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Estate administration in Arizona typically runs 4–6 months for simple estates and 9–18 months for complex ones. The minimum timeline is largely set by the creditor claim period (4 months), during which the executor can't safely distribute assets. Living trusts bypass this entirely because they don't go through probate. The Arizona estate settlement checklist walks through the steps.
Arizona allows executors to receive "reasonable compensation," typically 2%–4% of the estateA.R.S. § 14-3719 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified May 31, 2026. Executors can also waive their fee entirely or accept a reduced amount. When the executor is a family member who is also a beneficiary, waiving the fee is common because beneficiary distributions aren't taxed as income while executor fees are. See the Arizona executor fee calculator.
Estate planning attorneys in Arizona average $391 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,173–$2,346 for a simple individual will and $3,760–$5,640 for a basic revocable trust. Online and DIY services cost $30–$300 for the same documents — see the will cost calculator for a side-by-side comparison.
Arizona has a generous small-estate threshold of $200,000. Estates under that line can use the small estate affidavit procedure, which is a form rather than a court case — most families can handle it without an attorney. For estates above the threshold, formal probate generally benefits from counsel because of the procedural overhead, even when nothing is contested. The Arizona probate calculator estimates total costs based on estate value.
In Arizona, the situations where retaining counsel is typically worth the cost are: blended families with children from prior relationships (community property rules can produce surprising outcomes); ownership of a business, rental property, or significant investment assets; special-needs dependents who need a special-needs trust to preserve benefits; substantial property held in multiple states. If none of these describe your situation, the simpler online and DIY tools are often enough.
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42 firms
Estate planning and probate practice headquartered in Show Low's White Mountains, with the Show Low office anchoring service to Navajo and Apache County families and seven other Arizona offices reaching the Phoenix metro and Payson. Attorneys draft wills and trusts, guide personal representatives through Arizona's formal and informal probate, and handle the estate-tax questions that come with inherited property and family businesses. Founder Shad Brown is a former IRS Office of Chief Counsel tax attorney, and estate planning clients meet directly with an attorney at a free initial consultation rather than a paralegal.
Location
40 N White Mountain Rd, Suite AShow Low, AZ 85901
Phone
(928) 813-0417
Established
2014
Service Area
2 counties
Serving Cochise County for 25+ years. Voted "Best of Sierra Vista" attorney in 2023 and 2024. Founded by Joel and William Borowiec with Matthew Borowiec (former Cochise County Superior Court Judge) and Anne Margaret Borowiec. AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rated. One of Southeastern Arizona's preeminent law firms.
Location
1723 S Highway 92Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Phone
(520) 417-0221
Established
1997
Service Area
1 county
Recognized as one of the preeminent elder law firms in the Southwest, serving clients throughout southern Arizona since 1984. Founded by Allan Bogutz (former Pima County Public Fiduciary), joined shortly after by Craig Gordon (formerly of Southern Arizona Legal Aid). Can serve as agent under Power of Attorney, Trustee, Guardian, Conservator, or Personal Representative.
Location
3503 N Campbell Ave, Ste 101Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone
(520) 321-9700
Established
1984
Service Area
1 county
Phoenix firm working Maricopa County estate and probate matters from its North Central Avenue offices, with additional reach into Nevada and California. The trusts-and-estates group administers revocable and irrevocable trusts, takes personal representatives and heirs through formal and informal probate, and litigates will contests and other testamentary disputes; dedicated tax attorneys handle estate and gift tax planning, business succession, and IRS controversies. Special-needs trust work rounds out a practice that pairs planning with courtroom estate litigation.
Location
1850 N Central Ave, Suite 1700Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone
(602) 274-7611
Established
1970
Service Area
1 county
Established 1983 with three offices spanning Apache and Navajo Counties. David Brown is a fifth-generation Arizonan and St. Johns native. Three attorneys selected to Super Lawyers or Rising Stars lists. Practice includes estate planning, trusts, wills, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, real estate, and environmental/natural resources law.
Location
1546 E White Mountain BlvdPinetop, AZ 85935
Phone
(928) 367-3235
Established
1983
Service Area
2 counties
Safford practice covering Graham and Greenlee County families from Thatcher and Pima to Clifton and Morenci. The estate work runs from drafting wills, revocable trusts, and powers of attorney to handling probate administration and standing up guardianships and conservatorships when a family member can no longer manage their own affairs. The same office also takes on civil litigation, family law, and criminal defense, making it a general anchor for legal needs in rural eastern Arizona.
Location
1717 W Thatcher BlvdSafford, AZ 85546
Phone
(928) 424-4500
Service Area
2 counties
Serving Nogales, Santa Cruz County, and southern Arizona since 1987 (nearly 40 years). Founded as Larson, Soto & Arana, renamed to Coogan & Martin in 2001. Specializes in wills, revocable living trusts, probate estates, guardianships, conservatorships, business planning, and agricultural law.
Location
24 Tubac RoadTubac, AZ 85646
Phone
(520) 287-2110
Established
1987
Service Area
1 county
Estate and probate practice rooted in Bisbee's Cochise County courthouse town, with satellite offices in Glendale and Tucson. The firm builds estate plans around incapacity and end-of-life direction (powers of attorney, living wills, wills, revocable trusts, beneficiary deeds), then carries families through the back end: advising personal representatives in Arizona informal probate and guiding trustees through out-of-court trust settlement. Licensed Arizona fiduciary Heather Fish can serve directly as trustee, conservator, guardian, or agent, and the firm also litigates partition and quiet-title property disputes.
Location
2 Main Street, Second FloorBisbee, AZ 85603
Phone
(520) 432-2279
Service Area
1 county
Serving Globe and Gila County for 28+ years. Formerly known as Daisy Flores Law & Associates, P.C. Daisy Jo Flores is an active member of the Arizona State Bar. Practice includes estate planning, probate, criminal defense, and family law.
Location
1566 E South StGlobe, AZ 85501
Phone
(928) 793-4391
Service Area
1 county
Payson-based estate-planning practice on the Beeline Highway serving Gila County and the wider Rim Country, with seven additional offices across the Phoenix valley, Prescott, and Sun City. Handles living trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney, probate avoidance, and trust administration. Offers free initial consultations plus telephonic/virtual meetings and remote notary.
Location
431 S Beeline HwyPayson, AZ 85541
Phone
(480) 870-1572
Established
2014
Service Area
3 counties