Las Vegas firm founded in 1970, among the oldest in Southern Nevada, handling estate planning and trust and estate litigation before the Eighth Judicial District Court. Attorneys prepare wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, and litigate contested will, trust, and probate matters — including cases that have set Nevada precedent.
Mesquite is in Clark County.
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Largest law firm in Henderson, formed in 2013 from the merger of Barlow/Flake and Richards and Associates. Has supervised more than 700 probate cases. Named 2020 Champions of Justice Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year for Southern Nevada.
Proudly serving Nevada since 2003 with over 30 years of experience. Has assisted over 1,500 probates, estate plans, and guardianships.
Henderson firm with nine attorneys serving the Las Vegas metro through the Eighth Judicial District Court, handling estate planning, probate administration, and trust litigation since 1995. Work spans revocable living trusts, charitable remainder trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, and contested will and trust disputes, plus elder law and asset protection.
Hutchison & Steffen works from Las Vegas (W. Alta Drive) and Reno (W. Liberty Street) as one of Nevada's larger firms. Its Trust & Probate Litigation group represents trustees, banks, and individuals in Clark and Washoe County courts across will contests, undue-influence claims, fiduciary accounting disputes, and trust modifications. Estate and tax work grew with a 2016 merger.
Boutique Las Vegas firm whose attorneys practice exclusively in trust, probate, and estate law in Nevada. Handles probate administration, trust administration, estate planning documents (revocable and irrevocable trusts, Nevada asset protection trusts, charitable trusts), and trust and estate litigation in Clark County and statewide. Offers a free initial consultation.
Probate in Clark County
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Clark County Eighth Judicial District Court
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How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Nevada happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's trust statuteNRS Chapter 163, 164, 165Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
In Nevada, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)NRS 153.070; NRS 164.043; NRS 153.031(3)Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in Nevada: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 120 daysNRS 144.010, NRS 144.090Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 3 monthsNRS 147.040, NRS 147.070, NRS 147.130, NRS 147.195, NRS 155.020Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
