified independent administration. The procedural floor is higher than most states, which is why retaining counsel for uncontested matters here is more practical than optional.

Estates under $75,000 in Mississippi 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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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Mississippi

Free Mississippi 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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Healthcare Power of Attorney

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Financial Power of Attorney

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Last Will and Testament

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Mississippi

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

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Mississippi runs $3,680 to $5,520 and a simple will $849 to $1,698, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Mississippi costs an estimated $23,712 and takes 6 months to 12 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 1.6% to 2.5% 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 Mississippi takes 6 months to 12 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 1.6% to 2.5% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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