Grand Forks firm founded in 1932, practicing in North Dakota and Minnesota. Its wills and trusts group handles probate and estate administration, trust administration and drafting, gifting of assets, Medicaid eligibility, and elder law; trust and estate litigation is carried in-house by the commercial litigation group rather than referred out. Mineral succession planning is a named service.

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Grand Forks firm, formerly Zimney Foster P.C., with roots to 1932. Estate administration covers notifying heirs and creditors, inventorying and valuing assets, transferring property, paying debts and taxes, and distributing. Creditor claim resolution is its own service line — validating claims and protecting estate assets from improper ones.

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Grand Forks office of Thompson Law, which German Law merged into on July 1, 2026, keeping the same office, staff, and phone. Trust administration and probate covers notices to heirs and creditors, obtaining a tax ID and filing returns, and transferring names on titles and deeds — acting for the executor, for beneficiaries watching a fiduciary, or for a will contestant.

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Grand Forks firm serving the region since 1898, with lawyers licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota — it makes the difference between the two states’ probate rules its stated focus. Probate administration runs from appointing the personal representative through gathering asset and debt information, paying final expenses, and distributing. Farm succession and guardianship are named practices.

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Serves both sides of the river from Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota state and federal courts. Handles probate, estates and trusts, simple and complex wills, powers of attorney, and health care directives, with the firm’s litigation team available for disputes arising out of estate matters. Initial consultations carry no attorney’s fee.

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Serving North Dakota since 1909 from Minot, with a Grand Forks office. Estate administration and probate is aimed particularly at families owning farm and mineral property, where much of the estate is real estate or business assets. Handles administration of estates and trusts, fiduciary work, trust drafting, estate tax installment options, and probate litigation.

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