Probate in Oregon runs about $24,214ORS 116.183 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source on a $500,000 estate: attorney fees of typically 2%ORS 116.183 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.2%ORS 116.183 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate, plus the court filing fee, executor compensation, publication and any surety bond. The Oregon probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.
Oregon allows independent administrationORS 114.275Verified Sep 8, 2026View source (unsupervised or informal probate), under which the executor handles most decisions without ongoing court approval. The executor still files the will, inventories the assets and reports to the court, but needs no hearing for a routine step such as paying a bill or selling an asset. It typically saves both time and attorney fees against supervised probate.
Estate planning attorneys in Oregon average $357Clio Compare Lawyer Rates, Oregon: Wills and Estates rate (2025 data)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,071Estimate: 3 hours at $357, Clio's Oregon Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $2,142Estimate: 6 hours at $357, Clio's Oregon Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source for a simple individual will and $3,550Estimate: 10 hours at $355, Clio's Oregon Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $5,325Estimate: 15 hours at $355, Clio's Oregon Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Oregon will cost calculator sets the two side by side.
In Oregon, estates with personal property of $75,000ORS 114.510Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less use the Simple Estate AffidavitORS 114.510Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysORS 114.510Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death, a court filing short of full probate. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The Oregon probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.
In Oregon, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship; a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; an estate near or above the Oregon estate taxORS 118.010Verified Sep 15, 2026View source threshold of $1,000,000ORS 118.010Verified Sep 15, 2026View source; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.
Free Oregon 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 Oregon, a will is signed before 2ORS 112.235Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and the witnesses sign an affidavit at probate instead of a self-proving affidavitORS 112.235Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Oregon: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Oregon costs an estimated $24,214ORS 116.183 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2%ORS 116.183 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.2%ORS 116.183 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
Settling an estate in Oregon: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysORS 113.165, ORS 113.175Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsORS §§ 113.155, 115.003, 115.005, 115.125Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
Oregon sets executor compensation by statute — about $10,630 on a $500,000 estate, roughly 2.1%ORS 116.173 (7% first $1K, 4% $1K-$10K, 3% $10K-$50K, 2% over $50K, on property subject to the court’s jurisdiction; +1% of non-jurisdictional property, exclusive of life insurance proceeds, reportable for Oregon or federal estate tax; + reasonable for extraordinary services)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source.
In Oregon, estates with personal property of $75,000ORS 114.510Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less use the Simple Estate AffidavitORS 114.510Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysORS 114.510Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death, a court filing short of full probate.
In Oregon, creditors have 4 monthsORS 115.005Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.
72 probate firms in Oregon, by county and firm type.
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FirmBend, OR
Serves Deschutes County and Central Oregon from Bend. Handles estate planning, trust drafting, probate administration, and guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, and reports more than 590 estates planned and 290 probate engagements.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship
FirmTillamook, OR
Albright Kittell PC is the longest-standing law firm in Tillamook County, focusing on building and protecting client legacies through estate planning, probate, wills, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more
FirmHermiston, OR
Anderson Hansell PC has served the Hermiston area since 1976, providing estate planning and probate services for farms, ranches, businesses, and individuals throughout Eastern Oregon. The firm assists clients with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, tax planning, probate, and trust administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateAgricultural LawBusiness LawReal Estate
FirmTillamook, OR
Serves Tillamook County from Tillamook and Clackamas County from a second office in Milwaukie. Handles estate planning, probate, and trust administration, preparing wills and revocable living trusts, and takes on the real property and business contract work that estates run into.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateReal EstateWills
Solo PracticeOregon City, OR
The Law Office of Wendell L. Belknap is a solo practice in downtown Oregon City handling probate, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives, alongside real estate, family law, and personal injury matters for Clackamas County clients.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateFamily Lawand 2 more
FirmAshland, OR
The Law Office of Bucy & Elson is an Ashland firm preparing customized wills, trusts, and estate plans and guiding Jackson County clients through probate. The firm offers in-home, office, and virtual consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
Solo PracticeKlamath Falls, OR
Diana Jean Bettles Attorney at Law provides estate law services in Klamath Falls, Oregon, including estate planning, estate administration, wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. The office serves clients throughout Klamath County.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateFamily Law
FirmBend, OR
Bend firm serving Deschutes County and Central Oregon. Handles wills, trusts, and probate, and reviews plans for clients who move to Oregon so their existing documents meet Oregon requirements.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Succession
Solo PracticeAstoria, OR
Blair Henningsgaard has practiced law in Astoria since 1983, serving the North Oregon Coast with estate planning, probate, real estate, and business law. A former Clatsop County Commissioner and Astoria City Attorney, he has appeared in courts throughout Oregon including the Oregon Supreme Court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawCivil LitigationReal Estate
FirmLa Grande, OR
Centennial Law LLC serves Eastern Oregon from its La Grande office, focusing on trusts and estates, estate planning, probate, and trust administration, along with guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. Attorney Glenn Null brings more than 20 years of Oregon practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more
FirmHermiston, OR
Clooten Law is a family-owned firm with offices in Hermiston and Pendleton serving Umatilla County. Established in 2013, the firm prepares estate planning documents including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance medical directives, and also handles probate, family law, and bankruptcy.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills
FirmPortland, OR
Caress Law offers a full suite of probate and trust administration services, including trust and estate administration, asset distribution, and tax returns for Portland area clients.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
FirmSalem, OR
Collier Law is a locally-owned Salem firm specializing in estate planning, living trusts, and probate. The firm develops long-term relationships with clients and provides a warm, calming environment for estate planning discussions. Spanish speaking attorneys and staff available.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more
FirmGearhart, OR
Coast Family Law provides personalized estate planning services to clients on the Oregon Coast, including Clatsop, Tillamook, and Lincoln counties. Services include wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, powers of attorney, and advance directives.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateFamily LawWills
FirmPendleton, OR
Works from Pendleton across Eastern Oregon and southeast Washington, including the Umatilla, Morrow, and Union county courts. Handles estate, trust, and probate matters alongside the agricultural and real estate work that shapes farm and ranch estates. Established 1945, and one of the largest firms in the region.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateAgricultural LawReal Estate
FirmCoos Bay, OR
Costello Law Office has provided professional legal services in Coos Bay since 1977. The firm offers experienced counsel in estate planning, probate, family law, and small business law. Attorney Karen L. Costello serves as City Attorney for Coquille and Associate Judge for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateFamily Law
FirmRoseburg, OR
Dole Coalwell Attorneys is a long-established Douglas County firm in Roseburg serving individuals, families, businesses, farms, and ranches. Estate practice areas include estate planning, wills and trusts, probate, trust administration, guardianships, and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
FirmGrants Pass, OR
Day, Driver, Fournier & Reinhart LLP has served the Grants Pass and Southern Oregon community for over 50 years. The firm helps clients create estate plans including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and transfer-on-death deeds, and handles probate and trust administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateFamily LawLitigation
Solo PracticePrineville, OR
Edmonds Law LLC is the solo practice of attorney Collin T. Edmonds, serving Central Oregon from offices in Prineville, Bend, and Redmond. The firm focuses on estate planning, probate administration, and protective proceedings including guardianships and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianship
FirmSalem, OR
Evans Batlan Getchell LLC is an estate planning law firm in Salem, Oregon, helping clients create wills and trusts, and providing guidance in probate and trust administration after death.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipWills