Probate Attorneys in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

12 probate firms have an office in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Merrimack County office and its phone.

State

County

City

Practice Area

All Areas

Planning ahead

Estate Planning15 Tax Planning6 Special Needs Planning1 Asset Protection2 Medicaid Planning2

Settling an estate

Trust Administration10 Probate12 Probate Litigation5

Capacity and care

Elder Law5 Guardianship2

Firm Type

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12 firms

Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.

64 North Main Street, Suite 302, Concord, NH 03301

Long-established Manchester firm with Concord and Portsmouth offices, serving New Hampshire families through the state's probate courts. Handles probate administration of estates and trust administration, and represents estates and trusts before the IRS and NH Department of Revenue on estate and gift tax matters. The estate group is led by firm president Anu Mullikin.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationCharitable PlanningWealth Transfer

1-603-226-1000

Hudkins & O'Neil Estate Planning, PLLC

Concord, Concord, NH 03301

Estate planning firm serving the Seacoast and southern New Hampshire with offices in Hampton, Windham, Concord, and New London. Candice O'Neil brings nearly 20 years of estate planning experience and formerly served as a NH State Representative.

Solo PracticeServes 4 countiesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness SuccessionPowers Of AttorneyTrustsWills

1-603-434-1770

Law Office of Thomas F. McCue, PLLC

Loudon, Loudon, NH 03307

Solo practitioner serving the North Country from Berlin, NH with over 30 years of experience. Provides estate planning, probate, business law, and real estate services to clients in Coos and Merrimack Counties.

Solo PracticeSince 1992Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbateTrusts

1-603-783-9675

McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Concord, Concord, NH 03301

New Hampshire's largest firm, anchored in Manchester with Concord and Portsmouth offices, serving estates and trusts statewide. The Trusts and Estates group handles probate of estates, trust administration, will and trust contests, guardianships and conservatorships, and fiduciary-duty claims, alongside estate and gift tax planning.

Since 1919Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+3

1-603-625-6464

Orr & Reno, P.A.

45 S. Main Street, Concord, NH 03301

Concord firm handling trusts and estates for individuals and fiduciaries across New Hampshire, in practice since 1946. Work spans estate and trust administration, administration of irrevocable trusts, and probate litigation, including disputes among beneficiaries and fiduciaries.

Since 1946Estate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+3

1-603-224-2381

Ransmeier & Spellman, P.C.

1 Capitol Street, Fourth Floor, Concord, NH 03301

Concord firm, with a Rochester office, advising executors, trustees, families, and institutions on trust and estate administration and related estate-tax issues. Represents fiduciaries in probate and trust disputes, including litigation and mediation. In estate practice since 1979.

Since 1979Estate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planning

1-603-290-5104

Sessler Law Office, PLLC

396 Central Street, Franklin, NH 03235

Solo practice in Franklin, in central New Hampshire near the Merrimack County probate court, working statewide from that one office. Handles estate planning and probate administration, and travels to the county registries of deeds and probate for clients elsewhere in the state. Attorney James N. Sessler has practiced since 1977.

Solo PracticeSince 1977Serves the whole stateFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipWills

1-603-934-2110

Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.

Concord, Concord, NH 03301

Providing experienced legal representation throughout New Hampshire and Northern New England for more than 40 years. Handles full range of trust, estate, probate, and guardianship matters.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipMedicaid Planning

1-603-225-7262

Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, P.A.

Two Eagle Square, 3rd Floor, Concord, NH 03301

Manchester firm founded in 1937, now 75-plus attorneys across five offices in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Its Trusts and Estates group represents individuals and families in probate and trust administration, estate and gift tax planning, and contested estate matters. Mark Bartram co-chairs the group from the Manchester office.

Since 1937Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planning

1-603-223-2020

Sowerby & Moustakis Law, PLLC

Concord, Concord, NH 03301

Amherst firm serving Hillsborough County families, with a second office in Concord. Handles estate planning, probate and trust administration, and elder-law and Medicaid planning. Peter Moustakis has served on the board of the New Hampshire chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Offers a free initial consultation for estate planning.

Since 2020Free consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-603-249-5925

Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C.

9 Capitol Street, Concord, NH 03301

Long-established Concord firm serving clients across New England from its Capitol Street office since the 19th century. Handles all aspects of trust and estate administration and probate, including federal estate and gift tax matters, and maintains a separate probate-litigation practice for contested estates and fiduciary disputes.

Since 1852Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningRevocable Trusts

1-603-223-2800

Upton & Hatfield, LLP

10 Centre Street, Concord, NH 03301

Concord firm in practice since 1908, with offices in Peterborough, Portsmouth, Laconia, and Lancaster reaching families across the state. Handles probate and trust administration alongside wills, trusts, and elder-law and business-succession planning. Took in Martin, Lord & Osman, P.A. in 2025, adding its Laconia and Lancaster estate and probate attorneys.

Since 1908Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawBusiness Succession+2

1-603-716-9777

Probate in Merrimack County

Probate Court Record

Merrimack County 6th Circuit - Probate Division

Merrimack County · 6th Circuit

Phone

1-855-212-1234

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM

Office

2 Charles Doe Drive, Suite 1, Concord, NH 03301

Website

Court website →

E-filing

Required for attorneys

Self-represented filing

Allowed

Self-help forms

Court forms packet

Open in Google Maps

How to file probate in Merrimack County →

Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

Do I need a lawyer for probate in Merrimack County? →Settling an estate in Merrimack County →

Probate Firms Serving Merrimack County

Burnham Legal, PLLC

91 Middle Street, Manchester, NH 03101

Manchester practice serving Hillsborough and Merrimack County families (and Massachusetts), focused on estate planning, probate, and trust administration. Handles wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate and trust estate administration, asset protection, and adult guardianships. Offers a free consultation.

Solo PracticeSince 2001Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipAsset Protection+3

1-603-628-1900

Gardiner Law, PLLC

36 Country Club Road, Suite 915, Village West Two, Gilford, NH 03249

Provides legal services in estate planning, probate, and trust administration to clients in the Lakes Region. Kristen Gardiner has over 30 years of experience in transactional real estate and estate planning across multiple states.

Solo PracticeServes 6 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbatePowers Of AttorneyTrustsWills

1-603-524-4131

Normandin, Cheney & O'Neil, PLLC

213 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 03246

Committed to achieving outstanding results since 1914. Estate Planning and Probate Practice Group provides full range of legal services for residents and businesses throughout Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, and Merrimack counties.

Since 1914Serves 4 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningMedicaid Planning+3

1-603-524-4380

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in New Hampshire

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

How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in New Hampshire costs an estimated $26,585. Attorney fees run 2% to 3.2% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in New Hampshire: 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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How Much Can an Executor Charge?

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

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Do I Need Probate?

New Hampshire sets no dollar limit for its Waiver of Administration; eligibility turns on other tests.

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What Are the Creditor Claim Deadlines?

In New Hampshire, creditors have 6 months from the personal representative's appointment to present claims; late claims are barred.

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Can I Self-File Probate?

New Hampshire has no statewide fill-in probate petition, so the opening petition is drafted as a legal pleading, and informal probate is not available.

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Probate Attorneys in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Law Office of Thomas F. McCue, PLLC

Probate in Merrimack County

Merrimack County 6th Circuit - Probate Division

Probate Firms Serving Merrimack County

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in New Hampshire

Revocable Living Trust

Last Will and Testament

Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in New Hampshire

How Much Does Probate Cost?

How Do I Settle an Estate?

How Much Can an Executor Charge?

Do I Need Probate?

What Are the Creditor Claim Deadlines?

Can I Self-File Probate?

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Probate Attorneys in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Law Office of Thomas F. McCue, PLLC