Burlington firm on Shelburne Road. Administers decedents' trusts and estates, advising executors, personal representatives and trustees or serving in those roles directly, and handles probate administration and litigation, co-counseling contested probate matters with its litigation group. Also helps clients qualify for long-term care Medicaid.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 346 Shelburne Road, Suite 602Burlington, VT 05401
FirmBrattleboro, VT
Since 1934
Main Street, Brattleboro firm in practice since 1934 and the oldest continually operating family-owned law firm in Brattleboro, now in its fourth generation of Crispe lawyers. Handles probate matters, including ancillary estates, and prepares wills and trusts, with a paralegal who has ten years of probate and estate experience. Initial consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawPersonal InjuryWorkers Compensation
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- 114 Main StreetBrattleboro, VT 05302
General practice firm at 2 Park Street in Middlebury, Addison County. Benj and Lesley Deppman handle probate matters and trust and estate administration, and represent beneficiaries and fiduciaries in estate and trust disputes, including will and trust contests and claims that an executor or trustee mismanaged assets.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
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- 2 Park StreetMiddlebury, VT 05753
Solo PracticeVergennes, VT
Solo practice of Anthony R. Duprey in the Kennedy Brothers Building in Vergennes, Addison County; he opened his first Vergennes office in 1996. Represents executors and trustees in Probate Court cases and trust administration, and prepares wills, revocable trusts and Lady Bird Johnson deeds, with Medicaid long-term care planning for older clients.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
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- 11 Main Street, Suite B110FVergennes, VT 05491
FirmRutland, VT
Since 1984
Rutland firm on Allen Street, founded in May 1984, serving clients in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Its estate planning group assists executors and trustees in administering decedents' assets, handles estate probate and guardianship proceedings, and has handled international estate matters and foreign ancillary estates.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
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- 71 Allen Street, Suite 401Rutland, VT 05701
Firm with offices in Middlebury and Burlington. Assists executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries in administering estates and trusts whether or not the assets pass through probate, and its estate litigators bring and defend will, trust and administration challenges in Probate Court, Superior Court and the Vermont Supreme Court.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
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- 111 S. Pleasant StreetMiddlebury, VT 05753
Downtown Rutland firm on Grove Street whose attorneys appear in Rutland Probate Court. Administers testate and intestate estates from the petition for appointment through the inventory, accountings and final distribution, handles ancillary proceedings for nonresidents' Vermont real estate, and represents guardians and families in guardianship proceedings.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipand 4 more
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- 65 Grove StreetRutland, VT 05701
FirmBennington, VT
Since 1981
Bennington firm on Main Street, next to the Bennington Free Library, in practice since 1981. Partner Michael Munson handles estate planning and probate, including business succession and estate tax planning, beside the firm's personal injury, criminal defense and family law work.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningCriminal Defenseand 2 more
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- 507 Main StreetBennington, VT 05201
FirmBrattleboro, VT
Serves the whole state
Firm with offices in Brattleboro, Pittsford, Randolph and Chester, covering Windham, Rutland, Orange and Windsor Counties and serving clients throughout Vermont. Prepares wills, trusts, life estate and Lady Bird deeds, and financial and medical powers of attorney. Clients can meet at any of the four offices, by phone, by email or by video conference.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCriminal DefenseFamily Lawand 2 more
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- 136 High StreetBrattleboro, VT 05301
Solo PracticeBennington, VT
Serves the whole state
Bennington solo practice serving all of Vermont, mainly Bennington, Windham, Rutland and Windsor Counties, with offices in Albany, New York and Athol, Massachusetts. Advises executors or serves as personal representative from opening the estate through the inventory, estate tax returns and closing, and litigates will and trust contests. Free 30-minute strategy session in person or by phone.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 5 more
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- 160 Benmont Ave, Suite C3-80ABennington, VT 05201
Windham County firm with offices on Main Street in Brattleboro and on Route 100 in West Dover, serving the area for more than 45 years. Its attorneys, Robert M. Fisher and Kristen Swartwout, take estates through the probate process when someone dies and prepare wills, trusts, living wills, powers of attorney and health care proxies, beside a practice centered on real estate.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCommercial LawLitigationReal Estate
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- 114 Main StreetBrattleboro, VT 05301
Solo PracticeBrattleboro, VT
Brattleboro firm in the same High Street building since the 1950s, the oldest continuously operating law association in the Brattleboro area. Handles probate and estate administration, prepares wills, powers of attorney and revocable and irrevocable trusts, and advises on asset protection and long-term nursing care. Takes new matters by phone only, not by email.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more
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- 16 High StreetBrattleboro, VT 05301
Solo PracticeWhite River Junction, VT
Since 2004
Small Hartford firm (White River Junction mailing address) established in 2004, serving clients in Eastern Vermont and Western New Hampshire. Brooke Hague Trottier drafts wills and codicils, powers of attorney, advance directives and health care proxies, and handles estate administration alongside a real estate and business formation practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate
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- 16 Hemlock Ridge, Unit 103White River Junction, VT 05001
FirmNorwich, VT
Since 1982
Norwich practice serving the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire, started by Dan Grossman in 1982 and now managed by Markell Ripps. It prepares wills, trusts and powers of attorney, and takes executors and administrators of non-taxable estates through probate in both states, including ancillary estates for out-of-state fiduciaries.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate
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- 12 Crossing LaneNorwich, VT 05055
FirmWhite River Junction, VT
Four-attorney Upper Valley firm with offices in White River Junction and Woodstock, taking matters in Vermont and New Hampshire. Todd Steadman, a Vermont Bar member since 1996 whose practice centers on family law, also handles estate planning and probate matters; the firm lists probate among the matters it takes through negotiation, mediation, litigation, trials and appeals.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateFamily LawReal Estate
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- 167 N. Main StreetWhite River Junction, VT 05001
FirmSt. Johnsbury, VT
Serves the whole state
St. Johnsbury firm serving Caledonia, Essex, Washington and Orleans counties and clients statewide, with attorneys Carolyn Greaves and Hanne Anderson Trudeau. It drafts wills, codicils, living wills and powers of attorney, and takes executors through Vermont probate: filing the will, moving assets into the estate, paying taxes and debts, and locating beneficiaries.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawReal Estate
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- 364 Railroad StreetSt. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Walden, Vermont practice run by Deborah T. Bucknam, who has practiced in Vermont since 1979, including in the Probate Division of the Superior Court. The firm prepares and files the court documents for opening, administering and closing estates, represents parties in will contests and other contested probate matters, and handles guardianship proceedings.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipFamily Law
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- 434 Eastman RoadWalden, VT 05836
Five-attorney firm on College Street in downtown Burlington. It represents executors and administrators through Vermont probate, from opening the estate and filing the will through the inventory, creditor claims and the decree of distribution, and advises trustees through final distribution of a trust. It also drafts wills, living trusts and powers of attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
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- 126 College Street, Suite 400Burlington, VT 05401
Solo PracticeSouth Hero, VT
Serves the whole state
South Hero practice based in Grand Isle County that represents clients in almost every Vermont county. Harry Parker handles probate and trust administration and minor and adult guardianships, and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney and special needs plans. The Vermont Supreme Court appointed him in November 2025 to the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Probate Procedure.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipand 2 more
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- 38 Community Lane, Suite 4South Hero, VT 05486
Rutland practice on Merchants Row run by Jeffrey P. Guevin, a past president of the Vermont Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He prepares wills and trusts, plans for incapacity and long-term care including Medicaid applications and special needs, and represents clients in guardianship proceedings and probate estates. The office makes house calls.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 4 more
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- 110 Merchants Row, Suite 2Rutland, VT 05701