Tax Planning Attorneys in Arkansas

18 tax planning firms in Arkansas, by county and firm type.

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18 firms

FirmPine Bluff, AR

Bridges, Young, Matthews & Drake PLC

Since 1888 · Serves 1 county

One of Arkansas's oldest firms (1888), anchored in Pine Bluff and the Jefferson County courts. Attorney Ted N. Drake leads the estate, probate and tax practice, handling estate administration, wills and trusts, estate tax planning, and business succession for area families. Twelve-lawyer firm with peer-recognized estate planning and probate attorneys.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAgricultureBanking Law

Office: 521 South Walnut StreetPine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: (870) 534-5532

FirmFayetteville, AR

Davis, Butt, Taylor & Clark, PLC

Serves 4 counties

Fayetteville Square firm serving Washington, Benton, Carroll and Madison County families. Handles estate and probate administration plus estate and trust litigation, including contested matters, alongside its tax and real estate work. Every partner is AV-Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationTax PlanningBusiness LawCivil Litigation

Office: 75 N. East Avenue, Suite 402Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 521-7600

Solo PracticeFayetteville, AR

Law Office of Brenda Vassaur Taylor, P.A.

Serves 4 counties

Fayetteville firm working Washington, Benton, Madison, and Carroll counties, with probate handled in the local Northwest Arkansas circuit courts. For estate settlement, the firm administers decedents' estates and handles probate, trust administration, and guardianships, alongside estate and tax planning. Brenda Vassaur Taylor has practiced in the area since 1985 with a tax-focused estate practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 2949 N. Point Circle, Suite #2Fayetteville, AR 72704
Phone: (479) 527-0006

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FirmLittle Rock, AR

Cox, Sterling, Vandiver & Botteicher, PLLC

Serves 4 counties

Little Rock firm serving Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner, and Lonoke counties in central Arkansas, with probate handled in the local circuit courts. For families settling an estate, partner Cade L. Cox handles probate, wills, and trust administration, ranging from simple wills to trust and tax planning. Each of the firm's attorneys has practiced in their focus area for more than a decade.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningBusiness Law

Office: 8201 Cantrell Road, Suite 330Little Rock, AR 72227
Phone: (501) 954-8073

FirmLittle Rock, AR

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP

Serves 1 county

Little Rock firm (the largest in Arkansas, with a Rogers office) serving Pulaski County and statewide clients. Its Trust & Estate group handles estate and trust administration, fiduciary representation, trust and estate controversies, and gift/estate tax returns. A choice for larger or contested estates needing experienced fiduciary counsel.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 400 West Capitol Ave, Suite 2000Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 376-2011

FirmLittle Rock, AR

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Since 1986 · Serves the whole state

Downtown Little Rock firm (Simmons Bank Tower) serving central Arkansas: Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner, Lonoke. Its taxation and estate-planning group handles revocable trusts, wills, trust and estate administration, and estate/trust litigation. Established in 1986 and now 31 attorneys, including Adam D. Reid, who handles trust and estate administration.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3800Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 376-3800

Solo PracticeCamden, AR

Harrell & Lindsey, P.A.

Serves 3 counties

Camden firm serving southwest Arkansas — Ouachita, Calhoun, and Dallas counties — with probate, estate planning, and tax matters. Attorney Paul E. Lindsey handles estate administration alongside the tax planning that complex or tax-heavy estates need, in practice since 1978.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax Planning

Office: 201 Jackson StreetCamden, AR 71701
Phone: (870) 836-7725

FirmLittle Rock, AR

HMF Law, PLLC (Hyden, Miron & Foster)

Serves 3 counties

Little Rock firm (with Conway and Stuttgart offices) serving Pulaski, Faulkner, and Arkansas counties. Tax-forward estate practice handling wills, trusts, probate administration, complex trust administration and accounting, guardianships/conservatorships, and asset protection. Partner Lyle D. Foster works in tax, estate planning, and probate administration.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 901 North University AvenueLittle Rock, AR 72207
Phone: (501) 376-8222

Solo PracticeMagnolia, AR

L. Jennings Law

Serves 4 counties

Estate planning and elder law firm with offices in Magnolia and Little Rock, serving Columbia, Union, and Lafayette County families. Ledly Jennings handles estate planning, probate, and estate/trust administration, including work for farming and family-business clients settling estates and preserving assets.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 535 E Main StMagnolia, AR 71753
Phone: (501) 501-9455

FirmLittle Rock, AR

Lax, Vaughan, Fortson, Rowe & Threet, P.A.

Serves 1 county

Little Rock business firm representing beneficiaries and fiduciaries in probate courts across Arkansas. Its attorneys handle probate and estate litigation, including will contests, will and trust interpretation, and claims against executors, trustees, and guardians, alongside estate planning and tax matters.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 11300 Cantrell Road, Suite 201Little Rock, AR 72212
Phone: (501) 376-6565

FirmLittle Rock, AR

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC

Serves the whole state

Large Little Rock firm with offices also in Rogers and Jonesboro, established 70+ years. Its Wealth Planning, Trusts and Estates group handles estate and tax planning, wills, trusts, advance directives, charitable gifting, business succession, and fiduciary/trust administration matters. Eight attorneys focus on the trusts and estates practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 1800Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 688-8800

FirmJonesboro, AR

The Perkins Law Firm, P.A.

Serves 1 county

Jonesboro firm serving Craighead County in wills, trusts, and estates, with a probate, business, and tax-law practice. Attorney G. S. Brant Perkins co-authored Arkansas Probate and Estate Administration (West 2010) and has edited the Arkansas Probate and Trust Law Review since 2009, bringing deep local probate experience to estate settlement.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planning

Office: 1115 S. Main StreetJonesboro, AR 72403
Phone: (870) 931-5800

FirmLittle Rock, AR

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC

Serves the whole state

Regional Little Rock firm (also serving Northwest Arkansas) whose taxation and estate planning group handles estate and trust planning, business succession, and federal transfer-tax matters. Works estate and trust administration and tax controversies for families and closely held owners across Pulaski and Washington counties.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationTax PlanningBusiness Lawand 2 more

Office: 111 Center Street, Suite 1900Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 379-1700

Solo PracticeJonesboro, AR

Quraishi Law Firm and Wealth Management

Serves 5 counties

Jonesboro firm serving Craighead and surrounding Northeast Arkansas counties, led by Carrie Russom Quraishi, who pairs legal and wealth-management work. Handles probate, trust administration, estate and trust taxation, elder law, and special-needs planning. Integrates estate work with ongoing tax and financial planning under one roof.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 2915 Browns LnJonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: (870) 275-4304

Free consultation

FirmSpringdale, AR

RMP LLP

Since 2005 · Serves the whole state

Northwest Arkansas firm based in Springdale with offices in Little Rock and Jonesboro, serving Washington, Benton, Craighead, and Pulaski counties. Handles probate, trust and estate administration, and estate planning for families and closely held business owners. Founded 2005 with deep tax and transactional bench.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 5519 Hackett Street, Suite 300Springdale, AR 72762
Phone: (479) 443-2705

FirmLittle Rock, AR

Rose Law Firm, a Professional Association

Since 1820 · Serves 2 counties

Little Rock firm (the oldest in Arkansas) with a large private-wealth group handling estate and trust administration through Pulaski County probate court and statewide. For families, the firm represents both fiduciaries and beneficiaries in contested probate and trust matters, plus estate, trust, and tax planning. Also maintains a Benton County presence.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTax Planning

Office: 120 East Fourth StreetLittle Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 375-9131

FirmJonesboro, AR

WCJ Firm (Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC)

Serves 4 counties

Jonesboro firm serving Craighead County and Northeast Arkansas for decades. Waddell, Cole & Jones handles probate, estate and trust administration, and guardianships alongside its litigation and business practice, working with local families as well as larger institutional clients. Estate planning is a core practice area.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningBusiness LawCommercial Litigation

Office: 310 East Street, Suite AJonesboro, AR 72403
Phone: (870) 931-1700

FirmLittle Rock, AR

Wright Lindsey Jennings LLP

Since 1900 · Serves the whole state

Long-established Little Rock firm (since 1900) with a Rogers office, serving Pulaski and Benton counties. Its estate planning group prepares wills and trusts, handles family-owned-company and partnership succession, and plans for incapacity and special needs. John B. Peace is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 200 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 2300Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 371-0808

Estate planning attorneys in Arkansas average $314 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $942 to $1,884 for a simple individual will and $2,890 to $4,335 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Arkansas will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Arkansas, estates valued at $100,000 or less use the Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate by Distributee, 45 days 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 Arkansas probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Arkansas, 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.

Arkansas is one of a small number of states where probate attorney fees set by statute as a percentage of the gross estate, rather than billed by the hour or negotiated. On a $500,000 estate the schedule produces about $14,050 in attorney fees, and the effective rate falls as the estate grows. Executor compensation is set separately, under the state's reasonable-compensation standard. It is the main reason Arkansas families with real estate set up living trusts to stay out of probate.

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 Arkansas 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.

Tax Planning Attorneys in Arkansas

Arkansas attorneys average $314 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $942–$1,884; online services cost $30–$300.

Arkansas is one of a small number of states where probate attorney fees are set by statute as a percentage of the estate, not negotiated. That math is the main reason Arkansas families with real estate set up living trusts to stay out of probate entirely.

Worth knowing: estates under $100,000 can use Arkansas's simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. If your situation is straightforward and the estate fits, you may not need an attorney at all.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

Legal Sources

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

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Arkansas

Free Arkansas forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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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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Last Will and Testament

In Arkansas, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and the witnesses sign an affidavit at probate instead of a self-proving affidavit.

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Pour-Over Will

In Arkansas, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Arkansas

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Arkansas: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

How Much Are Estate & Inheritance Taxes?

Arkansas levies no estate or inheritance tax; only the federal estate tax applies above $15,000,000.

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What Taxes Apply to My Inheritance?

Arkansas imposes no inheritance or estate tax; probate assets arrive when the estate closes, 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in Arkansas take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces state tax on the 50% of long-term gain left after a 50% exclusion.

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When Do I Have to Withdraw an Inherited IRA?

See which federal withdrawal rules apply to an inherited IRA, Roth IRA, or employer plan, the deadline year, and the missed-withdrawal tax.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Arkansas runs $2,890 to $4,335 and a simple will $942 to $1,884, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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