Estate Planning Attorneys in Alabama

70 estate planning firms in Alabama, by county and firm type.

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70 firms

FirmMontgomery, AL

Anderson, Williams, & Farrow, L.L.C.

Since 1997

Montgomery firm founded in 1997 handling probate and estate administration for Tri-County Area and River Region families. Covers approval of the personal representative, the estate inventory, creditor claims, estate taxes, distribution and closing, along with will contests and probate or trust litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation

Office: 7515 Halcyon Pointe DriveMontgomery, AL 36117
Phone: (334) 694-1039

Free consultation

FirmGuntersville, AL

Beard, Beard & Harris

Since 1973 · Serves 1 county

Guntersville firm founded in 1973 serving Marshall County and North Alabama families. Handles estate administration and estate litigation for executors and beneficiaries, conservatorships and guardianships, along with wills, trusts, powers of attorney and health care directives.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship

Office: 416 Gunter AvenueGuntersville, AL 35976
Phone: (256) 582-3189

Free consultation

FirmMontgomery, AL

Balch & Bingham LLP

Serves 1 county

Estate Planning & Trusts practice with attorneys in the Montgomery and Birmingham offices. Represents personal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries in probate and trust administrations, will contests and suits over the construction of wills and trusts, and estate and gift tax audits before the IRS.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 8000Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 834-6500

FirmBirmingham, AL

Bachus, Brom & Taylor, LLC

Serves 3 counties

Birmingham firm handling probate in Jefferson County and across Alabama, including ancillary estates for property in other states. Guides personal representatives through asset valuation, creditor claims and distribution, represents successor trustees and beneficiaries in trust administration, and litigates will contests and fiduciary-duty disputes.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigation

Office: 3125 Blue Lake Drive, Suite 101Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone: (205) 539-0238

FirmMontgomery, AL

Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak

Montgomery firm on Dexter Avenue that has represented Alabama clients since the 1890s, with a second office in Mobile. Represents personal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries in probate administration, ancillary probate estates, trust administration and probate litigation over contested wills.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 9045Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 387-7680

FirmPhenix City, AL

Benton & Benton

Since 1979 · Serves 2 counties

Phenix City firm serving Russell and Lee Counties since 1979, now in its third generation of Benton attorneys. Handles probate and the administration of estates, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate planning with wills, trusts, powers of attorney and advance directives.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipGuardianship

Office: 1214 7th AvenuePhenix City, AL 36867
Phone: (334) 297-6534

Solo PracticeAuburn, AL

Buckner Law Firm

Serves 1 county

Auburn practice of Anna F. Buckner, a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Handles probate, estate and trust administration, probate litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate, special needs and business succession planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 1859 Ogletree RoadAuburn, AL 36830
Phone: (334) 246-5855

Virtual consultations

FirmBirmingham, AL

Boles Holmes White, LLC

Serves 9 counties

Firm whose Dothan practice serves Houston County and the Wiregrass, with its office of record in Birmingham. Handles estate administration, probate of wills and intestate estates, guardianships, conservatorships and claims against trustees who mismanage trust funds, along with wills, trusts and powers of attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTrust LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship

Office: 1929 Third Avenue North, Suite 500Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: (334) 366-6086

Free consultation

FirmMontgomery, AL

Capell & Howard, P.C.

Since 1947 · Serves 3 counties

Montgomery firm founded in 1947 whose attorneys regularly appear before the Montgomery County Probate Court, with offices in Opelika and Tuscaloosa. Advises executors, trustees and beneficiaries in estate and trust administration, handles contested will, trust and estate matters, guardianships and conservatorships, and gift and estate tax matters before the IRS.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 150 South Perry StreetMontgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 241-8000

Solo PracticeVestavia Hills, AL

Daniel H. Chambers, Attorney at Law, P.C.

Serves 2 counties

Vestavia Hills practice representing clients in Birmingham, Jefferson County and Shelby County. Daniel H. Chambers takes personal representatives through Alabama estate administration, from appointment and the inventory to creditor claims and distribution, and also handles wills, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships and special needs planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning

Office: 2081 Columbiana Road, Suite 3Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
Phone: (205) 913-4057

FirmWetumpka, AL

Law Office of Jeffrey J. Courtney, LLC

Serves 1 county

Wetumpka firm on Holtville Road serving Elmore County. Guides executors and administrators through probating a will or administering an estate without one, from the petition in the probate court of the decedent's county to creditor notice, debts and distribution, and also prepares wills, trusts, gun trusts and powers of attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbate

Office: 1881 Holtville RoadWetumpka, AL 36092
Phone: (334) 521-1454

Solo PracticeEnterprise, AL

Cranford Marshall Legal LLC

Serves the whole state

Downtown Enterprise practice near the Coffee County Courthouse, Enterprise Division, working primarily in Coffee County. Ashley Cranford Marshall handles estate and probate work, will drafting and guardian nominations for children, including for military families, and also mediates. Virtual consultations are available.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbate

Office: 210 E. Grubbs Street, #3Enterprise, AL 36330
Phone: (334) 417-0399

Virtual consultations

FirmPrattville, AL

The Cleveland Firm, LLC

Serves 3 counties

Prattville firm with a second office on South Perry Street in Montgomery, serving clients in and around Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery counties. Its attorneys take executors through probate in the Alabama probate court, from filing the will and moving assets into the estate to paying debts and locating beneficiaries, and handle will disputes, guardianships, wills and living trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianship

Office: 707 McQueen Smith Road SouthPrattville, AL 36066
Phone: (334) 365-6266

FirmOneonta, AL

The Dobson Law Firm

Serves 1 county

Oneonta practice serving Oneonta and the surrounding areas. Its attorneys take estates through probate and administration, from verifying the will and inventorying assets to settling debts and distributing to beneficiaries, explain executor and trustee duties, and handle estate litigation. John J. Dobson, a former District Judge, is of counsel and focuses on mediation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate Litigation

Office: 121 First Avenue EOneonta, AL 35121
Phone: (205) 625-1000

FirmTuscaloosa, AL

Dogwood Estate Planning

Serves the whole state

Greensboro Avenue practice a short walk from the Tuscaloosa County Probate Court, taking estates in Tuscaloosa County and across Alabama. Luke Barry handles probate from petition to closing, trust and estate administration with accountings and estate tax returns, and will contests and trust disputes. Flat fees are quoted before work starts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 601 Greensboro Avenue, Suite 290Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: (205) 469-8715

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmTuscaloosa, AL

Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Since 1996 · Serves 7 counties

Tuscaloosa firm founded by Joel F. Dorroh in 1996 as an estate planning and probate practice, serving clients throughout West Alabama. Its attorneys probate wills, administer estates where there is no will, handle will contests and property transfers through probate, give post-death tax planning for potentially taxable estates, and establish guardianships and conservatorships.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 1800 McFarland Boulevard North, Suite 180Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Phone: (205) 345-2800

FirmMobile, AL

Drinkard & Barber, P.C.

Since 1977 · Serves the whole state

Government Street firm founded by Vaughan Drinkard, Jr. in 1977, serving Mobile and the surrounding areas, Alabama and Southern Mississippi. It handles probate administration, including the paperwork, filings and court proceedings to settle an estate, along with revocable living trusts, wills and business entity formation. Partner Tara Drinkard Barber is admitted in Alabama and Mississippi.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbate

Office: 1070 Government StreetMobile, AL 36604
Phone: (251) 620-6655

Free consultation

FirmBirmingham, AL

Dummier Young LLC

Birmingham firm on 21st Way South with a second office in Gardendale, serving the Birmingham metro area. Its attorneys represent personal representatives in probate and estate administration, represent fiduciaries and family members in will contests and other estate-related probate litigation, and draft wills and powers of attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate Litigation

Office: 1400 21st Way SouthBirmingham, AL 35205
Phone: (205) 631-8004

FirmBirmingham, AL

Eastwood Estate and Probate Law

Serves the whole state

Downtown Birmingham firm in the Renasant Bank Building, a short walk from the Jefferson County Courthouse, practicing mainly in Jefferson and Shelby counties with estates open in 47 Alabama counties. Lindsey Eastwood handles probate and estate administration and litigates will contests, undue influence claims, beneficiary designation disputes and fiduciary breaches by executors and trustees.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 2001 Park Place, Suite 510Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: (205) 319-9995

FirmTuskegee, AL

Gray, Langford, Sapp, McGowan, Gray & Nathanson

Since 1960 · Serves 2 counties

Tuskegee firm on the downtown square with a second office in Montgomery. Its probate work covers wills, estate administrations and conservatorships, along with guardianships and estate planning. Founded in 1960 from Fred D. Gray's 1954 practice, the firm lists eight attorneys.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianship

Office: 108 Fred Gray StreetTuskegee, AL 36083
Phone: (334) 727-4830

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A basic revocable living trust in Alabama costs $3,840 to $5,760 when drafted by an attorney, ten to fifteen hours of work at $384 an hour. An online service prices a trust package in the low hundreds of dollars without attorney advice on your situation. The Alabama trust cost calculator carries the breakdown.

Even with a revocable trust in Alabama, you still need a will, most commonly a pour-over will that catches any asset never retitled into the trust. Whether a trust adds enough over a will-only plan turns on the situation: real property, a blended family and out-of-state assets are the common reasons. The Alabama trust-or-will tool walks through the decision.

Estate planning attorneys in Alabama average $278 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $834 to $1,668 for a simple individual will and $3,840 to $5,760 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Alabama will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Alabama, estates with personal property of $47,000 or less qualify for the Summary Distribution, 30 days after death, a court procedure short of full probate. 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 Alabama probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Alabama, 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.

Estate Planning Attorneys in Alabama

Estate planning attorneys focused on trusts in Alabama charge $384 per hour for trust work. A basic revocable trust runs $3,840 to $5,760 when drafted by counsel. Trusts make the most sense in Alabama when you own real property, have a blended family, or want to avoid probate court entirely.

Alabama attorneys average $278 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $834–$1,668; online services cost $30–$300.

Alabama runs a conventional probate system, so the decision to hire an attorney usually comes down to general factors: blended families, business ownership, special-needs dependents, or property in multiple states. If none of those apply, simpler tools are often enough.

Estates under $47,000 in Alabama 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 Alabama

Free Alabama 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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Last Will and Testament

In Alabama, 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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Healthcare Power of Attorney

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

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Financial Power of Attorney

Alabama treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirement.

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Pour-Over Will

In Alabama, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Transfer on Death Deed

Transfer real property to a beneficiary upon your death without probate. Available in 34 states and the District of Columbia.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Alabama

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

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Alabama, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 1.6% to 2.5% of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in Alabama 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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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Alabama runs $3,840 to $5,760 and a simple will $834 to $1,668, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Alabama costs an estimated $23,489. Attorney fees run 1.6% to 2.5% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Alabama 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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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Alabama costs an estimated $23,489 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 $47,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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