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Probate in Arizona typically costs 2%–4% of the estate value in attorney feesA.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness)Verified May 31, 2026, plus court filing fees, executor compensation, publication costs, and any required surety bond. Attorney fees in Arizona are negotiated, so the actual cost depends on the firm and complexity. Total all-in costs typically run 3-8% of estate value. The Arizona probate calculator gives a detailed estimate based on estate value.
Arizona allows "independent administration" (sometimes called unsupervised or informal probate), which lets the executor handle most estate decisions without ongoing court approval. The executor still files the will, inventories assets, and reports to the court, but doesn't need a hearing for routine actions like paying bills or selling assets. Independent administration typically saves both time and attorney fees compared to supervised probate.
Estate planning attorneys in Arizona average $391 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,173–$2,346 for a simple individual will and $3,760–$5,640 for a basic revocable trust. Online and DIY services cost $30–$300 for the same documents — see the will cost calculator for a side-by-side comparison.
Arizona has a generous small-estate threshold of $200,000. Estates under that line can use the small estate affidavit procedure, which is a form rather than a court case — most families can handle it without an attorney. For estates above the threshold, formal probate generally benefits from counsel because of the procedural overhead, even when nothing is contested. The Arizona probate calculator estimates total costs based on estate value.
In Arizona, the situations where retaining counsel is typically worth the cost are: blended families with children from prior relationships (community property rules can produce surprising outcomes); ownership of a business, rental property, or significant investment assets; special-needs dependents who need a special-needs trust to preserve benefits; substantial property held in multiple states. If none of these describe your situation, the simpler online and DIY tools are often enough.
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74 firms
Estate planning services in the City of Maricopa serving Pinal County communities including Casa Grande, Florence, Coolidge, San Tan Valley, and surrounding areas. Personalized strategies for wills, trusts, and estate tax planning.
Location
44400 W Honeycutt Rd, Suite 110Maricopa, AZ 85138
Phone
(520) 208-2274
Service Area
2 counties
One of few attorneys with a physical office in Holbrook, providing estate planning and probate services to eastern Navajo County communities. Certified Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of Arizona.
Location
214 W Hopi DrHolbrook, AZ 86025
Phone
(928) 524-9786
Service Area
2 counties
One of southwestern Arizona's oldest continuously operating law firms, serving clients in Arizona and California since 1920. Substantial experience in estate planning, trusts, probate, real estate, business/corporate law, and agricultural law. Nine former partners have been elevated to the bench, including U.S. Federal Judges and Superior Court Judges.
Location
833 E Plaza Cir, Suite 200Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone
(928) 783-8321
Established
1920
Service Area
2 counties
Estate planning and probate practice headquartered in Show Low's White Mountains, with the Show Low office anchoring service to Navajo and Apache County families and seven other Arizona offices reaching the Phoenix metro and Payson. Attorneys draft wills and trusts, guide personal representatives through Arizona's formal and informal probate, and handle the estate-tax questions that come with inherited property and family businesses. Founder Shad Brown is a former IRS Office of Chief Counsel tax attorney, and estate planning clients meet directly with an attorney at a free initial consultation rather than a paralegal.
Location
40 N White Mountain Rd, Suite AShow Low, AZ 85901
Phone
(928) 813-0417
Established
2014
Service Area
2 counties
Serving Cochise County for 25+ years. Voted "Best of Sierra Vista" attorney in 2023 and 2024. Founded by Joel and William Borowiec with Matthew Borowiec (former Cochise County Superior Court Judge) and Anne Margaret Borowiec. AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rated. One of Southeastern Arizona's preeminent law firms.
Location
1723 S Highway 92Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Phone
(520) 417-0221
Established
1997
Service Area
1 county
Established 1983 with three offices spanning Apache and Navajo Counties. David Brown is a fifth-generation Arizonan and St. Johns native. Three attorneys selected to Super Lawyers or Rising Stars lists. Practice includes estate planning, trusts, wills, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, real estate, and environmental/natural resources law.
Location
1546 E White Mountain BlvdPinetop, AZ 85935
Phone
(928) 367-3235
Established
1983
Service Area
2 counties
Safford practice covering Graham and Greenlee County families from Thatcher and Pima to Clifton and Morenci. The estate work runs from drafting wills, revocable trusts, and powers of attorney to handling probate administration and standing up guardianships and conservatorships when a family member can no longer manage their own affairs. The same office also takes on civil litigation, family law, and criminal defense, making it a general anchor for legal needs in rural eastern Arizona.
Location
1717 W Thatcher BlvdSafford, AZ 85546
Phone
(928) 424-4500
Service Area
2 counties
Serving Nogales, Santa Cruz County, and southern Arizona since 1987 (nearly 40 years). Founded as Larson, Soto & Arana, renamed to Coogan & Martin in 2001. Specializes in wills, revocable living trusts, probate estates, guardianships, conservatorships, business planning, and agricultural law.
Location
24 Tubac RoadTubac, AZ 85646
Phone
(520) 287-2110
Established
1987
Service Area
1 county
Estate and probate practice rooted in Bisbee's Cochise County courthouse town, with satellite offices in Glendale and Tucson. The firm builds estate plans around incapacity and end-of-life direction (powers of attorney, living wills, wills, revocable trusts, beneficiary deeds), then carries families through the back end: advising personal representatives in Arizona informal probate and guiding trustees through out-of-court trust settlement. Licensed Arizona fiduciary Heather Fish can serve directly as trustee, conservator, guardian, or agent, and the firm also litigates partition and quiet-title property disputes.
Location
2 Main Street, Second FloorBisbee, AZ 85603
Phone
(520) 432-2279
Service Area
1 county
Estate planning and elder law attorney serving Sierra Vista and Cochise County since 2017. Creates will-based and trust-based estate plans for probate avoidance and creditor protection. Elder law services include counseling families on care options, Medicaid and VA applications, and asset-sheltering trusts.
Location
4039 S Highway 92Sierra Vista, AZ 85650
Phone
(520) 458-8051
Service Area
1 county