Lake Havasu City is in Mohave County.
Kingman solo practice serving Mohave County, admitted to the Arizona bar in 1978. The State Bar lists the practice as wills, probate, trusts and estates, elder law, and alternative dispute resolution. James Chavez is a Stanford law graduate with more than 45 years in Arizona practice.
Gerich Law Offices works out of Kingman with additional offices in Bullhead City and Prescott, handling matters that move through the Mohave County Superior Court. The firm assists with probate administration after a death and prepares wills, trusts, and healthcare directives for estate planning. It also handles civil, family, and eviction matters alongside its estate work.
Bullhead City firm serving Mohave County — Bullhead City, Fort Mohave, Kingman, and Lake Havasu City — along with La Paz County and the greater Phoenix area. Its estate practice covers probate, guardianship, and conservatorship proceedings as well as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives; initial consultations carry a nominal fee.
Solo probate practice in Bullhead City handling estate matters in the Mohave County court system, where Kenneth Sondgeroth has practiced since 1989. Works with personal representatives to establish probate, collect and inventory assets, and pass a decedent's assets to heirs, with more than 28 years of probate experience.
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Free Arizona forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Arizona.
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
In Arizona, a will is signed before 2A.R.S. § 14-2502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyA.R.S. § 14-2502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
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Probate on a $500,000 estate in Arizona costs an estimated $27,670A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2.2%Modeled estimate under A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.5%Modeled estimate under A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
Settling an estate in Arizona: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysA.R.S. §§ 14-3706, 14-3707, 14-3708Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsA.R.S. §§ 14-3801, 14-3803, 14-3804, 14-3805, 14-3806Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
Arizona pays executors reasonable compensationA.R.S. § 14-3719 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, typically 2.2%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.8%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate.
In Arizona, estates with personal property of $200,000A.R.S. § 14-3971Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Collection of Personal Property by AffidavitA.R.S. § 14-3971Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysA.R.S. § 14-3971Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death.
In Arizona, creditors have 4 monthsA.R.S. § 14-3801Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.
In Arizona, informal probate is availableA.R.S. § 14-3301Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, and a self-represented executor can usually handle it for a simple, uncontested estate.
3 probate firms have an office in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Lake Havasu City office and its phone.
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Tri-state firm with offices in Bullhead City, Kingman, and Lake Havasu City, serving Mohave and La Paz County communities along the Colorado River plus Nevada and California. Guides executors and administrators through Arizona probate - inventory, appraisal, and distribution - and prepares wills, living trusts, and beneficiary deeds. Keith S. Knochel founded the firm in 1989.
Lake Havasu City practice focused on probate and trust administration, having guided 750+ Arizona families through probate. Richard Rahnema was raised in Lake Havasu City and is licensed to serve clients in every Arizona county, with Mohave and La Paz Counties the firm's specialty. Free 20-minute discovery call.
Multi-attorney Mohave County firm with offices in Kingman and Lake Havasu City, handling matters in Mohave County Superior Court. Files probate petitions, inventories estate assets, manages creditor notification and disputes, and establishes guardianships and conservatorships, plus wills and trusts that plan around probate. Probate consultations begin at $200 for up to one hour of attorney time.
