Estate Planning Attorneys in Texas

137 estate planning firms in Texas, by county and firm type.

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137 firms

FirmTyler, TX

Allen Lottmann Kimmel PC

Serves 9 counties

East Texas estate and probate firm in Tyler serving Smith, Gregg, Henderson, and surrounding counties. Partners Richard Lottmann, Gregory Kimmel, and Staton Lottmann represent executors and administrators from muniment of title through multi-state estates, handle guardianships and supplemental needs trusts, and bill probate hourly rather than as a percentage of the estate.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipBusiness SuccessionWealth Planning

Office: 3805 Old Bullard RoadTyler, TX 75701
Phone: (903) 534-0006

FirmPearland, TX

Abii & Associates, PLLC

Serves 3 counties

Pearland firm serving Brazoria, Harris, and Fort Bend counties across every Texas probate track — court-supervised administration, muniment of title, small-estate affidavit, and ancillary probate for out-of-state property. Three attorneys draft wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, and represent executors and beneficiaries through estate administration.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateAsset ProtectionBusiness SuccessionTrusts

Office: 3129 Kingsley Dr, #110Pearland, TX 77584
Phone: (832) 243-1763

Solo PracticeAmarillo, TX

Adair M. Buckner, Attorney at Law

Serves 6 counties

Amarillo solo practice serving Potter, Randall, and the surrounding Texas Panhandle counties. Adair Buckner has practiced for more than 49 years and walks executors through muniment of title, determination of heirship, small estate affidavits, and dependent or independent administration. She does not take contested will matters. Initial consultation is free.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipBusiness LawReal Estate

Office: 301 S. Polk, Suite 422Amarillo, TX 79101
Phone: (806) 220-0150

Free consultation

Solo PracticeMcAllen, TX

The Almaguer Law Firm

Serves 6 counties

Rio Grande Valley firm in McAllen serving Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, and Willacy counties, with a second office in Dallas. Sharon Almaguer has practiced for more than 35 years and handles probate of wills, guardianship proceedings, elder law, and special needs planning. Virtual and in-person consultations are available by appointment in Edinburg, Brownsville, Port Isabel, and Harlingen.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 801 E. Fern Ave, Suite 139McAllen, TX 78501
Phone: (956) 451-3811

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Solo PracticeBoerne, TX

Law Office of Lasca A. Arnold, PLLC

Serves 7 counties

Boerne practice in the Texas Hill Country serving Kendall, Bexar, Comal, and Kerr counties, limited to estate planning and probate administration. Lasca Arnold takes executors through probate for letters testamentary, determination of heirship and letters of administration, muniment of title, and small estate affidavits. Free consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateAsset ProtectionPower Of Attorneyand 2 more

Office: 140 E Bandera RdBoerne, TX 78006
Phone: (210) 996-3163

Free consultation

FirmSan Antonio, TX

Bertsch & Boze Elder Law, PC

Serves 3 counties

San Antonio elder law firm serving Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe counties, led by Carol Bertsch, a Certified Elder Law Attorney. Handles probate administration including muniment of title and determination of heirship, special needs and qualified income trusts, and long-term care Medicaid planning. Probate is quoted as a one-time flat fee.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planningand 2 more

Office: 8703 BroadwaySan Antonio, TX 78217
Phone: (210) 892-4555

FirmBeaumont, TX

Benckenstein & Oxford, L.L.P.

Serves 3 counties

Beaumont firm serving Jefferson, Orange, and Hardin counties in the Golden Triangle. Frances Blair Bethea has been board certified in estate planning and probate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1989, and with partner Joshua Heinz handles probate and estate administration, guardianships, trusts, and incapacity planning. Free consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipReal EstateTrusts

Office: 6850 Phelan Blvd.Beaumont, TX 77706
Phone: (409) 833-9182

Free consultation

FirmLubbock, TX

Beck Law Firm PLLC

Serves 6 counties

Lubbock firm serving Lubbock County and the surrounding South Plains, handling wills, trusts, estate tax planning, and probate alongside business and real estate work. Of Counsel Samuel Hawthorne is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both Estate Planning and Probate Law and Tax Law, and is also a licensed CPA.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningBusiness Lawand 2 more

Office: 4910 Lakeridge DrLubbock, TX 79424
Phone: (806) 304-7946

FirmFort Worth, TX

The Blum Firm, P.C.

Since 1980 · Serves 5 counties

Fort Worth estate and tax specialty firm of more than 30 attorneys, with offices in Dallas and Austin, founded by Marvin Blum in 1980. Represents executors and trustees in probate court matters, trust funding, asset disclaimers, contested probate, and estate tax return preparation, and litigates fiduciary disputes on both sides.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 777 Main Street, Suite 550Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone: (817) 334-0066

FirmDallas, TX

Burch Law

Serves 3 counties

North Dallas firm serving Dallas, Collin, and Denton counties, with founder Lorie Burch and two associate attorneys. Drafts wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, and directives to physicians, handles probate, and runs a mobile notary service that brings document signings to clients at home or bedside. Initial calls are free of charge.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateLiving WillsPower Of Attorneyand 2 more

Office: 7920 Belt Line Rd, Suite 700Dallas, TX 75254
Phone: (972) 385-0558

Free consultation

FirmDallas, TX

Ford+Bergner LLP

Serves 4 counties

Boutique estate-law firm whose Dallas office sits downtown on Main Street, with Houston and Austin offices and fourteen attorneys. Handles probate administration, fiduciary services, contested guardianships, and estate, trust, and guardianship litigation, and says it has worked in 112 of Texas' 254 counties. Free consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 3 more

Office: 901 Main Street, 33rd FloorDallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 389-0887

Free consultation

FirmCorpus Christi, TX

The Bunting Law Firm

Serves 5 counties

Corpus Christi specialty firm serving Nueces and the surrounding Coastal Bend counties, doing only estate, trust, and probate work. Bradley and Anne Dobbs Bunting are both board certified in estate planning and probate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and represent executors and trustees in estate administration and in estate and trust litigation. Initial consultations are free.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 3 more

Office: 500 N. Shoreline Blvd, Suite 307Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 881-6060

Free consultation

FirmBryan, TX

Bruchez & Goss, P.C.

Since 1982 · Serves 4 counties

Bryan firm in the Brazos Valley serving Brazos, Grimes, Robertson, and Burleson counties, whose founding members began practicing here in 1982 and who count over 100 years of combined attorney experience. Its estate attorneys structure wills, trusts, and family limited partnerships, handle probate court administration, and take probate litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationBusiness LawTrusts

Office: 3740 Copperfield Drive, Suite 101Bryan, TX 77802
Phone: (979) 258-6673

Free consultation

Solo PracticeWichita Falls, TX

C. Dan Campbell, P.C.

Serves 5 counties

Wichita Falls practice serving Wichita, Clay, Archer, and neighboring North Texas counties. Dan Campbell is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both estate planning and probate law and civil trial law, and has been a licensed CPA since 1973 — a pairing that covers estate administration as well as will contests and estate and trust litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more

Office: 4245 Kemp Blvd., Suite 800Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Phone: (940) 696-5015

FirmPlano, TX

Crain & Wooley

Serves 4 counties

Serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex from Plano, with a Mansfield office and an appointment-only Fort Worth office. Handles independent and dependent administration, muniment of title, determination of heirship, and small estate affidavits in Collin, Dallas, Tarrant, and Denton county probate courts. Planning is billed at a flat rate, probate hourly.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipand 4 more

Office: 2805 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400Plano, TX 75093
Phone: (972) 945-1610

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeRockwall, TX

The Cramer Law Group

Since 1994 · Serves the whole state

Rockwall solo practice serving Rockwall, Dallas, Kaufman, and Collin counties, and Texas statewide since 1994. Michael Cramer drafts wills, revocable living trusts, and special needs trusts, handles trust administration, and litigates will and trust contests. Services are offered in English and Spanish, and the initial case evaluation is complimentary.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 3 more

Office: 2255 Ridge Road, Suite 208Rockwall, TX 75087
Phone: (972) 833-8330

Free consultation

Solo PracticeNew Braunfels, TX

Carroll Law Group, PLLC

Serves 3 counties

New Braunfels practice serving Comal, Guadalupe, and Hays counties. George Carroll brings 28 years of experience to probate with and without a will, affidavits of heirship, small estate affidavits, and trust administration, alongside wills, trusts, and Medicaid asset protection planning for farm and family-business owners. Free consultations.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 2336 Gruene Lake Dr., Suite CNew Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone: (830) 554-4055

Free consultation

FirmPearland, TX

The Cordoba Law Firm, PLLC

Serves 3 counties

Serves Brazoria County and the southern Houston suburbs from offices in Pearland and Lake Jackson, naming Alvin, Angleton, Clute, Freeport, Sweeny, and West Columbia among the communities it covers. Drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, handles guardianships, and takes probate litigation when a death is contested.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrustsWills

Office: 1920 Country Place Parkway, Suite 170Pearland, TX 77584
Phone: (832) 810-2854

Solo PracticeSherman, TX

Craig W. Watson, Attorney at Law

Serves 3 counties

Sherman practice serving Grayson County and the Texoma region, in the community since the 1990s. Craig Watson is a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation, with 30 years in estate planning, probate, and elder law and four earlier years as a CPA. Handles estate administration, will contests, guardianship, and nursing home Medicaid qualification.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more

Office: 805 North Travis Street, Suite 400Sherman, TX 75090
Phone: (903) 813-8500

Solo PracticeSherman, TX

Law Office of M. Todd Estes, P.C.

Serves 3 counties

Sherman solo practice serving Grayson County and the Texoma region. Todd Estes handles probate of wills, estate administration, determinations of heirship, affidavits of heirship, and small estate affidavits, and drafts wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, and special needs trusts. Also forms limited liability entities for business owners.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planningand 3 more

Office: 600 E. Taylor Street, Suite 4007Sherman, TX 75090
Phone: (903) 893-7878

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A basic revocable living trust in Texas costs $4,130 to $6,195 when drafted by an attorney, ten to fifteen hours of work at $413 an hour. An online service prices a trust package in the low hundreds of dollars without attorney advice on your situation. The Texas trust cost calculator carries the breakdown.

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

Estate planning attorneys in Texas average $387 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,161 to $2,322 for a simple individual will and $4,130 to $6,195 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Texas will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Texas, estates valued at $75,000 or less use the Small Estate Affidavit, 30 days after death, a court filing 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 Texas probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Texas, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship (community property rules can produce a surprising split); 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 Texas

Estate planning attorneys focused on trusts in Texas charge $413 per hour for trust work. A basic revocable trust runs $4,130 to $6,195 when drafted by counsel. Trusts make the most sense in Texas when you own real property, have a blended family, or want to avoid probate court entirely.

Estate planning attorneys in Texas charge $387 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $1,161–$2,322; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Texas is a community property state. For blended families with children from prior relationships, the default rules can produce inheritance outcomes neither spouse intended — that's the most common case where retaining counsel here is worth the cost.

Estates under $75,000 in Texas 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 Texas

Free Texas 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 Texas, 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

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

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Financial Power of Attorney

Texas 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 Texas, 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 Texas, 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 Texas

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

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Texas, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% 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 Texas takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% 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 Texas runs $4,130 to $6,195 and a simple will $1,161 to $2,322, 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 Texas costs an estimated $27,634. Attorney fees run 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Texas 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 Texas costs an estimated $27,634 and takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate. Estates under $75,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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