Estate Planning Attorneys in Maryland

62 estate planning firms in Maryland, by county and firm type.

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62 firms

FirmRockville, MD

Altman & Associates

Since 1996 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Montgomery and Howard counties from Rockville, with meeting locations in Columbia, Washington, D.C., Tysons Corner and Vienna. Handles estate and trust administration and probate and trust litigation, including will contests and breach of fiduciary duty. Practice is limited to estate law; a one-hour initial consultation is $500, applied to the engagement if retained.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 708Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 468-3220

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FirmColumbia, MD

Ally Legal Planning

Serves 1 county

Serves Howard County from Columbia. Handles estate and trust administration, from a one-time consultation at the outset to handling the whole administration, along with guardianship and elder law matters. Initial consultations for estate planning and probate are free, and attorneys meet clients at home or in the hospital.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 5840 Banneker Road, Suite 100Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: (410) 746-0113

Free consultation

Solo PracticeUpper Marlboro, MD

Alston Gray & Associates, LLC

Since 2004 · Serves 1 county

Serves Prince George's County from Upper Marlboro. Attorney Tiffany Alston guides personal representatives through probate and estate administration and handles estate litigation, including will contests, trust disputes and inheritance conflicts. She has served as a court-appointed probate mediator and also practices family law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 3 more

Office: 1401 Mercantile Lane, Suite 383Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Phone: (240) 829-1721

FirmEaston, MD

Armistead, Lee, Rust & Wright, P.A.

Since 1972 · Serves 1 county

Serves Talbot County and the Eastern Shore from Easton. Handles estate and trust administration, including probate, trust administration and fiduciary guidance, alongside estate planning, business, land use and real estate work.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Lawand 2 more

Office: 114 Bay Street, Building CEaston, MD 21601
Phone: (410) 822-4777

FirmElkton, MD

Barnes, O'Donnell & Moore

Since 1974 · Serves 1 county

Serves Cecil County and the surrounding area from Elkton, where the office has practiced since 1974. Estate work covers wills, trusts, financial and medical powers of attorney, and deed transfers, alongside family, criminal and personal injury law.

PracticesEstate PlanningFamily LawWills Trusts

Office: 215 East Main StreetElkton, MD 21921
Phone: (410) 398-2345

FirmBaltimore, MD

Baroody & O'Toole

Since 1993 · Serves 6 counties

Serves Baltimore City and the surrounding counties from downtown Baltimore. Assists personal representatives in settling estates, from gathering assets and paying debts to distribution, tax returns and the estate accounting, and represents beneficiaries and excluded heirs in will contests and breach of fiduciary duty litigation. Serves estates of any asset level.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationMedicaid PlanningWills Trusts

Office: 201 N. Charles Street, Suite 2102Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 539-8410

Free consultation

Solo PracticeFrederick, MD

Law Office of Arthur W. Boyce, P.A.

Since 1992 · Serves 1 county

Serves Frederick County from West Patrick Street in Frederick. Handles estate administration and probate, including distribution with or without a will, settling creditor debts, selling estate assets, court filings and appearances before the probate judge, and distribution disputes. Arthur W. Boyce founded the firm in 1992 and also handles guardianships.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipWills Trusts

Office: 308 W Patrick StreetFrederick, MD 21701
Phone: (301) 663-4025

FirmHagerstown, MD

The Law Offices of Andrea Cheeatow

Serves 2 counties

Serves Washington and Frederick counties from downtown Hagerstown. Assists with estate administration and estate settlement, and drafts wills and trusts. Initial consultations are held by telephone for a $100 fee, credited toward the retainer if the firm is hired.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts

Office: 134 West Washington StreetHagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: (301) 797-3300

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FirmMillersville, MD

Chesapeake Wills & Trusts

Serves the whole state

Serves Anne Arundel County from Millersville and takes trust administration matters statewide. Helps families administer a loved one's estate through probate and assists trustees with trust administration, alongside adult guardianship and Medicaid crisis planning. Limits its practice to estate planning and elder law; partner Greg Jimeno wrote "How To Protect Your Home And Life Savings In Maryland."

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 231 Najoles Road, Suite 400Millersville, MD 21108
Phone: (443) 232-9835

Solo PracticeOakland, MD

Craig Ingram, Attorney at Law

Serves 1 county

Serves Garrett County from Oakland, including the Deep Creek Lake area. Handles estate administration and probate, including locating assets, paying creditors and preparing the required reports, with CPA and paralegal Mary Lantz working on estate administration and estate taxation; also drafts wills and powers of attorney. Craig Ingram has practiced in Oakland since 1975, and the office's main concentration is real estate transactions.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts

Office: 322 Alder StreetOakland, MD 21550
Phone: (301) 334-3724

FirmRockville, MD

Law Office of Daniel S. Willard, P.C.

Serves 4 counties

Serves Montgomery, Prince George's, Frederick and Howard counties from Rockville. Dan Willard assists personal representatives, beneficiaries and others with probate administration and related probate litigation, including filing the will with the Register of Wills and obtaining letters. A husband-and-wife practice with over 25 years in Montgomery County that also handles construction and business litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationAsset Protectionand 2 more

Office: 7100 Copperwood CourtRockville, MD 20855
Phone: (240) 483-0725

Free consultation

FirmWestminster, MD

Dulany Leahy & Curtis LLP

Since 1959 · Serves 1 county

Serves Carroll County from downtown Westminster, near the Register of Wills and Orphans' Court. Handles judicial and administrative probate with in-house preparation of estate tax and fiduciary income tax returns, represents clients in estate controversies before the Orphans' Court, and advises trustees administering inter vivos and testamentary trusts. Founded in 1959, the firm has prepared estate planning documents for thousands of individuals.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 182 East Main StreetWestminster, MD 21157
Phone: (410) 848-3333

FirmChestertown, MD

Law Offices of David N. Mabrey, P.C.

Serves the whole state

Serves Kent County and the surrounding Eastern Shore from Chestertown and Anne Arundel County from Pasadena. Handles probate administration, including support when a dispute arises, for estates that often include farms and family businesses, and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney and advance medical directives. Spanish is spoken at the office.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts

Office: 107 Court StreetChestertown, MD 21620
Phone: (410) 778-1630

Free consultation

FirmLaurel, MD

Downs Law Firm, P.C.

Serves 4 counties

Serves Prince George's, Howard, Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties from Main Street in Laurel. Handles Maryland probate and estate administration and helps successor trustees administer trusts, whether or not the firm drafted the trust, and assists trustees and beneficiaries in the probate court process. Tom Downs has limited his practice to estate planning, probate, trust administration and guardianship since 1995.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more

Office: 322 Main Street, Suite 102Laurel, MD 20707
Phone: (301) 776-7900

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeSilver Spring, MD

The Eleff Law Group

Serves 2 counties

Serves Montgomery and Frederick counties from offices in Silver Spring, Bethesda and Frederick. Attorney Susan Eleff handles estate administration and probate for executors and families, along with wills, trusts and estate tax planning. A free initial consultation of up to 15 minutes is available.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset ProtectionWills Trusts

Office: 12305 Kemp Mill RoadSilver Spring, MD 20902
Phone: (301) 857-1990

Free consultation

FirmEaston, MD

Ewing, Dietz, Fountain & Kaludis, P.A.

Since 1952 · Serves 1 county

Serves Talbot County from Easton, where the firm was established in 1952. Several of its nine lawyers handle the administration of decedents' estates and estate planning, along with gift and estate tax planning and guardianships.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningGuardianshipWills Trusts

Office: 16 South Washington StreetEaston, MD 21601
Phone: (410) 822-1988

Solo PracticeEaston, MD

Law Office of Patrick J. Fitzgerald, LLC

Since 2021 · Serves 1 county

Serves Talbot County and Maryland's Eastern Shore from a downtown Easton office opened in December 2021. Patrick Fitzgerald, a Talbot County native, handles estate and trust administration, including probate matters and estate tax returns, along with wills, revocable trusts and powers of attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts

Office: 22 North Washington Street, Suite 200Easton, MD 21601
Phone: (410) 253-2488

FirmAnnapolis, MD

Franke Beckett LLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Anne Arundel County from downtown Annapolis with a practice limited exclusively to estates and trusts, and meets clients elsewhere in Maryland by telephone or video. Handles estate and trust administration with in-house accounting and tax returns, will and trust disputes before the Orphans' Court and Circuit Court, and estate and asset protection planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 151 West Street, Suite 301Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 263-4876

Virtual consultations

FirmCumberland, MD

Geppert, McMullen, Paye & Getty, P.C.

Since 1950 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Allegany and Garrett counties from offices in Cumberland and Oakland; the firm was founded in 1950. Several attorneys handle estate administration and wills, and Nicholas Monteleone represents executors, trustees and beneficiaries in the administration of estates and trusts, along with estate tax planning, special needs trusts and asset protection.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 21 Prospect SquareCumberland, MD 21502
Phone: (301) 777-1515

FirmPasadena, MD

Frame & Frame Attorneys at Law

Serves 3 counties

Serves Anne Arundel, Queen Anne's and Carroll counties from a main office in Pasadena and appointment-only offices in Annapolis, Stevensville and Mt. Airy. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration and counsel to trustees, and guardianships, along with estate, elder law and Medicaid planning, and has served the community for over 70 years.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 8562 Fort Smallwood RoadPasadena, MD 21122
Phone: (410) 255-0373

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A basic revocable living trust in Maryland costs $4,250 to $6,375 when drafted by an attorney, ten to fifteen hours of work at $425 an hour. An online service prices a trust package in the low hundreds of dollars without attorney advice on your situation. The Maryland trust cost calculator carries the breakdown.

Even with a revocable trust in Maryland, you still need a will, most commonly a pour-over will that catches any asset never retitled into the trust. Maryland 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 Maryland trust-or-will tool walks through the decision.

Estate planning attorneys in Maryland average $370 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,110 to $2,220 for a simple individual will and $4,250 to $6,375 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Maryland will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Maryland, estates valued at $50,000 or less qualify for the Petition for Administration of Small Estate, 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 Maryland probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Maryland, 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; an estate near or above the Maryland estate tax threshold of $5,000,000; 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 Maryland

Estate planning attorneys focused on trusts in Maryland charge $425 per hour for trust work. A basic revocable trust runs $4,250 to $6,375 when drafted by counsel. Trusts make the most sense in Maryland when you own real property, have a blended family, or want to avoid probate court entirely.

Maryland attorneys average $370 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,110–$2,220; online services cost $30–$300.

Maryland imposes both a state estate tax and an inheritance tax on top of the federal exemption. Families with estates near the state thresholds usually want planning help — the math gets non-trivial fast.

Estates under $50,000 in Maryland 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 Maryland

Free Maryland 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 Maryland, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and it is self-proved when properly executed.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

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

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Financial Power of Attorney

Maryland treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed before 2 witnesses and a notary.

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Pour-Over Will

In Maryland, 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 Maryland, 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 Maryland

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

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Maryland, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.3% 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 Maryland takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.3% 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 Maryland runs $4,250 to $6,375 and a simple will $1,110 to $2,220, 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 Maryland costs an estimated $33,231. Attorney fees run 2.1% to 3.3% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Maryland does not revoke 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 Maryland costs an estimated $33,231 and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.3% of the estate. Estates under $50,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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