Estate Planning Attorneys in Kansas

85 estate planning firms in Kansas, by county and firm type.

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85 firms

FirmWichita, KS

Adams Jones Law Firm, P.A.

Since 1939 · Serves the whole state

Adams Jones handles estate planning and probate from its Wichita office and a satellite office in El Dorado, and its attorneys appear in court throughout Kansas. The estates group prepares wills, trusts, special needs trusts and transfer-on-death documents and federal estate and gift tax returns. Founded in 1939, the firm is the Kansas member of the Meritas alliance.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planningand 2 more

Office: 1635 N. Waterfront Parkway, Suite 200Wichita, KS 67206
Phone: (316) 265-8591

Solo PracticeDerby, KS

Advanced Legal Planning, LLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Derby and Wichita families in Sedgwick County from by-appointment offices in both cities, meeting in person or virtually. Attorney Mark A. Galloway counsels successor trustees through trust administration, guides families through Kansas probate, and handles Medicaid and long-term-care planning with special needs and asset-protection trusts, wills, and powers of attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 111 N Baltimore AveDerby, KS 67037
Phone: (316) 252-2233

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Solo PracticeLawrence, KS

Ad Astra Legal LC

Since 1991 · Serves 3 counties

Lawrence practice serving Douglas County, Ottawa, Baldwin City and Jefferson County, including Oskaloosa and Perry. Scott Stockwell takes executors through probate from the petition to the inventory, debts and distribution, handles will contests, and drafts wills, trusts, deeds and medical directives. He founded the firm in 1991, and the probate page offers a free initial consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 810 Pennsylvania St, Ste 211Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 842-1359

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FirmOttawa, KS

Anderson & Byrd, LLP

Since 1947 · Serves 1 county

Ottawa firm founded in 1947, with its office near the Franklin County courthouse. Handles probate, spouse's rights, wills, trusts, conservatorships, elder law and Medicaid planning, alongside its energy, litigation and mediation work. One of its five attorneys served 23 years as a District Judge for the Fourth Judicial District, including the probate division.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 2 more

Office: 216 S. HickoryOttawa, KS 66067
Phone: (785) 521-3238

FirmManhattan, KS

Arthur-Green, LLP

Since 1950 · Serves 1 county

Manhattan firm founded in 1950 by Charles Arthur and Charles D. Green, serving Manhattan and the surrounding communities. Its estate planning, tax and probate group handles estate administration, trust administration, wills and trust agreements, and federal estate and gift tax planning for clients from across the state. The firm's trial attorneys also handle estate and trust litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 801 Poyntz AvenueManhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 537-1345

FirmLawrence, KS

Barber Emerson, L.C.

Since 1934 · Serves 1 county

Barber Emerson is a Lawrence firm established in 1934, serving Douglas County from Massachusetts Street. Its trusts and estates attorneys handle probate, trust administration, estate planning, and trust and estate litigation. Calvin Karlin, who practices trust and estate litigation, is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation

Office: 1211 Massachusetts StreetLawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 843-6600

FirmWichita, KS

Bever Dye, LC

Since 1937 · Serves 1 county

Represents trustees, estate representatives and beneficiaries from the downtown Wichita Epic Center in trust and probate administration, including fiduciary accounting and decedent, fiduciary and estate taxes, and in will contests and trust controversies. A business, tax and estate firm founded in 1937; many of its attorneys are also CPAs or hold graduate tax law degrees.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 301 N. Main Street, Suite 600Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 263-8294

FirmLyons, KS

Bush, Bush & Shanelec

Since 1948 · Serves 1 county

Bush, Bush & Shanelec is a general practice firm with offices in Lyons and Sterling, both in Rice County. It handles wills, trusts and estate planning, probate and trust administration, and guardianships and conservatorships, alongside real estate, agriculture, banking, and oil and gas work. Granville M. "Mac" Bush founded the practice in 1948.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more

Office: 111 East Ave NLyons, KS 67554
Phone: (620) 257-2374

FirmSalina, KS

Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered

Since 1946 · Serves the whole state

A twelve-attorney Salina firm, with a satellite office in Lindsborg, practicing in Salina since 1946. Guides families through Kansas probate, including informal administrations and determinations of descent, and handles trust administrations, trust modification and termination, and guardianships and conservatorships. Also does wills, trusts, and Medicaid planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 7 more

Office: 129 S. Eighth StreetSalina, KS 67401
Phone: (785) 823-6325

FirmBurlington, KS

Coffman & Campbell, LLC

Serves 2 counties

Two-office firm in Burlington for Coffey County and Lyndon for Osage County. It handles estate planning alongside criminal defense, DUI and family law, with Michael Coffman registered at the Lyndon office and James Campbell at the Burlington office.

PracticesEstate Planning

Office: 511 Neosho StBurlington, KS 66839
Phone: (620) 364-3094

FirmEl Dorado, KS

Connell & Connell

Since 1939 · Serves 1 county

El Dorado firm established in 1939, the oldest law firm in Butler County, serving clients in and around El Dorado, Rosalia and Towanda. Handles probate and trust and estate planning beside its banking, business, real estate, oil and gas and litigation work. Brothers Ray L. and Tim Connell practice together, with Tim Connell listing probate among his practice areas.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbate

Office: 318 West CentralEl Dorado, KS 67042
Phone: (316) 321-4300

FirmKansas City, KS

Colgan Law Firm LLC

Serves 8 counties

Kansas City, Kansas firm on Parallel Parkway handling probate administration for families in Wyandotte, Leavenworth and Johnson counties. Also drafts wills and special needs trusts, does Medicaid planning, and petitions for guardianship and conservatorship. One partner spent over a decade at a regional bank working in trust and probate administration.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 4 more

Office: 11006 Parallel Parkway, Suite 202Kansas City, KS 66109
Phone: (913) 721-9999

FirmConcordia, KS

Condray, Thompson & Van Horn, LLC

Since 1979 · Serves 1 county

Condray, Thompson & Van Horn has practiced in Concordia since 1979, serving Cloud County and north central Kansas from its Washington Street office. Ross Van Horn and Scott Condray handle probate of wills, guardianships and conservatorships, elder law and the division of assets with DCF, alongside wills, trusts and powers of attorney. The firm also prepares taxes and handles real estate closings.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more

Office: 812 Washington StreetConcordia, KS 66901
Phone: (785) 243-1357

FirmDodge City, KS

Davis & McCann, P.A.

Since 2003 · Serves the whole state

Davis & McCann is a Dodge City estate planning firm serving Western Kansas, with a by-appointment office in Cimarron. Its attorneys handle probate and trust administration, estate planning, Medicaid and long-term care planning, special needs planning, and farm and small-business succession planning. The firm opened in 2003 as Tamara L. Davis, P.A. and is a member of Wealth Counsel.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 2300 1st AvenueDodge City, KS 67801
Phone: (620) 225-1674

FirmNeodesha, KS

Depew Law Firm

Since 1953 · Serves 5 counties

A Neodesha general practice founded in 1953, with most of its clients in Wilson, Allen, Labette, Montgomery, and Neosho counties. Attorneys Doug Depew and Philip Depew handle probate and trust matters, most guardianship and conservatorship cases, and wills, trusts, and powers of attorney alongside a long-standing bankruptcy practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 2 more

Office: 620 Main StNeodesha, KS 66757
Phone: (620) 325-2626

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Solo PracticeOverland Park, KS

The Dorsch Law Firm, LLC

Serves 1 county

Overland Park practice serving Johnson County, including Olathe, Lenexa and Leawood, and the Kansas City area in both states. Daniel Dorsch handles trust and probate administration alongside wills, living trusts, special needs and charitable planning, and will meet clients at their homes on evenings or Saturdays. The firm offers a free consultation and charges a capped fee for a trust plan.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more

Office: 10615 W 148th StOverland Park, KS 66221
Phone: (913) 685-9190

Free consultation

Solo PracticePrairie Village, KS

Dreiling Law

Serves 2 counties

Michael P. Dreiling's Prairie Village practice handles probate in Johnson and Wyandotte counties, and he is licensed in Kansas and Missouri. Takes formal and informal probate, small estate procedures, heirship determinations and disputes between heirs and beneficiaries, plus wills, living trusts and estate and trust income tax returns. He holds a Master of Laws in Taxation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningWills Trusts

Office: 2516 W 79th StreetPrairie Village, KS 66208
Phone: (913) 209-3272

Solo PracticeOsborne, KS

Dietz Law Office

Serves 2 counties

Osborne practice of Richard Dietz, who has practiced law since 1974, with a second office in Smith Center serving north central and northwest Kansas. Helps families administer a loved one's estate through probate and drafts wills and trusts, alongside family, real estate and agricultural law. The site offers same-day consults.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawWills Trusts

Office: 115 S 1st StOsborne, KS 67473
Phone: (785) 346-2157

FirmIndependence, KS

Emert Chubb, LLC

Serves 1 county

Emert Chubb is an Independence law firm serving Montgomery County and the surrounding southeast Kansas communities, with Timothy Emert and Jeffrey Chubb as its attorneys. The firm prepares wills and trusts and handles probate alongside real estate closings, business law, family law and civil litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts

Office: 204 East Laurel StreetIndependence, KS 67301
Phone: (620) 307-2053

FirmTroy, KS

Euler Law Offices, LLP

Serves 1 county

Troy firm on South Main serving Doniphan County and the surrounding area, with attorneys Joel R. Euler and Charles D. Baskins. Handles wills, trusts and estates, probate and elder law alongside real estate, family, bankruptcy and agri-business work. Offers a free consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawWills Trusts

Office: 137 S Main StTroy, KS 66087
Phone: (785) 985-4000

Free consultation

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A basic revocable living trust in Kansas costs $3,310 to $4,965 when drafted by an attorney, ten to fifteen hours of work at $331 an hour. An online service prices a trust package in the low hundreds of dollars without attorney advice on your situation. The Kansas trust cost calculator carries the breakdown.

Even with a revocable trust in Kansas, you still need a will, most commonly a pour-over will that catches any asset never retitled into the trust. Kansas also allows a transfer-on-death deed for real estate, which moves property out of probate without a 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 Kansas trust-or-will tool walks through the decision.

Estate planning attorneys in Kansas average $326 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $978 to $1,956 for a simple individual will and $3,310 to $4,965 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Kansas will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Kansas, estates valued at $75,000 or less skip probate with the Small Estates Affidavit. 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 Kansas probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Kansas, 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 Kansas

Estate planning attorneys focused on trusts in Kansas charge $331 per hour for trust work. A basic revocable trust runs $3,310 to $4,965 when drafted by counsel. Trusts make the most sense in Kansas when you own real property, have a blended family, or want to avoid probate court entirely.

Estate planning attorneys in Kansas charge $326 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $978–$1,956; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Kansas 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 $75,000 in Kansas 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 Kansas

Free Kansas 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 Kansas, 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

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

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Financial Power of Attorney

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

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Pour-Over Will

In Kansas, 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

In Kansas, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notary, then recorded with the county before the owner's death.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Kansas

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

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Kansas, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 1.8% to 2.9% 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 Kansas takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 1.8% to 2.9% 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 Kansas runs $3,310 to $4,965 and a simple will $978 to $1,956, 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 Kansas costs an estimated $25,212. Attorney fees run 1.8% to 2.9% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Kansas 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 Kansas costs an estimated $25,212 and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 1.8% to 2.9% of the estate. Estates under $75,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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