Trust Litigation Attorneys in Mississippi

9 trust litigation firms in Mississippi, by city, county and firm type.

State

County

City

Practice Area

All Areas

Planning ahead

Estate Planning9 Tax Planning2 Special Needs Planning4 Asset Protection4

Settling an estate

Trust Administration5 Probate9 Probate Litigation9 Trust Litigation9

Capacity and care

Elder Law1 Conservatorship5 Guardianship4

Firm Type

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9 firms

Barnes, Bailey, Janoush & Dick, P.A.

5 River Bend Place, Suite A, Flowood, MS 39232

Flowood firm with a second office in Biloxi, serving the Jackson metro and the Gulf Coast. Counsels executors and trustees through estate and trust administration and represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in estate and trust disputes. Pairs estate planning with tax planning, charitable gift planning, and tax audit work for high-net-worth families.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

1-601-981-6336

The Weeden Law Firm

607 Childs Street, Corinth, MS 38834

Corinth practice of attorney Ken Weeden serving Alcorn County and North Mississippi. Handles estate probate and estate disputes, including trust lawsuits, and prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills and advance healthcare directives. Offers a free initial consultation, with after-hours and weekend appointments available.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationWills Trusts

1-662-665-4665

Farese, Farese & Farese, P.A.

122 Church Avenue, Ashland, MS 38603

Ashland firm in Benton County, founded in 1939, with a branch office in Oxford, serving north Mississippi and west Tennessee. Opens estates, conducts the inventory and notifies creditors, and litigates will contests, will and trust construction disputes and fiduciary-breach claims against executors and trustees. Most of its work is criminal defense and personal injury; consultations are free.

Since 1939Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation

1-662-736-1292

Glover Russell, P.A.

120 N. Congress Street, Suite 600, Jackson, MS 39201

Jackson firm on North Congress Street representing executors through probate, from opening the estate through claims, estate tax returns and closing, plus heirship determinations, ancillary probate, trust administration and litigation over executor and trustee breaches and will contests. Senior partner Glover "Russ" Russell Jr. is a certified public accountant with a master of laws in taxation.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-601-709-7000

Patrick Kirby Law

1285 Spring Street, Suite B, Gulfport, MS 39507

Gulfport boutique practicing only estate planning, probate and elder law across the Gulf Coast, from Bay St. Louis and Picayune to Pascagoula and Lucedale. Handles probate administration, trust and estate disputes, conservatorships, special needs planning and Medicare fair hearings. Founder Patrick Kirby is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.

Serves 5 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationElder Law+3

1-228-467-2332

Rushing & Guice, PLLC

1000 Government Street, Suite E, Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Ocean Springs firm serving Biloxi, Ocean Springs and the Gulf Coast since 1908. Represents executors and beneficiaries in estate administration and probate, handles will contests and breach-of-trustee-duty claims, and advises on trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships. Planning work covers wills, special needs trusts, business succession and asset protection.

Since 1908Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-228-374-2313

Stroud, Flechas & Dalton

5779 Getwell Road, Building C1, Southaven, MS 38672

Southaven firm, with a second office in Water Valley, serving DeSoto County families in chancery court for more than 25 years. Guides executors and administrators from filing to distribution, handles probate litigation and will contests, and advises trustees and beneficiaries in trust administration and disputes, along with guardianships and conservatorships. Virtual consultations are offered.

Serves 3 countiesVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+3

1-662-371-6580

Witherspoon & Compton, LLC

1100 23rd Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301

Meridian firm on 23rd Avenue serving Lauderdale County and east central Mississippi; it calls itself the oldest continuously operated firm in the area, established in 1956. Handles probate administration and probate litigation, including contested wills and trusts, and prepares wills, trusts for minor children, powers of attorney and advance healthcare directives.

Since 1956Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationCriminal DefenseWills Trusts

1-601-207-0333

Williford, McAllister, Jacobus & White, LLP

303 Highland Park Cove, Suite A, Ridgeland, MS 39157

Ridgeland firm serving estate clients throughout Mississippi since 1991. Works with executors and administrators from the application for appointment through accountings, estate tax returns and distribution, handles trust administration and heirship, and litigates will contests and fiduciary-duty cases. Named a Best Law Firm in Mississippi for Trusts & Estates by U.S. News & World Report.

Since 1991Serves the whole stateVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+3

1-601-991-2000

Estate planning attorneys in Mississippi average $283 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $849 to $1,698 for a simple individual will and $3,680 to $5,520 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Mississippi will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Mississippi, estates valued at $75,000 or less skip probate with the Small Estate Affidavit, 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 Mississippi probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Mississippi, 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 Mississippi 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.

Trust Litigation Attorneys in Mississippi

Estate planning attorneys in Mississippi charge $283 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $849–$1,698; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Mississippi hasn't adopted the Uniform Probate Code and doesn't offer simplified independent administration. The procedural floor is higher than most states, which is why retaining counsel for uncontested matters here is more practical than optional.

Estates under $75,000 in Mississippi can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

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(4)·Updated October 15, 2026

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