Guardianship Attorneys in Arkansas

25 guardianship firms in Arkansas, by county and firm type.

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25 firms

FirmHot Springs, AR

Baim Reagler & Naramore PLLC

Serves 1 county

Hot Springs firm focused almost entirely on estate planning and probate for families in Garland County and Hot Springs Village. Attorneys Karen Baim Reagler, Ashley Naramore, and Wade Naramore handle wills, trusts, probate, guardianship, special-needs planning, and durable powers of attorney. A second office sits in Hot Springs Village.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipand 2 more

Office: 307 Carpenter Dam Road, Suite BHot Springs, AR 71901
Phone: (501) 609-9800

Solo PracticeHarrison, AR

Burrus Elder Law

Serves 5 counties

Harrison elder-law firm serving Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, and Carroll counties in the White River region. Attorney James Burrus handles probate, estate administration, trust administration, guardianship, and Medicaid estate planning for families. Consultations booked through an online scheduler.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 324 W. Ridge Ave.Harrison, AR 72601
Phone: (870) 517-5444

Free consultation

Solo PracticeCabot, AR

Greg Crumpton P.A.

Serves 3 counties

Cabot solo practitioner serving Lonoke, Pulaski and White County families on probate, estate administration, and guardianship matters. Handles the court side of settling an estate alongside family law and civil litigation for central Arkansas clients. Established 2014; locally recognized Lonoke County attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipCivil LitigationCriminal Law

Office: 206 North First St.Cabot, AR 72023
Phone: (501) 941-1937

FirmFort Smith, AR

Daily & Woods, P.L.L.C.

Since 1912 · Serves 2 counties

Fort Smith firm dating to 1912, working the Sebastian County courts and across the Arkansas River Valley and into Oklahoma. For estate settlement, the firm handles probate, wills, trusts, estate administration, and creditor collections. A long-established western Arkansas practice now in its fourth generation, with a second office in Fayetteville.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship

Office: 58 South 6th StreetFort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: (479) 782-0361

Free consultation

FirmMountain Home, AR

The Estate and Elder Law Planning Center

Since 1998 · Serves 5 counties

Mountain Home firm serving Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Stone, and Marion counties, with a department dedicated to probate and guardianship in the local circuit courts. For families after a death, the firm handles trust and estate administration and guides estates through probate court, with three attorneys and a dedicated probate coordinator. Practicing in the region since 1998.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 313 Highway 201 North, Suite 5Mountain Home, AR 72653
Phone: (870) 425-2460

Free consultation

FirmBryant, AR

The Elrod Firm

Serves the whole state

Bryant estate planning and elder law firm serving Saline, Pulaski, and Garland counties, with additional offices in Hot Springs Village, Fayetteville, and Bentonville. Drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and deeds, and handles long-term care and Medicaid planning, including emergency crisis cases. Founder Justin S. Elrod is one of only four Certified Elder Law Attorneys in Arkansas.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 400 N Reynolds RdBryant, AR 72022
Phone: (501) 847-1311

Free consultation

Solo PracticeBatesville, AR

Fuller Bumpers, Attorney at Law

Serves 3 counties

Batesville general-practice attorney serving Independence, Stone, and Izard counties in north-central Arkansas. Handles wills and estates and probate, including guiding executors through administration, alongside guardianship and family matters. Office open weekdays for consultations.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipCriminal Defenseand 2 more

Office: 262 East Boswell StreetBatesville, AR 72501
Phone: (870) 793-7556

Free consultation

FirmLittle Rock, AR

HMF Law, PLLC (Hyden, Miron & Foster)

Serves 3 counties

Little Rock firm (with Conway and Stuttgart offices) serving Pulaski, Faulkner, and Arkansas counties. Tax-forward estate practice handling wills, trusts, probate administration, complex trust administration and accounting, guardianships/conservatorships, and asset protection. Partner Lyle D. Foster works in tax, estate planning, and probate administration.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 901 North University AvenueLittle Rock, AR 72207
Phone: (501) 376-8222

Solo PracticeYellville, AR

John D. Milum, P.A.

Serves 6 counties

General-practice firm with offices in Yellville, Salem, and Harrison, serving Boone, Marion, Baxter, Fulton, Izard, and Sharp County families in north central Arkansas. Handles estate planning, probate, powers of attorney, guardianships, elder law, and deeds, plus the real estate and property work that surfaces when settling an estate.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipCivil Litigation

Office: 121 Hwy 62 EastYellville, AR 72687
Phone: (870) 449-7070

FirmFort Smith, AR

Jones, Jackson, Moll, McGinnis & Stocks, PLC

Since 1970 · Serves 1 county

Fort Smith firm in the Belle Grove District serving Sebastian County and the River Valley since 1970. Handles estate planning and probate, drafting wills, trusts, pour-over wills, and powers of attorney, and protecting heirs' interests through administration. AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship

Office: 401 North 7th StreetFort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: (479) 782-7203

Solo PracticeBenton, AR

Knutson Law Firm

Serves 3 counties

Benton firm serving Saline, Perry, and Pulaski County families. Gregg Knutson handles estate planning, trust administration, and probate, helping survivors move wills through the local court and administer estates, alongside real estate and other civil matters. Licensed since 1997.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipReal Estate

Office: 622 Alcoa Road, Suite 300Benton, AR 72015
Phone: (501) 224-2928

Free consultation

FirmSherwood, AR

McClelland Law Firm, P.A.

Serves 3 counties

Sherwood estate and elder law firm with offices also in Searcy, Benton, and Little Rock, serving families across central Arkansas probate courts. Steven McClelland and his team handle probate administration, trust administration, guardianships, and Medicaid planning, with a focus on retaining public benefits for elderly or incapacitated clients.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 135 Shadow Oaks DriveSherwood, AR 72120
Phone: (501) 834-2070

FirmRogers, AR

Martin Attorneys, PA

Serves 2 counties

Rogers firm serving Benton and Washington county courts across northwest Arkansas, in practice over 30 years. For families settling an estate, handles probate administration and the wills, trusts, and powers of attorney behind it. Offers a free first visit.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 3403 W. WalnutRogers, AR 72756
Phone: (479) 888-2039

Free consultation

FirmMagnolia, AR

Magnolia Law, PLLC

Since 2019 · Serves 6 counties

South Arkansas firm based in Magnolia (formed 2019 from a Magnolia/El Dorado merger) covering Columbia, Union, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, and Lafayette county courts. For families after a death, handles probate of wills and estates, will contests, and guardianships, plus wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Partners carry a combined 60 years of practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipProperty Law

Office: 118 E Calhoun StMagnolia, AR 71753
Phone: (870) 234-4727

Solo PracticeMarshall, AR

The Estate Planning & Elder Law Practice of Mitch Cash

Serves 7 counties

Estate planning and elder law practice in Marshall serving north central Arkansas, with additional offices in Harrison and Calico Rock. Mitch Cash, a former Searcy County District Court Judge, handles wills, trusts, probate, and Medicaid/life care planning for families. Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and ElderCounsel.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 608 Hwy 65 NorthMarshall, AR 72650
Phone: (870) 448-3600

FirmJonesboro, AR

Owens, Mixon, Heller & Smith, P.A.

Serves 6 counties

Jonesboro firm serving Craighead County and Northeast Arkansas, with a second office in Walnut Ridge for Lawrence and Randolph county families. Aaron Heller leads the estate side, handling wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney, and probate. Heller served two terms as chairman of the Elder Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association. Free initial case evaluation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 100 E Matthews AvenueJonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: (870) 336-6505

Free consultation

FirmTexarkana, AR

Potter & Marks, P.L.L.C.

Since 1965 · Serves 1 county

Texarkana firm serving Miller County families across the Arkansas-Texas line, with every attorney licensed in both states. Handles probate, estate administration, wills, trusts, and guardianships alongside its broader practice. Family-operated since 1965, offering a free initial consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipCriminal Defense

Office: 117 East Broad StreetTexarkana, AR 71854
Phone: (870) 335-3052

Free consultation

Solo PracticeHeber Springs, AR

Rebecca Jane Prince Attorney at Law

Serves 3 counties

Solo Heber Springs attorney serving Cleburne, White, and Independence counties through the local circuit court. Handles probate, estate planning, deeds, and guardianships alongside family-law matters. Also serves as Heber Springs City Attorney and treasurer of the Cleburne County Bar.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipAdoption

Office: 407 West Searcy StreetHeber Springs, AR 72543
Phone: (501) 362-5809

FirmHarrison, AR

Ragland Law Firm

Serves 3 counties

Harrison firm near the downtown square serving Boone, Newton, and Searcy counties through the local circuit court. Handles probate, estate administration, wills, guardianships, and real estate transfers for families settling an estate, alongside property and business matters. Attorney Grant Ragland has practiced in Harrison since 2014.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship

Office: 324 W Ridge AveHarrison, AR 72601
Phone: (870) 741-4490

FirmMagnolia, AR

Ross & Shoalmire, P.L.L.C.

Serves the whole state

Magnolia office of a regional elder-law and estate firm serving Columbia, Union, Hempstead, and Miller counties across southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas. For families settling an estate, it files probate applications, handles creditor notice and accounting, and clears real-estate titles, including intestate estates.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 1705 E North St, Suite 106Magnolia, AR 71753
Phone: (800) 780-6993

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Estate planning attorneys in Arkansas average $314 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $942 to $1,884 for a simple individual will and $2,890 to $4,335 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Arkansas will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Arkansas, estates valued at $100,000 or less use the Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate by Distributee, 45 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 Arkansas probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Arkansas, 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; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Arkansas is one of a small number of states where probate attorney fees set by statute as a percentage of the gross estate, rather than billed by the hour or negotiated. On a $500,000 estate the schedule produces about $14,050 in attorney fees, and the effective rate falls as the estate grows. Executor compensation is set separately, under the state's reasonable-compensation standard. It is the main reason Arkansas families with real estate set up living trusts to stay out of probate.

Filter the directory by county and by the practice area you need, and look for experience with your situation; a board certification in estate planning, trust or probate law is a strong signal. Most Arkansas estate planning attorneys offer an initial consultation, some free and some for a flat fee. Ask up front whether the firm bills by the hour or by package, and what your situation is expected to cost.

Guardianship Attorneys in Arkansas

Arkansas attorneys average $314 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $942–$1,884; online services cost $30–$300.

Arkansas is one of a small number of states where probate attorney fees are set by statute as a percentage of the estate, not negotiated. That math is the main reason Arkansas families with real estate set up living trusts to stay out of probate entirely.

Worth knowing: estates under $100,000 can use Arkansas's simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. If your situation is straightforward and the estate fits, you may not need an attorney at all.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

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Data sourced from Arkansas statutes and official state code. How we research.

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Arkansas

Free Arkansas 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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Last Will and Testament

In Arkansas, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and the witnesses sign an affidavit at probate instead of a self-proving affidavit.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

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

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Financial Power of Attorney

Arkansas treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirement.

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$12/month

Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Arkansas

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

How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In Arkansas, four years at a public university cost about $77,880 and the cost of living is 13% below the U.S. average; no state estate or inheritance tax applies.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Arkansas runs $2,890 to $4,335 and a simple will $942 to $1,884, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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Who Inherits Without a Will?

Without a will in Arkansas, descendants divide what passes to them per capita with representation, and an heir must survive the decedent by 120 hours to inherit.

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