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A basic revocable living trust in Arkansas costs roughly $2,890–$4,335 when drafted by an attorney, based on the typical 10-15 hours of attorney work at $289 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025. Online services offer trust packages for $300–$700, though they generally don't include attorney advice or review of your specific situation. See the Arkansas trust cost calculator for a detailed breakdown.
Even if you create a revocable trust in Arkansas, you generally still need a will — most commonly a "pour-over" will that captures any assets you forgot to retitle into the trust. Arkansas also allows transfer-on-death deeds for real estate, which can move property out of probate without a trust. Whether a trust adds enough value over a will-only plan depends on your situation: real property, blended families, and out-of-state assets are the most common reasons. The trust-or-will tool walks through the decision.
Estate planning attorneys in Arkansas average $314 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $942–$1,884 for a simple individual will and $2,890–$4,335 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.
Arkansas has a generous small-estate threshold of $100,000. Estates under that line can use the Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate by Distributee 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 Arkansas probate calculator estimates total costs based on estate value.
In Arkansas, the situations where retaining counsel is typically worth the cost are: blended families with children from prior relationships; 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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Fort Smith firm serving Sebastian County and the Arkansas River Valley, with attorney John D. Alford in practice for over 36 years. Handles wills, trusts, and probate administration alongside a business and real estate practice, helping families move assets through Sebastian County probate court. Licensed in Arkansas, Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
Location
6804 Rogers Ave BFort Smith, AR 72903
Phone
(479) 494-5682
Service Area
1 county
Siloam Springs firm with a second office in Bentonville, serving Benton County families in northwest Arkansas. Attorney David A. Bailey handles wills, trusts, and estate planning along with probate, and is fluent in Spanish. In practice since 1996, licensed in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Location
206 E. University StreetSiloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone
(479) 524-4156
Service Area
1 county
Hot Springs firm focused almost entirely on estate planning and probate for families in Garland County and Hot Springs Village. Attorneys Karen Baim Reagler, Ashley Naramore, and Wade Naramore handle wills, trusts, probate, guardianship, special-needs planning, and durable powers of attorney, with a combined 65 years of experience.
Location
307 Carpenter Dam Road, Suite BHot Springs, AR 71901
Phone
(501) 609-9800
Service Area
1 county
General-practice attorney in Prescott, the Nevada County seat, handling probate and wills/estates alongside family law and civil matters. Calvin D. Beasley has run the firm since 2019 and represents families settling estates in southwest Arkansas. Offers free consultations in-office, by phone, or by Skype.
Location
120 E. Elm StreetPrescott, AR 71857
Phone
(870) 292-6560
Service Area
1 county
Nashville firm serving Howard and Sevier counties and surrounding southwest Arkansas towns including De Queen, Hope, and Murfreesboro. Attorney Aaron R. Brasel handles wills, living trusts, probate, estate administration, medical directives, and powers of attorney, in practice since 2009.
Location
501 South Main StreetNashville, AR 71852
Phone
(870) 845-4100
Service Area
2 counties
Fayetteville firm with a second Fort Smith office, serving Washington and Sebastian counties across northwest Arkansas. Attorney Stanley Bond concentrates on probate and estate administration, including small-estate administration under $100,000, trust administration, executor services, and powers of attorney. Offers free one-hour consultations by phone, video, or in office.
Location
525 S School Ave, Ste 100Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone
(479) 777-4773
Service Area
2 counties
Searcy firm serving White and Cleburne counties in the White River region. Founding attorney Buck C. Gibson handles estate planning, estate administration, and probate alongside real estate and business law, drawing on decades of local practice. Schedules confidential consultations.
Location
100 North Spring StreetSearcy, AR 72143
Phone
(501) 268-4420
Service Area
2 counties
Harrison elder-law firm serving Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, and Carroll counties in the White River region. Attorney James Burrus handles probate, estate administration, trust administration, guardianship, and Medicaid estate planning for families. Offers free initial consultations in person or by phone.
Location
324 W. Ridge Ave.Harrison, AR 72601
Phone
(870) 517-5444
Service Area
5 counties
Little Rock firm serving Pulaski County and central Arkansas courts since 1990, best known for personal injury and complex litigation but with a working estate practice. For families settling an estate, handles probate and estate administration, wills and trusts, and the appointment of personal representatives. Long-tenured paralegal support on estate and probate matters dating to 1999.
Location
500 Pleasant Valley Drive, Building CLittle Rock, AR 72227
Phone
(501) 221-0444
Service Area
Statewide
One of Arkansas's oldest firms (1888), anchored in Pine Bluff and the Jefferson County courts. Attorney Ted N. Drake leads the estate, probate and tax practice, handling estate administration, wills and trusts, estate tax planning, and business succession for area families. Twelve-lawyer firm with peer-recognized estate planning and probate attorneys.
Location
521 South Walnut StreetPine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone
(870) 534-5532
Established
1888
Service Area
1 county