Estate Planning Attorneys in Pennsylvania

115 estate planning firms in Pennsylvania, by county and firm type.

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115 firms

FirmPhiladelphia, PA

Alexander & Pelli, LLC

Since 1989 · Serves 1 county

Philadelphia probate, trust and estate planning firm on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, begun in 1989, that represents executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries in all matters before the Orphans' Court. Handles the appointment of executors and administrators, state and federal inheritance and estate tax returns, court accountings, settlement on final distribution, fiduciary income tax returns and trustee succession, plus guardianships for minors and incapacitated persons. Attorneys are admitted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida and Rhode Island.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1740Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 564-6400

FirmPittsburgh, PA

American Wills & Estates

Since 1997 · Serves 3 counties

Downtown Pittsburgh firm, a division of Jones, Gregg, Creehan & Gerace, with a practice limited to probate estate administration, estate planning and real estate, and five offices across Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Petitions to have the executor or administrator appointed by the Register of Wills, handles creditor claims, prepares the inheritance and estate tax returns and the pleadings to close the estate, and takes on Orphans' Court will contests and trustee-malfeasance claims. Most probate work is billed at a written flat fee paid when the administration is complete.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 2 more

Office: 20 Stanwix Street, Suite 1100Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: (412) 381-7370

Free consultation

FirmDoylestown, PA

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP

Since 1992 · Serves 2 counties

Doylestown firm, founded in 1992, whose Estates & Trusts Group represents clients in Bucks and Montgomery counties and the Greater Philadelphia area. Administers and probates estates and trusts of all sizes for individual executors, administrators and trustees, keeps fiduciary accountings, and prepares federal and state estate and inheritance tax returns and fiduciary income tax returns. Handles Orphans' Court will, trust and inheritance disputes and guardianship proceedings for adult incapacitated persons.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more

Office: 131 West State StreetDoylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 230-7500

FirmLancaster, PA

Appel Yost LLP

Since 1883 · Serves 1 county

Lancaster County firm established in 1883, with a main office on North Duke Street in Lancaster and offices in Christiana, Denver, Ephrata, Quarryville and Strasburg. Its probate and estate administration attorneys identify assets, file tax returns, pay debts, handle court proceedings and distribute assets for testate and intestate estates, and also handle guardianships and Medicaid planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 4 more

Office: 33 N. Duke StreetLancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 394-0521

FirmPhiladelphia, PA

Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP

Serves 2 counties

Philadelphia firm at One Logan Square, with a second Pennsylvania office in Bala Cynwyd, whose Wills, Trusts, Estates and Taxes Practice Group serves clients throughout the greater Philadelphia area. Assists people named trustee or personal representative in administering estates and trusts of all sizes, and prepares wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts and special needs trusts with planning to minimize estate and inheritance taxes.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more

Office: 130 North 18th Street, Suite 1500Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 790-0100

FirmJohnstown, PA

Ayres Presser Elder Law, LLC

Since 2021 · Serves 1 county

Johnstown elder law and estate planning firm formed in 2021 by Timothy M. Ayres and Lauren Cascino Presser, serving Cambria County and the surrounding area. Represents executors and trustees through estate and trust administration, preparing beneficiary notices, advertisements, petitions, deeds, inventories and accountings and filing the Pennsylvania REV-1500 inheritance tax return. Also handles Medicaid and nursing home planning, guardianships and special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 1451 Scalp Avenue, Suite 3Johnstown, PA 15904
Phone: (814) 262-2123

FirmLancaster, PA

Barley Snyder

Serves 8 counties

Lancaster firm on East King Street whose Trusts & Estates Practice Group works across south-central and southeastern Pennsylvania, with main offices in Gettysburg, Hanover, Camp Hill, Lebanon, Malvern, Wyomissing, Schuylkill Haven and York. Guides personal representatives through estate administration and assists trustees, guardians and agents under powers of attorney with their fiduciary duties. Trust and estate litigators handle will contests, surcharge actions and contested guardianship proceedings.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 126 East King StreetLancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 299-5201

FirmLanghorne, PA

Begley, Carlin & Mandio, LLP

Since 1933 · Serves 1 county

Langhorne firm, in practice since 1933, serving Bucks County with a second office in New Hope. Assists executors in probating the will and families in appointing an administrator where there is no will, through death-tax payment and distribution, and litigates will challenges based on competence, authenticity or undue influence, contested trusts and self-dealing claims against a personal representative. The first 30 minutes of a consultation are free; time beyond that is billed.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationReal Estate

Office: 680 Middletown BoulevardLanghorne, PA 19047
Phone: (215) 750-0110

Free consultation

Solo PracticePhiladelphia, PA

Law Office of Adam S. Bernick

Serves 1 county

Philadelphia practice on South Broad Street, led by Adam S. Bernick, handling probate and estate administration for clients in Philadelphia and upstate Pennsylvania, including out-of-town executors settling a decedent's Philadelphia real estate or other local assets. Advises executors and the families of people who died without a will through inventory, valuation and sale of estate assets, creditor settlements and distribution, including estates burdened by creditor liens or Commonwealth benefit-recovery claims. Also handles trust administration, guardianships, Medicaid planning and estate, trust and fiduciary litigation including will contests and recovery of assets.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 123 S Broad Street, Suite 1507Philadelphia, PA 19109
Phone: (215) 645-7866

Free consultation

FirmPittsburgh, PA

Beroes Law Center

Serves 1 county

Pittsburgh firm on Penn Avenue representing people in Allegheny County and the surrounding area who have been named executor or trustee. Handles every part of estate administration, including the inheritance tax return, and represents executors, trustees, beneficiaries and family members in probate litigation over will and trust contests, undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity and misappropriation of assets. Also handles guardianships of incapacitated adults and minor children alongside a family law practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 2 more

Office: 4054 Penn AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone: (412) 621-6811

Free consultation

FirmGreensburg, PA

Bononi & Company, P.C.

Since 1985 · Serves 3 counties

Greensburg firm practicing wills, trusts, estate planning and estate administration in Westmoreland County since 1985, with further offices in Latrobe, Pittsburgh and Johnstown. Handles estate administration and probate, small estates, family settlement agreements, first and final accountings, lost wills and estate litigation, with attorneys and accountants together on the estate's federal estate and Pennsylvania inheritance tax work. Also prepares wills, trusts and powers of attorney and handles guardianships and elder law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 20 N Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 201Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone: (724) 832-2499

FirmWest Chester, PA

Brandywine Estate & Probate Lawyer

Serves 2 counties

West Chester estate and probate firm on West Gay Street, with a second office on North Duke Street in Lancaster, serving Chester and Lancaster County families. Guides executors and personal representatives through probate filing requirements, notices to creditors, creditor claims and distribution, and represents the estate in disputes among beneficiaries and in estate litigation. Also handles guardianships, special needs trusts, and Medicaid and VA planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 158 W. Gay Street, Suite 204West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: (484) 394-2907

Solo PracticeNew Castle, PA

Beacon Estate Planning and Elder Law, LLC

Serves 2 counties

New Castle estate planning and elder law practice founded by attorney David M. Bauer, offering free in-home consultations in New Castle, Hermitage and the general Pittsburgh region. Prepares wills and trusts, Medicaid crisis plans for nursing home costs, and special needs trusts for families with disabled children. Meetings can be in-home, in-person, by phone or virtual.

PracticesEstate PlanningElder LawSpecial Needs PlanningAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

Office: 2276 Honey Bee LnNew Castle, PA 16105
Phone: (724) 603-5337

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeIndiana, PA

Law Offices of Marshall D. Chriswell

Since 2012 · Serves 6 counties

Solo general civil practice in Indiana, PA, opened by Marshall D. Chriswell in 2012, handling matters across Indiana, Armstrong, Clearfield, Westmoreland, Cambria and Jefferson counties. Represents executors, administrators and beneficiaries in estate, probate and trust administration, from obtaining Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration through Pennsylvania and non-resident decedent inheritance tax returns and Medical Assistance reimbursement claims. Also handles wills and estate planning, real estate, family law and small business matters.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Lawand 2 more

Office: 655 Church Street, Suite 306Indiana, PA 15701
Phone: (724) 465-5826

Solo PracticeClearfield, PA

Compass Estate Planning & Elder Law

Serves 1 county

Clearfield firm settling Clearfield County estates: naming an administrator when there is no will, probating wills, and administering trusts, including filing the estate's tax returns, addressing claims, and distributing assets to beneficiaries. Its elder-law practice covers Medicaid and VA Aid and Attendance planning, and the firm hosts free public workshops on estate and long-term care planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 2 N. Front StreetClearfield, PA 16830
Phone: (814) 762-4193

Free consultation

FirmHarrisburg, PA

Caldwell & Kearns, P.C.

Serves 1 county

Seventeen-attorney Harrisburg firm, with a second office in Hummelstown, serving Dauphin County; the firm traces its origin to 1928. Assists personal representatives with every stage of probate and estate administration: probate filings, collecting assets, paying debts, distributing the estate, and preparing and filing tax returns. Also handles will contests, guardianships, and elder-law and Medicaid planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 3631 North Front StreetHarrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: (717) 232-7661

FirmWilliamsport, PA

Casale, Bonner, Hillman & Southard, P.C.

Since 1956 · Serves 1 county

Williamsport firm practicing since 1956 and serving clients throughout North and Central Pennsylvania. Guides personal representatives through probate and litigates will contests, alongside wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directives.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationAdvance Healthcare Directivesand 2 more

Office: 331 Elmira StreetWilliamsport, PA 17701
Phone: (570) 326-7044

FirmPottsville, PA

Conway & Watt, P.C.

Serves 5 counties

Pottsville firm representing clients in Schuylkill, Berks, Northumberland, Carbon, and Columbia counties. Attorney Maryann Conway brings 40 years of estate planning experience to wills, living trusts, living wills, powers of attorney, guardianship, conservatorship, and asset protection.

PracticesEstate PlanningConservatorshipGuardianshipAsset Protectionand 2 more

Office: 1825 West Market Street, Suite 2Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: (570) 691-0075

FirmReading, PA

Cornerstone Law Firm, LLC

Serves 1 county

Berks County general practice firm with offices on Walnut Street in Reading and in Blandon. Its estate administration work covers opening probate with the Register of Wills, locating assets, paying estate debts, Pennsylvania inheritance tax, small estates and closing the estate, with referrals to local realtors, appraisers and accountants for executors who live out of the area.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawFamily LawReal Estate

Office: 519 Walnut StreetReading, PA 19601
Phone: (610) 926-7875

Free consultation

FirmHarrisburg, PA

Cunningham, Chernicoff & Warshawsky, P.C.

Since 1978 · Serves 1 county

Harrisburg firm founded in 1978 that guides personal administrators and executors through the Pennsylvania probate process. Represents personal administrators, trustees, executors, heirs, and beneficiaries in will contests and other probate litigation, and prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, estate tax plans, and business-succession plans.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 2320 North Second StreetHarrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: (717) 238-6570

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A basic revocable living trust in Pennsylvania costs $3,830 to $5,745 when drafted by an attorney, ten to fifteen hours of work at $383 an hour. An online service prices a trust package in the low hundreds of dollars without attorney advice on your situation. The Pennsylvania trust cost calculator carries the breakdown.

Even with a revocable trust in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania trust-or-will tool walks through the decision.

Estate planning attorneys in Pennsylvania average $338 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,014 to $2,028 for a simple individual will and $3,830 to $5,745 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Pennsylvania will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Pennsylvania, estates with personal property of $50,000 or less qualify for the Settlement of Small Estates on Petition, 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 Pennsylvania probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Pennsylvania, 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; meaningful sums left to a beneficiary who is not a spouse or child (Pennsylvania taxes those inheritances); 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 Pennsylvania

Estate planning attorneys focused on trusts in Pennsylvania charge $383 per hour for trust work. A basic revocable trust runs $3,830 to $5,745 when drafted by counsel. Trusts make the most sense in Pennsylvania when you own real property, have a blended family, or want to avoid probate court entirely.

Pennsylvania attorneys average $338 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,014–$2,028; online services cost $30–$300.

Pennsylvania imposes an inheritance tax — paid by the beneficiary, not the estate, and the rate depends on who inherits. Families leaving money to non-traditional beneficiaries (close friends, unmarried partners, more distant relatives) often want planning help to structure around the rates.

Estates under $50,000 in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

Free Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, a will needs no witnesses to be valid, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

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

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Financial Power of Attorney

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, a pour-over will needs no witnesses to be valid 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 Pennsylvania

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

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Pennsylvania, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 1.9% to 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 Pennsylvania takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 1.9% to 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 Pennsylvania runs $3,830 to $5,745 and a simple will $1,014 to $2,028, 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 Pennsylvania costs an estimated $26,087. Attorney fees run 1.9% to 3% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania costs an estimated $26,087 and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 1.9% to 3% of the estate. Estates under $50,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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