Free Nevada forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
In Nevada, a will is signed before 2NRS 133.040Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyNRS 133.040Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Nevada: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Nevada costs an estimated $24,726NRS 150.060 (reasonable compensation; if computed on the value of the estate the court allows 4% on first $100K, 3% next $100K, 2% next $800K, 1% next $9M, 0.5% next $15M — hourly billing also permitted, fee fixed by written agreement and approved by the court)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees on a statutory schedule presumed reasonableNRS 150.060 (reasonable compensation; if computed on the value of the estate the court allows 4% on first $100K, 3% next $100K, 2% next $800K, 1% next $9M, 0.5% next $15M — hourly billing also permitted, fee fixed by written agreement and approved by the court)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, typically 1%NRS 150.060 (reasonable compensation; if computed on the value of the estate the court allows 4% on first $100K, 3% next $100K, 2% next $800K, 1% next $9M, 0.5% next $15M — hourly billing also permitted, fee fixed by written agreement and approved by the court)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 4%NRS 150.060 (reasonable compensation; if computed on the value of the estate the court allows 4% on first $100K, 3% next $100K, 2% next $800K, 1% next $9M, 0.5% next $15M — hourly billing also permitted, fee fixed by written agreement and approved by the court)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate.
Settling an estate in Nevada: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 120 daysNRS 144.010, NRS 144.090Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 3 monthsNRS 147.040, NRS 147.070, NRS 147.130, NRS 147.195, NRS 155.020Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
Nevada sets executor compensation by statute — about $11,150 on a $500,000 estate, roughly 2.2%NRS 150.020 (statutory percentage: 4% on first $15K, 3% next $85K, 2% above $100K; NRS 150.020(4) — court may allow such further fees as it deems just and reasonable; NRS 150.030 — extraordinary services)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source.
In Nevada, estates with personal property of $25,000NRS 146.080Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Affidavit of EntitlementNRS 146.080Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 40 daysNRS 146.080Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death.
In Nevada, creditors have 3 monthsNRS 147.040Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.
Nevada has no statewide fill-in probate petition, so the opening petition is drafted as a legal pleading, and informal probate is not availableNRS 143.340; NRS 155.020 (appointment is by court petition and hearing — no registrar/informal track)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source.
78 probate firms in Nevada, by county and firm type.
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Solo PracticeYerington, NV
Wayne A. Pederson opened this firm in his hometown of Yerington in 1994. Provides estate planning, probate, and general practice services to Lyon County and surrounding communities.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateFamily LawTrustsWills
FirmLas Vegas, NV
Boutique Las Vegas firm whose attorneys practice exclusively in trust, probate, and estate law in Nevada. Handles probate administration, trust administration, estate planning documents (revocable and irrevocable trusts, Nevada asset protection trusts, charitable trusts), and trust and estate litigation in Clark County and statewide. Offers a free initial consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 4 more
FirmLas Vegas, NV
Las Vegas estate planning firm founded by Timothy R. O'Reilly with 8 office locations across the Las Vegas metro area. Named to America's Top 100 Attorneys and rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Provides a 24/7 helpline for client support.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 8 more
Solo PracticePahrump, NV
Solo practitioner serving Nye County since 1997, providing legal services in both Nye and Clark counties. One of the few estate planning attorneys with a physical office in Pahrump, making legal services accessible to the remote Nye County community.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBankruptcyFamily Law
FirmLas Vegas, NV
Las Vegas firm established in 1972, among the largest in Southern Nevada, handling asset protection, estate planning, probate, and guardianship through the Eighth Judicial District Court. The estate group structures wills, trusts, and entity plans and administers estates and gift-tax matters for Clark County individuals and businesses.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTrust LitigationTax Planningand 4 more
Solo PracticeReno, NV
Reno estate planning and probate practice serving Washoe County and surrounding Northern Nevada communities. Laury M. Macauley has over 30 years of experience handling wills, living trusts, probate administration, trust administration for trustees, and guardianships. Licensed in Nevada, California, and Illinois; free initial consultation available.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
FirmFallon, NV
The newest incarnation of a firm established in 1968, serving rural Nevada counties from Fallon. Brings former prosecutorial experience to estate planning and property law matters throughout Churchill and Mineral counties.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate Law
Solo PracticeCarson City, NV
Carson City estate planning and probate firm serving Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe counties in Northern Nevada. Jennifer M. Mahe handles wills, trusts, probate administration, trust administration, probate litigation, and will contests before Nevada District Courts. Admitted to the Nevada State Bar since 2005.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigation
Solo PracticeLas Vegas, NV
Las Vegas law firm focused on estate planning, asset protection, probate, and business planning. Founder Samuel Marshall is a UNLV graduate with experience clerking for the Eighth Judicial District Court.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateAsset Protectionand 3 more
FirmReno, NV
Reno-based firm practicing across northern Nevada with eight attorneys in the Trusts & Estates group. Handles high-net-worth estate planning, trust administration, probate avoidance, incapacity planning, and business succession. Consistently ranked among Nevada's top law firms by U.S. News Best Law Firms.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more
FirmLas Vegas, NV
Statewide Nevada firm with offices in Las Vegas, Reno, and Carson City practicing trust and estate law since 1949. Handles high-net-worth estate planning, contested and uncontested probate, conservatorship, trust administration, and fiduciary litigation. Ranked Band 1 by Chambers High Net Worth Guide for nine consecutive years.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
FirmHenderson, NV
Henderson and Las Vegas firm founded in 1992, serving Clark County with estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder law, and trust litigation. Handles wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and probate administration for individuals and families across southern Nevada.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipLitigation
Solo PracticeElko, NV
Elko-based civil law firm providing estate planning and elder estate services to individuals and families throughout northeastern Nevada. Originally founded in 1992 as Copenhaver & McConnell, the firm serves five rural counties.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawBusiness Lawand 4 more
FirmHenderson, NV
Henderson estate planning and probate firm serving southern Nevada with more than 30 years of Nevada-specific experience. Handles estate planning, wills, trust administration, probate, out-of-state probate matters, and business succession. Managing partner Gregory Morris co-authored the State Bar of Nevada's 'Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning' booklet.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateAsset ProtectionBusiness Succession
FirmMinden, NV
Originally founded as Brooke Shaw Zumpft in 1985. Attorneys bring over 50 years of combined experience serving the Carson Valley in estate planning, probate, trust litigation, and guardianship.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTrust LitigationGuardianshipand 2 more
Solo PracticeReno, NV
Since 1990, J. Robert Parke has provided personalized estate planning, trust, probate, and tax services in Reno. Member of the Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada and the Probate Bar Association of Washoe County.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningBusiness Law
FirmCarson City, NV
Downtown Carson City boutique on West Telegraph Street, practicing before the First Judicial District Court. Walks personal representatives and trustees through administration deadlines, and represents them in court-supervised probate and in disputes among beneficiaries, fiduciaries, or creditors. Jessica C. Prunty focuses on estate planning and estate and trust administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more
FirmLas Vegas, NV
Las Vegas boutique firm founded in 2013 handling estate planning, Clark County probate, trust administration, and contested trust and will litigation. Chris Phillips focuses exclusively on Nevada probate and estate disputes; both founding partners hold Super Lawyers and AV Preeminent ratings. Offers a complimentary consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 2 more
Solo PracticeEly, NV
Ely solo practitioner serving rural eastern Nevada since 2006. Provides estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, guardianship, and general civil services to families in White Pine, Eureka, Elko, and surrounding counties — a region with very few resident attorneys.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipCriminal Defenseand 4 more
Solo PracticeReno, NV
Reno solo practice on Washington Street, limited to estate planning and probate in Washoe County District Court. Robert H. Broili handles each track Nevada offers — estate by affidavit, set-aside, summary administration, and general administration — working with the executor from locating the will through distribution. Also drafts wills, revocable living trusts, and powers of attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbatePowers Of AttorneyTrustsWills