Essex Junction firm on Pearl Street in Chittenden County. Represents executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries in estate and trust administration, from probate petitions, estate tax returns and accountings to trust and probate litigation, and handles adult and minor guardianship. Most estate planning work is billed on a flat fee.

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Colchester firm on Hercules Drive in Chittenden County, established in 2010, with a by-appointment office in St. Albans. It guides executors, administrators and trustees through the Vermont Probate Division, from court filings and creditor notices to asset transfers and administration without a will, and offers guardianship representation. Managing attorney Lisa Gale has practiced in Vermont for over 30 years, and the firm pairs probate with residential real estate and title work.

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Solo practice on South Union Street in Burlington, Chittenden County, opened by Brian Hehir in 1996. He handles Vermont probate administration and guardianship proceedings and prepares wills, trusts and powers of attorney, alongside real estate and land use work. He serves as an acting judge in Franklin and Chittenden counties, and will meet clients at home or work when they cannot travel to the office.

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Colchester firm on Water Tower Circle with an office in Newport and by-appointment offices in Montpelier and St. Albans. It guides named executors and beneficiaries through the probate process and represents people seeking or opposing appointment as guardian for vulnerable or elderly adults, in contested and uncontested matters. Planning covers wills, trusts and lifetime giving plans.

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Burlington firm with a White River Junction office whose attorneys handle matters in all fourteen Vermont counties. Its estates and trusts attorneys represent trustees in trust administration and fiduciaries and families in probate court estate and guardianship proceedings. Principal Mark Melendy served on the bar committees that drafted Vermont's trust-decanting and directed-trust acts.

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Shelburne practice of attorney Adam Bartsch, focused solely on estate planning and related areas since 2004. It assists with all phases of Vermont probate, from filing the will through paying claims and distributing assets, and handles guardianship court proceedings. Initial consultations are free and most services carry a fixed fee.

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