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A basic revocable living trust in Virginia costs roughly $3,770–$5,655 when drafted by an attorney, based on the typical 10-15 hours of attorney work at $377 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025. Online services offer trust packages for $300–$700, though they generally don't include attorney advice or review of your specific situation. See the Virginia trust cost calculator for a detailed breakdown.
Even if you create a revocable trust in Virginia, you generally still need a will — most commonly a "pour-over" will that captures any assets you forgot to retitle into the trust. Virginia also allows transfer-on-death deeds for real estate, which can move property out of probate without a trust. Whether a trust adds enough value over a will-only plan depends on your situation: real property, blended families, and out-of-state assets are the most common reasons. The trust-or-will tool walks through the decision.
Estate planning attorneys in Virginia average $437 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,311–$2,622 for a simple individual will and $3,770–$5,655 for a basic revocable trust. Online and DIY services cost $30–$300 for the same documents — see the will cost calculator for a side-by-side comparison.
Virginia allows estates under $75,000 to use a simplified small estate affidavit procedure, which is a form rather than a court case and typically doesn't require an attorney. For larger estates, formal probate is involved enough that retaining counsel is usually practical — the procedural work is what they're there for. Use the Virginia probate calculator to estimate the costs.
In Virginia, the situations where retaining counsel is typically worth the cost are: blended families with children from prior relationships; ownership of a business, rental property, or significant investment assets; special-needs dependents who need a special-needs trust to preserve benefits; substantial property held in multiple states. If none of these describe your situation, the simpler online and DIY tools are often enough.
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61 firms
Estate planning and elder law firm in Virginia Beach serving families across Hampton Roads, with offices in Norfolk, Newport News, Suffolk, and Chesapeake. Handles estate and trust administration, probate, asset protection, Medicaid and long-term-care planning, special-needs planning, and veterans benefits. Offers a free initial consultation.
Location
500 Viking Drive, Suite 202Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone
(757) 777-3336
Service Area
5 counties
General-practice firm in Accomac serving Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia's Eastern Shore since 1993. Handles wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, and estate administration alongside real estate and family law. Attorney Anita C. Johnson is licensed in both Virginia and Maryland.
Location
23405 Front StreetAccomac, VA 23301
Phone
(757) 787-8743
Established
1993
Service Area
2 counties
Roanoke firm serving Southwest Virginia with a practice limited to estate planning and elder law. Handles estate and trust administration, probate, guardianship and conservatorship, asset protection, and Medicaid planning. Offers a free consultation.
Location
4923 Colonial AvenueRoanoke, VA 24018
Phone
(540) 776-6434
Service Area
6 counties
Veteran-owned firm in Lynchburg serving the greater Lynchburg area and reaching into Amherst, Bedford, and Campbell counties. Handles wills and trusts, trust administration, and probate, guiding families through the local circuit courts. Founder Aaron Pike is a former JAG officer.
Location
1603A Enterprise DriveLynchburg, VA 24502
Phone
(434) 288-1140
Service Area
4 counties
Richmond-area estate practice that meets clients at home or by video rather than requiring office visits. Prepares wills, trusts, advance medical directives, and powers of attorney on flat fees, and assists with probate across the region. Mobile and remote service is the firm's defining feature.
Location
6610 Monument AvenueRichmond, VA 23226
Phone
(804) 525-9924
Richmond firm serving the city and Henrico, Chesterfield, and Hanover counties for more than 35 years. Handles wills, living trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and estate administration through the Virginia probate courts. Offers a free initial case evaluation.
Location
710 N Hamilton Street, Suite 300Richmond, VA 23221
Phone
(804) 358-4731
Established
1990
Fredericksburg firm serving Stafford, Spotsylvania, and the surrounding counties since 1992. Drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance medical directives and handles estate administration, alongside real estate and business matters. Offers a free initial telephone consultation.
Location
3516 Plank Road, Suite 104Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Phone
(540) 548-4120
Established
1992
Service Area
7 counties
Petersburg firm serving the Southside corridor — Prince George, Dinwiddie, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, and Sussex. Handles wills, estate planning, and probate alongside real estate and civil litigation. One of the few estate practices with an office directly in the Petersburg area.
Location
10539 S Crater RoadPetersburg, VA 23805
Phone
(804) 431-2584
Service Area
6 counties
Richmond firm on Westerre Parkway serving the metro area. Handles wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives, plus adult guardianship and contested estate and fiduciary litigation. Offers a free initial consultation.
Location
3957 Westerre Parkway, Suite 105Richmond, VA 23233
Phone
(804) 755-7599
Solo firm serving Galax and the Twin Counties of Carroll and Grayson from the Galax courthouse area since 1986. Handles wills, revocable and living trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and estate matters for local families, alongside real estate and deed work. More than three decades in the regional courts.
Location
104 W Washington StreetGalax, VA 24333
Phone
(276) 236-6106
Established
1986
Service Area
3 counties