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Probate in Rhode Island typically costs 2%–4% of the estate value in attorney feesR.I. Gen. Laws (no statutory schedule; court discretion applies)Verified Jun 19, 2026, plus court filing fees, executor compensation, publication costs, and any required surety bond. Attorney fees in Rhode Island are negotiated, so the actual cost depends on the firm and complexity. Total all-in costs typically run 3-8% of estate value. The Rhode Island probate calculator gives a detailed estimate based on estate value.
Rhode Island runs supervised probate as the default, meaning the court is involved at every step of the process — hearings for executor appointment, asset inventories, accounting reports, and final distributions. That procedural overhead is what drives both the cost and the timeline of Rhode Island probate. It's also why living trusts are popular here: they bypass the court entirely.
Estate planning attorneys in Rhode Island average $382 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,146–$2,292 for a simple individual will and $3,850–$5,775 for a basic revocable trust. Online and DIY services cost $30–$300 for the same documents — see the will cost calculator for a side-by-side comparison.
Rhode Island allows estates under $15,000 to use a simplified Voluntary Administration procedure, which is a form rather than a court case and typically doesn't require an attorney. For larger estates, formal probate is involved enough that retaining counsel is usually practical — the procedural work is what they're there for. Use the Rhode Island probate calculator to estimate the costs.
In Rhode Island, the situations where retaining counsel is typically worth the cost are: blended families with children from prior relationships; ownership of a business, rental property, or significant investment assets; special-needs dependents who need a special-needs trust to preserve benefits; estates near or above the Rhode Island estate tax threshold; substantial property held in multiple states. If none of these describe your situation, the simpler online and DIY tools are often enough.
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Audette, Audette & Violette offers experienced estate planning and probate services for Rhode Island and Massachusetts clients. The firm has three capable lawyers who have worked together for over 20 years.
Location
35 Highland AvenueEast Providence, RI 02914
Phone
(401) 490-0220
Bilodeau Capalbo is a Rhode Island law firm with over 35 years of combined experience focusing on estate planning, asset protection, and probate matters. Managing partner Andrew Bilodeau holds both a JD and an MBA, bringing a business-oriented approach to estate planning, trusts, wills, and asset protection strategies.
Location
1350 Division Road, Suite 102West Warwick, RI 02893
Phone
(401) 300-4055
Bardorf & Bardorf are Newport-based attorneys located on Washington Square, steps from the Newport County courthouse. The firm provides a range of estate planning, probate, and estate administration services to the Rhode Island community.
Location
36 Washington SquareNewport, RI 02840
Phone
(401) 845-8900
Established
1999
Bazar & Associates is a full-service law firm in East Providence with over 50 years of combined legal experience. The firm provides estate planning, probate, and elder law services to Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts families.
Location
197 Taunton AvenueEast Providence, RI 02914
Phone
(401) 437-4450
Blais Cunningham & Crowe Chester has been proudly serving clients and their communities since 1926. The firm provides practical, effective legal services in estate planning, using instruments including wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, and living wills. Their estate planning attorneys serve clients throughout Providence, Pawtucket, East Providence, Warwick, Cranston, and surrounding Rhode Island communities.
Location
150 Main Street, Suite 2Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone
(401) 723-1122
Established
1926
Callaghan & Callaghan has served Rhode Island clients since opening its doors in North Kingstown in 1974. Located in Wickford Village, the firm offers efficient and cost-effective estate planning, including wills, trusts, financial powers of attorney, and end-of-life care planning for Washington County and Newport County residents.
Location
3 Brown StreetNorth Kingstown, RI 02852
Phone
(401) 294-4555
Established
1974
Founded in 1986, Cameron & Mittleman is a team of approximately 19 experienced attorneys with a broad base of business law and estate planning backgrounds. Their trusts and estates team works with clients and financial advisors to create personalized plans for probate avoidance, estate tax savings, and transfer of assets.
Location
301 Promenade StreetProvidence, RI 02908
Phone
(401) 331-5700
Established
1986
Now in its third generation of practitioners, Capalbo, Capalbo & Hartford has served clients in Washington County and southeastern Connecticut since 1934. The firm provides estate and asset planning, wills, trusts, and probate services to residents of Westerly, Charlestown, Hopkinton, Narragansett, South Kingstown, and surrounding areas.
Location
67 High StreetWesterly, RI 02891
Phone
(401) 596-2780
Established
1934
A family-owned firm established in 1970, Connelly Law Offices is led by Certified Elder Law Attorney R.J. Connelly III, one of only 422 certified elder law attorneys in the United States. The firm serves clients in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts with a focus on elder law, estate planning, and Medicaid planning.
Location
372 Broadway, Suite APawtucket, RI 02860
Phone
(401) 724-9400
Established
1970
The Law Office of Devane, Fogarty & Ribezzo has served Rhode Island residents since 1998, with more than four decades of combined experience. The firm provides straightforward, client-centered support in estate planning, estate administration, probate, and guardianship matters.
Location
1454 Main StreetWest Warwick, RI 02893
Phone
(401) 821-9945
Established
1998