Bismarck firm serving clients across western North Dakota. Handles wills, trusts and trust administration, powers of attorney, living wills and health care directives, and guardianships, with planning aimed at minimizing taxes, reducing or eliminating the need for probate, and preventing conflict among heirs. Attorneys Rod Pagel and Scott Hager.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills
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- 1715 Burnt Boat Drive, Madison SuiteBismarck, ND 58503
Solo general practice in Oakes serving Dickey County and the southeastern North Dakota tri-state area. Jason Paradis focuses on property, estate planning, and corporate and transactional work, and is admitted in North Dakota, Minnesota, and New York, having practiced at large firms in New York and Minneapolis and at a Minneapolis agribusiness company.
PracticesEstate PlanningBusiness LawReal Estate Law
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- 322 Main AvenueOakes, ND 58474
FirmBismarck, ND
Since 1919
Bismarck firm that has advised clients across the region for nearly 100 years. Represents families in matters from simple probates through full probate litigation, and in estate planning ranging from simple wills to complex trusts. Its three estate attorneys each pair trusts and estates with oil, gas, and mineral property work, which matters for North Dakota estates holding mineral interests.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
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- 314 East Thayer AvenueBismarck, ND 58501
FirmGrand Forks, ND
Since 1958
Serves both sides of the river from Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota state and federal courts. Handles probate, estates and trusts, simple and complex wills, powers of attorney, and health care directives, with the firm’s litigation team available for disputes arising out of estate matters. Initial consultations carry no attorney’s fee.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningWills
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- 24 North 4th StreetGrand Forks, ND 58206
Williston firm licensed in North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota, which suits an estate spread across state lines. Handles probates and heirship matters, determines mineral ownership, and gets royalty funds released from suspense. Founder Malcolm Pippin has been a CPA since 1986. Consultation fees are paid upfront.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills
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- 111 East BroadwayWilliston, ND 58801
Serving North Dakota since 1909 from Minot, with a Grand Forks office. Estate administration and probate is aimed particularly at families owning farm and mineral property, where much of the estate is real estate or business assets. Handles administration of estates and trusts, fiduciary work, trust drafting, estate tax installment options, and probate litigation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
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- 202 North 3rd Street, Suite 200Grand Forks, ND 58203
Solo PracticeDickinson, ND
Solo practice in Dickinson serving Stark County and southwestern North Dakota. Handles estate and probate administrations, simple and complex wills, revocable, irrevocable and charitable trusts, powers of attorney, and family partnership structures, which suit ranch families passing an operation on. Free half-hour initial consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills
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- 141 Third Street WestDickinson, ND 58601
Grand Forks firm with offices in Fargo and Larimore, practicing in North Dakota and Minnesota. Its probate page is framed around family conflict as much as procedure: dying without a will, contesting one, creditors, estranged children, and the division of personal and sentimental property, alongside estate administration. Free consultations, available 24 hours a day.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
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- 2750 26th Street S, Suite CGrand Forks, ND 58201
Serves southwestern North Dakota, eastern Montana, and northwestern South Dakota, with the Hettinger office staffed by Aaron Roseland and a second office in Belle Fourche. Handles probate and estate planning, real estate, and dormant mineral actions, alongside civil litigation and family law. Both partners are admitted in North Dakota.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate Law
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- 602 Adams Avenue, Suite 101Hettinger, ND 58639
Solo PracticeJamestown, ND
Solo practice in Jamestown serving Stutsman County and south-central North Dakota, framed around estate settlement and probate. Arranges same-day appointments, welcomes walk-ins, and takes emergency consultations after hours by appointment. Scott Sandness was admitted in 2005; fees are charged, and the firm invites clients to negotiate them.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateFamily Law
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- 211 1st Avenue NJamestown, ND 58401
FirmBowman, ND
Wild & Weiss Law Office
Two-attorney office in Bowman serving Bowman County and southwestern North Dakota, successor to Sadowsky & Wild at the same address. Steven Wild was admitted in 1983 and Andrew Weiss in 2012; both are currently licensed. Handles estate planning, probate, and real estate. No website; contact by phone or email.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate Law
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- 20 East Divide StreetBowman, ND 58623
Fargo firm handling probate and trust administration in North Dakota and Minnesota. Walks personal representatives through informal probate, where they manage assets and file the documents, and formal probate, where the judge approves nearly every detail. Successor trustees get asset gathering, valuation, creditor notification, and distribution.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateCharitable Planning
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- 474 45th St S, Suite 201Fargo, ND 58103
Solo practice in Fargo covering the Fargo-Moorhead border area, Cass and Clay counties. Handles probate in both states and is specific about scope: Minnesota probate applies above $75,000 and North Dakota above $50,000, and full resolution usually runs 12 to 18 months either side of the river. Free consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills
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- 1630 First Ave. N., Suite B #109Fargo, ND 58102
Serves the Fargo-Moorhead area and Bismarck from two offices. The wills and estate practice works from North Dakota’s execution rules under N.D.C.C. ch. 30.1-08 and the self-proving affidavit option, and covers who may serve as executor and the grounds for challenging one as unsuitable. Free consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills
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- 820 34th Avenue E., Suite 200West Fargo, ND 58078
FirmBismarck, ND
Serves the whole state
Virtual firm serving all of North Dakota from a Bismarck office, so clients never need to travel to meet an attorney. Trust administration works with trustees and beneficiaries through the state’s administration rules and the disputes that arise; the probate practice drafts and files what an estate requires. Free consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate LawWills
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- 4700 Ottawa Street, Unit CBismarck, ND 58503
Fargo firm founded in 1888, representing professionals, business owners, and families. Probate and trust administration sits alongside trust and estate disputes and litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, preparation of estate and fiduciary tax returns, and farm and family business succession planning. Five attorneys carry the estate practice, led by Michael C. Studer.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipWills
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- 10 Roberts Street NFargo, ND 58102
FirmWahpeton, ND
Since 1981
Wahpeton firm across from the Richland County Courthouse, with four attorneys. Provides probate services in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, and manages estates in other states where clients owned property, which suits families facing an ancillary probate. Elder law covers guardianships, Medicaid, and nursing home issues.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax Planning
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- 321 Dakota AvenueWahpeton, ND 58075
Serves Beulah, Hebron, and Mercer County from two offices, the Beulah office for more than 50 years. Estate work is built around the region’s mineral wealth: selling resource-rich land or discovering mineral rights can create unexpected wealth that changes a family’s position under federal estate and gift tax law. Free consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
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- 109 Central Avenue SouthBeulah, ND 58523
Solo PracticeLangdon, ND
Mondragon Law Office
Solo practice in Langdon, one of two law offices in the Cavalier County seat. Angelo Mondragon has been admitted in North Dakota since 2020 and took over R. Scott Stewart’s practice at the same address; the firm is registered as R. Scott Stewart P.C. d/b/a Mondragon Law Office. He also serves as Cavalier County State’s Attorney. No website; contact by phone.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipReal Estate Law
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- 306 9th AvenueLangdon, ND 58249
FirmGrand Forks, ND
Since 1937
Grand Forks firm in business since 1937, serving the Red River Valley and Minnesota and licensed in all state and federal courts in both. Handles probate and estate proceedings and keeps estate litigation and probate litigation as separate named services, alongside living wills, powers of attorney, and trusts. The first 30 minutes are free, usually available within a day or two.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills
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- 1397 Library Circle, Suite 202Grand Forks, ND 58201