Estate Attorneys in Baltimore, Maryland

6 estate law firms have an office in Baltimore, Maryland, practicing probate litigation, estate planning and probate. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Baltimore office and its phone.

State

County

Practice Area

All Areas

Planning ahead

Estate Planning5 Tax Planning2 Special Needs Planning2 Asset Protection1 Medicaid Planning3

Settling an estate

Trust Administration3 Probate5 Probate Litigation6 Trust Litigation4

Capacity and care

Guardianship4

Firm Type

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6 firms

Baroody & O'Toole

201 N. Charles Street, Suite 2102, Baltimore, MD 21201

Serves Baltimore City and the surrounding counties from downtown Baltimore. Assists personal representatives in settling estates, from gathering assets and paying debts to distribution, tax returns and the estate accounting, and represents beneficiaries and excluded heirs in will contests and breach of fiduciary duty litigation. Serves estates of any asset level.

Since 1993Serves 6 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationMedicaid PlanningWills Trusts

1-410-539-8410

Hessey & Hessey, P.A.

3500 Boston Street, Suite 400, Baltimore, MD 21224

Serves Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard counties from an office in Canton. Guides executors and trustees through probate and estate and trust administration, including accountings, tax returns and distributions, and represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in will and trust contests and breach of fiduciary duty disputes. The firm's roots date to 1939.

Since 1939Serves 5 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation

1-410-342-9800

Law Offices of Will Hudson

1537 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Serves Baltimore City from an office on Light Street. The boutique practice covers estate administration and the probate process, estate planning, and estate litigation when family members cannot agree on how to resolve a dispute over a deceased person's assets. Will Hudson also handles adult and child guardianship matters.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianship

1-410-801-7600

Mobley and Brown, LLP

1 North Charles Street, Suite 1101, Baltimore, MD 21201

Serves Baltimore City and Baltimore County, including Towson, Owings Mills and Dundalk, from 1 North Charles Street downtown. The trusts-and-estates practice handles probate, estate and trust administration, probate, estate and trust litigation, and guardianship, along with wills, powers of attorney, and special-needs and Medicaid asset-protection trusts.

Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-410-385-0398

Shulman Rogers

1215 East Fort Avenue, Suite 301, Baltimore, MD 21230

Serves clients throughout Maryland from Potomac, with a second Maryland office in Baltimore. Its wills, trusts, estates and probate team handles probate court filings, estate administration and state and federal estate tax returns, and its attorneys serve as trustees and executors; a separate trusts and estates litigation group handles will and trust contests and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-410-520-1340

Silverman Thompson

400 E Pratt Street, Suite 900, Baltimore, MD 21202

Serves Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County from offices in downtown Baltimore, Towson and Annapolis. Its estates, trusts and fiduciary practice is litigation: caveat proceedings, petitions to remove a personal representative, exceptions to an estate accounting, disputes among estate and trust beneficiaries, and contested guardianships.

Since 1994Serves 3 countiesProbate LitigationTrust LitigationGuardianship

1-410-385-2225

Probate in Baltimore City

Probate Court Record

Baltimore City Register of Wills

Baltimore City

Phone

1-410-752-5131

baltimorecityrow@registers.maryland.gov

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Office

Courthouse East, 111 North Calvert Street, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202

Website

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Filing in person

Walk-ins accepted

Self-represented filing

Allowed

Self-help forms

Court forms packet

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How to file probate in Baltimore City →

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Maryland

Free Maryland forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Maryland.

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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 Maryland, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and it is self-proved when properly executed.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

Maryland requires 2 witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Maryland treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed before 2 witnesses and a notary.

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Pour-Over Will

In Maryland, 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 Maryland, 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 Maryland

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Maryland: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Maryland.

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Maryland, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.3% 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 Maryland takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.3% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Maryland costs an estimated $33,231. Attorney fees run 2.1% to 3.3% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Maryland costs an estimated $33,231 and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.3% of the estate. Estates under $50,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Maryland: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days of appointment; creditors have 6 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Maryland runs $4,250 to $6,375 and a simple will $1,110 to $2,220, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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All Maryland tools

Estate Attorneys in Baltimore, Maryland

Probate in Baltimore City

Baltimore City Register of Wills

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Maryland

Revocable Living Trust

Last Will and Testament

Healthcare Power of Attorney

Financial Power of Attorney

Pour-Over Will

Transfer on Death Deed

Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Maryland

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

How Much Does Probate Cost?

What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

How Do I Settle an Estate?

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

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Estate Attorneys in Baltimore, Maryland