Probate Litigation Attorneys in Connecticut

45 probate litigation firms in Connecticut, by county and firm type.

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45 firms

Solo PracticeWallingford, CT

Allinson & Associates, LLC

Serves 1 county

Wallingford practice serving clients in and around the Wallingford area. Helps executors, administrators, trustees, and conservators carry out their duties, and has served hundreds of times as a fiduciary under court orders or trust designations. Also handles will contests, probate appeals, trust disputes, and Title 19 applications.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 439 Main StreetWallingford, CT 06492
Phone: (203) 871-3964

Solo PracticePutnam, CT

Attorney Michele Ann Palulis, LLC

Serves 1 county

Putnam solo practice serving Putnam, Killingly, Thompson, Ashford, Eastford, and Windham. Guides executors through probate and estate administration, including estates left without a will, and represents family members who contest how a will is being probated. Also handles conservatorships, guardianships, and real estate closings.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipand 2 more

Office: 158 Main Street, Suite 2Putnam, CT 06260
Phone: (860) 792-4259

Solo PracticeGlastonbury, CT

Law Offices of Steven M. Basche, LLC

Serves 1 county

Estate and probate practice meeting clients by appointment in Glastonbury and West Hartford. Guides families through Connecticut probate administration with an experienced paralegal handling the court paperwork, and does not base probate fees on a percentage of the estate. Attorney Steven Basche also handles will contests and undue-influence claims, and offers Zoom and phone consultations.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 2389 Main StreetGlastonbury, CT 06033
Phone: (860) 920-5644

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeFairfield, CT

Brian D. Kaschel Law Office

Serves 2 counties

Fairfield and Stamford solo practice serving Fairfield and New Haven counties, with Attorney Brian Kaschel working in the Connecticut Probate Court system since 1996. Guides families through estate administration after a death and represents clients in disputes over a loved one's will, alongside guardianships of minors and disabled adults.

PracticesProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipFamily LawPersonal Injury

Office: 183 Sherman StreetFairfield, CT 06824
Phone: (203) 259-5251

FirmPawcatuck, CT

The Bartinik Law Firm, LLC

Serves 1 county

Pawcatuck trial firm in New London County whose family law practice includes wills, probate administration, and probate litigation. Its reported results include defending an executor against repeated removal attempts and an appeal from a Probate Court ruling on a final account. Charges a consultation fee outside personal injury cases, and welcomes video meetings.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipand 4 more

Office: 45 Pequot CourtPawcatuck, CT 06379
Phone: (860) 445-8521

Virtual consultations

FirmDarien, CT

Carta, McAlister & Moore, LLC

Serves 1 county

Darien firm serving Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Westport, and Wilton, with decades of hearing experience before the probate judges of lower Fairfield County. Represents executors, trustees, conservators, and guardians, including post-death tax planning, and Mark Carta handles challenges against fiduciaries in probate court or the state courts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 777 Post Road, 2nd FloorDarien, CT 06820
Phone: (203) 202-3100

FirmNew London, CT

Cipparone & Zaccaro, P.C.

Since 1986 · Serves 2 counties

New London elder law and trusts and estates firm with a second office in Woodbury, practicing in the New London area since 1986. Represents executors and trustees from the probate application through the final accounting, represents beneficiaries when the fiduciary has another attorney, and litigates contested wills and trusts. The first meeting is a paid one-hour consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 261 Williams StreetNew London, CT 06320
Phone: (860) 442-0150

FirmOld Saybrook, CT

Cloutier & Cassella, LLC

Since 1966 · Serves 4 counties

Old Saybrook general practice firm, tracing its roots to 1966, serving Middlesex, New London, Hartford, and New Haven counties along the Connecticut shoreline. Administers probate estates, handles guardianships, conservatorships, and probate appeals, and pursues will and trust contests in probate court for beneficiaries. Offers a free consultation, and staff speak Spanish.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 8 more

Office: 29 Elm StreetOld Saybrook, CT 06475
Phone: (860) 388-3456

Free consultation

FirmNew Milford, CT

Cramer & Anderson, LLP

Since 1962 · Serves 2 counties

New Milford firm with offices in Litchfield, Danbury, and Ridgefield, whose practice traces to a Civil War-era Litchfield law office. Assists executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries with their duties and probate court procedure, and its probate litigators bring or defend will contests, accounting challenges, probate appeals, and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 51 Main StreetNew Milford, CT 06776
Phone: (860) 355-2631

FirmWest Hartford, CT

Cummings & Lockwood LLC

Since 1909 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Hartford and Fairfield counties from offices in West Hartford, Stamford and Greenwich; founded in 1909. Its Private Clients Group handles probate and estate administration and executor and trustee services, and a separate fiduciary and probate litigation group takes will contests, contested accountings, fiduciary removal proceedings and conservatorship and guardianship proceedings.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 75 Isham Road, Suite 400West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone: (860) 313-4900

FirmDerby, CT

Cohen and Thomas

Serves 3 counties

General practice firm in Derby, with a second office in Litchfield, serving Derby, Shelton, Ansonia, Milford, Orange, Woodbridge, Fairfield and Bridgeport. Handles estate administration for executors, administrators, conservators and guardians, and probate litigation including will contests, alongside wills, powers of attorney and advance directives.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipand 5 more

Office: 315 Main StreetDerby, CT 06418
Phone: (203) 735-9521

FirmBridgeport, CT

Cohen and Wolf, P.C.

Since 1951 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Fairfield County from offices in Bridgeport, Westport, Danbury and Trumbull, with a fifth office in Hartford; founded in 1951. Its Trusts & Estates Group handles estate and trust administration, conservatorships and guardianships, and its Probate Litigation Group takes will and trust contests, objections to accountings, fiduciary removal proceedings and probate appeals.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 1115 Broad StreetBridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (203) 368-0211

FirmNew London, CT

Conway, Londregan, Sheehan & Monaco, P.C.

Since 1962 · Serves 3 counties

Serves New London, Middlesex and Windham counties from New London, in practice since 1962. Its estate department guides executors and administrators from the first probate court filing through distribution and the final accounting, handles will contests, estate accounting disputes and fiduciary removal proceedings, and administers conservatorships. Offers a free initial consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 38 Huntington StreetNew London, CT 06320
Phone: (860) 868-4952

Free consultation

FirmDanbury, CT

Collins Hannafin, P.C.

Since 1963 · Serves 2 counties

Danbury firm established in 1963, serving Danbury, Ridgefield, New Milford, Bethel and the surrounding area. Assists executors and administrators with probating a will, notifying creditors and heirs, filing tax returns, distributing property and ancillary probate in other states, and represents heirs and beneficiaries in will challenges and actions to remove a trustee, executor or administrator.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 11 more

Office: 148 Deer Hill AvenueDanbury, CT 06810
Phone: (203) 744-2150

FirmBerlin, CT

Daly Perri Arnold & Knierim LLC

Serves the whole state

Serves all of Connecticut from five offices including Berlin and Simsbury; formerly Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri. Takes executors through probate from the application through the inventory, claims, estate tax returns and final accounting, administers special needs trusts as trustee, and handles will contests, removal of a personal representative, conservatorship disputes and creditor claims.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 15 Massirio DriveBerlin, CT 06037
Phone: (860) 236-7673

FirmManchester, CT

Diana, Conti, Tunila, Sheridan & McCann, LLP

Since 1932 · Serves 1 county

Manchester firm in practice since 1932, serving central and eastern Connecticut. Inventories estate assets and debts, settles debts, prepares tax returns and distributes assets for executors and trustees, and represents beneficiaries in will and trust contests and challenges to an executor or trustee. Offers a free case evaluation to new clients; Spanish translation available.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 9 more

Office: 1091 Main StreetManchester, CT 06040
Phone: (860) 643-2181

Free consultation

Solo PracticeNoank, CT

DiFrancesca & Steele, P.C.

Since 1996 · Serves 1 county

Noank firm established in 1996, serving individuals and families throughout eastern Connecticut. Attorney Beth Steele assists with the probate and administration of estates, guardianships and power of attorney accountings, and litigates challenges to wills, the interpretation of testamentary documents and fiduciary misappropriation of funds.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 102 Front StreetNoank, CT 06340
Phone: (860) 889-3871

FirmEllington, CT

Draghi & Coyne Law Offices

Serves 1 county

Ellington general practice firm at 18 Main Street, serving Ellington and surrounding communities for nearly fifty years. Handles decedents estates, conservatorships, will contests and other probate court proceedings, alongside wills, trusts and powers of attorney. Offers a free consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipand 2 more

Office: 18 Main StreetEllington, CT 06029
Phone: (860) 871-1900

Free consultation

FirmNew Britain, CT

Law Offices of Ericson, Scalise & Mangan, P.C.

Since 1945 · Serves the whole state

Serves clients across Connecticut from offices in New Britain and Avon. Handles probate administration for executors, from gathering and valuing assets to paying debts and taxes, and probate disputes including will contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, fiduciary removal and conservatorships. A firm trust committee reviews trust administration questions; Medicaid applications handled in-house.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more

Office: 35 Pearl Street, #301New Britain, CT 06051
Phone: (860) 854-3809

FirmManchester, CT

Falkenstein, Meggers, Paul & Robinson, P.C.

Serves 1 county

Manchester firm serving the greater Hartford area east of the river. For executors, drafts and files the application for probate, transfers accounts to the estate, deals with creditor claims and prepares the final accounting and tax returns; also handles will contests, conservatorships and Medicaid planning. NAELA member firm.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 7 more

Office: 113 East Center StreetManchester, CT 06040
Phone: (860) 281-7567

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Estate planning attorneys in Connecticut average $388 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,164 to $2,328 for a simple individual will and $4,460 to $6,690 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Connecticut will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Connecticut, estates with personal property of $40,000 or less use the Small Estate Affidavit (Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration, PC-212), 30 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 Connecticut probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Connecticut, 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; an estate near or above the Connecticut estate tax threshold of $15,000,000; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

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 Connecticut 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.

Probate Litigation Attorneys in Connecticut

Connecticut attorneys average $388 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,164–$2,328; online services cost $30–$300.

Connecticut imposes its own estate tax separate from the federal one, kicking in well below the federal exemption. Estates near the state threshold benefit from real planning — not because every family needs it, but because the line is lower than people expect.

Estates under $40,000 in Connecticut can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

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

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Connecticut

Free Connecticut 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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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 Connecticut, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Connecticut

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

How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Connecticut costs an estimated $29,174. Attorney fees run 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Who Inherits Without a Will?

Without a will in Connecticut, a surviving spouse takes the first $100,000 plus half of the rest when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per stirpes.

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What Are the Creditor Claim Deadlines?

In Connecticut, the 5 months period after the personal representative's appointment protects a representative who distributes after it; late claims can still reach undistributed assets.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Connecticut: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 60 days of appointment; creditors have 5 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 12 months.

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How Much Can an Executor Charge?

Connecticut pays executors reasonable compensation, typically 2.2% to 3.8% of the estate.

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