Special Needs Planning Attorneys in Alaska

8 special needs planning firms in Alaska, by city, county and firm type.

State

County

City

Practice Area

All Areas

Planning ahead

Estate Planning8 Tax Planning2 Special Needs Planning8 Asset Protection5 Medicaid Planning5

Settling an estate

Trust Administration5 Probate8 Probate Litigation2

Capacity and care

Elder Law6 Conservatorship5 Guardianship6

Firm Type

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8 firms

49th Estate Planning

8800 Glacier Highway, Suite 222, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau firm serving the entire state from offices in Juneau and Fairbanks, with attorneys also based in Glennallen and Wrangell. Works with trustees on trust administration and takes families through probate when assets were never titled to a trust: collecting assets, paying debts, and distributing to beneficiaries or heirs. Charges flat fees for estate and trust administration.

Serves the whole stateVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-907-312-5436

Alaska Wills and Trusts (Constance A. Aschenbrenner)

P.O. Box 140842, Anchorage, AK 99514

Anchorage firm led by Constance A. Aschenbrenner, founded in July 2008 and serving Alaskans throughout the state with remote appointments by Zoom or phone. Drafts wills, living trusts, powers of attorney, and special needs trusts, and handles Medicaid and long-term care planning, guardianship and conservatorship, and estate administration. Runs free educational estate planning workshops.

Solo PracticeSince 2008Serves the whole stateVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipGuardianship+3

1-907-334-9200

Alaska Law & Mediation

1261 S Seward Meridian Pkwy, Suite M, Wasilla, AK 99654

Wasilla practice on Seward Meridian Parkway serving clients in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. Offers probate services to families settling an estate and helps trustees administer a trust: inventorying assets, paying debts, and distributing to the beneficiaries. Attorney Tayva Taylor also guides families through the probate court's appointment of a guardian or conservator.

Solo PracticeServes the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+5

1-907-341-4949

Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot

510 L Street, Suite 700, Anchorage, AK 99501

Anchorage firm on L Street, founded in 1971, with a second office in Washington, D.C. Assists personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries with opening probate, valuing assets, paying debts and taxes, distributing estates, resolving heir disputes, and ongoing trust administration. Its estate attorneys include Brian Durrell and Ann Bruner, who joined in 2025.

Since 1971Estate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs PlanningAsset Protection

1-907-276-1550

Faulkner Banfield Law, P.C.

One Sealaska Plaza, Suite 300, Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau firm at One Sealaska Plaza, founded in 1914, working before the First Judicial District courts. Handles probate and trust administration, including trust decanting and modification, plus wills, trusts, guardianships, special needs planning, and Alaska fishing quotas. Of counsel BethAnn Boudah Chapman is a former Alaska chair of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Since 1914Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+2

1-907-586-2210

Gordon J. Williams, P.C., Attorneys at Law

2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213A, Ketchikan, AK 99901

Ketchikan practice on Tongass Avenue serving Southeast Alaska, with a second office in Colorado Springs. Gordon Williams handles probate, ancillary probate, trust administration, guardianships, conservatorships, Medicaid planning, and special needs trusts. Estate planning opens with a free initial consultation and an Estate Planning Guide sent ahead of the meeting.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+3

1-907-225-9300

Shortell Law, LLC

911 W 8th Avenue, #204, Anchorage, AK 99501

Anchorage firm handling formal and informal probate: appointment of the personal representative, the inventory, notice to creditors, creditor claims, and final distribution, plus will disputes and wrongful death claims brought by the estate. Also drafts revocable living trusts, special needs trusts, wills, and powers of attorney, and handles guardianship and conservatorship.

Estate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning

1-907-272-8181

Law Offices of Jimmy E. White, LLC

1225 E. International Airport Road, Suite 101, Anchorage, AK 99518

Anchorage practice serving clients throughout Alaska, opened by Jimmy E. White when Hughes White Colbo & Tervooren dissolved in June 2025. Files probate petitions, handles creditor claims and distribution to heirs, small estate affidavits, and will challenges. Its elder law work covers wills, trusts, guardianships and conservatorships, Medicaid planning, and special needs trusts.

Solo PracticeSince 2025Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawConservatorship+3

1-907-274-7522

Estate planning attorneys in Alaska average $373 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,119 to $2,238 for a simple individual will and $3,300 to $4,950 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Alaska will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Alaska, estates with personal property of $150,000 or less skip probate with the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property, 30 days after death. 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 Alaska probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Alaska, 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; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Filter the directory by county and by the practice area you need, and look for experience with your situation; a board certification in estate planning, trust or probate law is a strong signal. Most Alaska estate planning attorneys offer an initial consultation, some free and some for a flat fee. Ask up front whether the firm bills by the hour or by package, and what your situation is expected to cost.

Special Needs Planning Attorneys in Alaska

Estate planning attorneys in Alaska charge $373 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $1,119–$2,238; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Alaska runs a conventional probate system, so the decision to hire an attorney usually comes down to general factors: blended families, business ownership, special-needs dependents, or property in multiple states. If none of those apply, simpler tools are often enough.

Worth knowing: estates under $150,000 can use Alaska's simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. If your situation is straightforward and the estate fits, you may not need an attorney at all.

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(4)·Updated October 15, 2026

SimplyTrust Editorial

Data sourced from Alaska statutes and official state code. How we research.

Forms for Planning Your Estate in Alaska

Free forms for planning your estate in Alaska: will, living trust, pour-over will, powers of attorney and TOD deed. Prepare each form for Alaska.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Alaska requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacity, and it is signed before a notary.

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Last Will and Testament

In Alaska, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Tools for Planning Your Estate in Alaska

Free tools for planning your estate in Alaska: will and trust costs, trust or TOD deed, and the signing rules. Run each tool for Alaska and read its answer.

How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in Alaska runs $3,300 to $4,950 for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In Alaska, four years at a public university cost about $85,936 and the cost of living is near the U.S. average; no state estate or inheritance tax applies.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Alaska runs $3,300 to $4,950 and a simple will $1,119 to $2,238, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Alaska automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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Special Needs Planning Attorneys in Alaska

Forms for Planning Your Estate in Alaska

Revocable Living Trust

Financial Power of Attorney

Last Will and Testament

Tools for Planning Your Estate in Alaska

How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

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Special Needs Planning Attorneys in Alaska