Estate planning attorneys in Oklahoma average $296Clio Compare Lawyer Rates, Oklahoma: Wills and Estates rate (2025 data)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $888Estimate: 3 hours at $296, Clio's Oklahoma Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,776Estimate: 6 hours at $296, Clio's Oklahoma Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source for a simple individual will and $2,730Estimate: 10 hours at $273, Clio's Oklahoma Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,095Estimate: 15 hours at $273, Clio's Oklahoma Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Oklahoma will cost calculator sets the two side by side.
In Oklahoma, estates with personal property of $50,00058 O.S. § 393Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Small Estate Affidavit58 O.S. § 393Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 10 days58 O.S. § 393Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death. 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 Oklahoma probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.
In Oklahoma, 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.
Oklahoma splits the two: probate attorney fees of typically 1.7%58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 2.6%58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate, but the executor's compensation follows a statutory schedule58 O.S. § 527 (5% first $1K, 4% next $5K, 2.5% remainder)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, about $12,60058 O.S. § 527 (5% first $1K, 4% next $5K, 2.5% remainder)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source on a $500,000 estate. That makes the executor's share predictable, which helps when a family member serves and is unsure what to charge.
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 Oklahoma 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.
Free Oklahoma forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.
In Oklahoma, a will is signed before 284 O.S. § 55Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony84 O.S. § 55Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.
Oklahoma requires 263 Okla. Stat. § 3101.4(C)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required63 Okla. Stat. § 3101.4(C)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source.
Oklahoma treats a power of attorney as durable by default58 O.S. § 3001 et seq. (Title 58, Chapter 29); 16 O.S. § 20Verified Sep 20, 2026View source, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirement58 O.S. § 3001 et seq. (Title 58, Chapter 29); 16 O.S. § 20Verified Sep 20, 2026View source.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Oklahoma: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
In Oklahoma, four years at a public university cost about $77,752NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 330.20, public 4-year in-state tuition, fees, room and board, academic year 2022-23Verified Oct 17, 2026View source and the cost of living is 12% below the U.S. averageBEA Regional Price Parities, all items, by state, 2024Verified Oct 17, 2026View source; no state estate or inheritance tax appliesNo state estate or inheritance tax. Oklahoma's estate tax was repealed for deaths on or after January 1, 2010 — 68 O.S. §§ 801–803, 805–825 repealed by Laws 2006, 2nd Extra. Sess., c. 42, § 6 (HB 1172). Only the inert federal-credit pickup shell (§ 804, $0 since the 26 U.S.C. § 2011 credit was zeroed out) and the lien-release provision (§ 804.1) remain codified; neither imposes tax.Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Oklahoma runs $2,730Estimate: 10 hours at $273, Clio's Oklahoma Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,095Estimate: 15 hours at $273, Clio's Oklahoma Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $888Estimate: 3 hours at $296, Clio's Oklahoma Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,776Estimate: 6 hours at $296, Clio's Oklahoma Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
Without a will in Oklahoma, a surviving spouse takes half of the estate84 Okla. Stat. § 213Verified Sep 10, 2026View source when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per capita with representation84 Okla. Stat. § 213Verified Sep 10, 2026View source.
22 guardianship firms in Oklahoma, by county and firm type.
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FirmArdmore, OK
Ardmore Lawyers serves Carter and Love counties with estate planning, probate, trust administration, and guardianship services.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship
Solo PracticeBroken Arrow, OK
B.A. Law Center has over four decades of experience in estate planning and probate, serving Broken Arrow and the Tulsa metro with wills, revocable trusts, trust amendments, deed transfers, powers of attorney, and adult guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipBusiness Succession
FirmAda, OK
Billingsley & Associates serves Pontotoc County and surrounding southeastern Oklahoma communities from Ada, handling estate planning, probate, and guardianship matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship
FirmTulsa, OK
Bundren Law Firm has been serving Tulsa since 2008, providing probate, guardianship, and elder law services to families throughout Oklahoma.
PracticesProbateElder LawGuardianship
FirmOklahoma City, OK
Denker & Associates serves Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County with estate planning, probate, guardianship, and power of attorney matters. The firm offers free consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipPower Of Attorney
Solo PracticeTulsa, OK
From Tulsa, Julie A. Evans handles probate, adult guardianship, and estate planning for Tulsa County families, drawing on over 35 years of experience and an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship
Solo PracticeLawton, OK
George Miller serves Lawton and Comanche County with estate planning and probate, including wills, guardianships, and powers of attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship
FirmShawnee, OK
Established in 1948, Henson & Marshall has served Shawnee and Pottawatomie County for over 75 years. Karen A. Henson holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell for over 30 consecutive years.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship
FirmAltus, OK
Corry S. Kendall provides estate planning, probate, and elder law services from offices in Altus and Mangum, serving Jackson, Tillman, Harmon, Kiowa, Beckham, and Greer counties.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipPower Of Attorney
FirmOklahoma City, OK
Lai & Turner Law Firm provides estate planning and probate services with a 4.9 star rating from 269+ reviews. The firm serves clients from offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship
FirmBroken Arrow, OK
Littleton Legal serves Broken Arrow and the Tulsa metro with estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law including special needs and Medicaid planning, and business succession.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
Solo PracticeGrove, OK
An estate-planning-focused firm serving northeastern Oklahoma from Grove and South Tulsa, covering wills, trusts, powers of attorney, medical directives, probate, trust administration, and adult guardianship for Delaware County families.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipBusiness Succession
FirmNorman, OK
Nichols Law Firm serves Norman and Cleveland County with estate planning and probate, preparing revocable, irrevocable, and special needs trusts, wills, living wills, and powers of attorney, and handling probate litigation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship
FirmPonca City, OK
Founded in 1938, Northcutt Law Firm serves Kay, Osage, Pawnee, Grant, and Payne counties from the fourth floor of the Bank of the West building in Ponca City.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship
FirmChickasha, OK
Established in 1901, Park, Nelson, Caywood & Jones is one of the oldest continuously operating law firms in Oklahoma, serving central and southwestern Oklahoma with estate planning and probate services.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningGuardianship
Solo PracticeJenks, OK
Pence Law Firm, opened in 2016, serves Tulsa County and surrounding areas with probate, estate planning, and adult guardianship services. E. Kathleen Pence is a Super Lawyers rated attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship
FirmClaremore, OK
Formerly Scarth & Rahmeier, the firm has served Rogers County from Claremore for decades. Practice areas include estate planning, probate, guardianship, wills, trusts, and real estate.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship
FirmOklahoma City, OK
Seda Law Firm provides probate, guardianship, and estate planning services with offices in Oklahoma City, Norman, and Lawton.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianship
FirmEdmond, OK
Serving Edmond and Oklahoma County since 2008, The Smith Firm provides wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and probate administration, along with estate litigation and family law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship
FirmTulsa, OK
Founded in 2016 and now working from a single Midtown Tulsa office, the firm limits its practice to estate planning and elder law. Handles probate and estate administration, revocable and irrevocable trusts, special needs and Medicaid planning, and guardianships for Tulsa-area families.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more