Serves Ohio County from Main Street in Wheeling and practices across Hancock, Brooke, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Monongalia and Harrison counties. Guides executors and administrators through West Virginia probate, from filing the will and appointment through inventory, debts and distribution, and handles will contests, executor disputes and trust litigation. Founded in Wheeling in 1925.
Probate in Monongalia County
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Monongalia County Circuit Court
Monongalia County · Twenty-First Judicial Circuit
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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Monongalia County
Serves Kanawha County and clients statewide from Charleston. Guides executors and trustees through probating a will, notifying creditors and distributing assets, drafts wills, trusts and transfer-on-death deeds, and represents clients in will contests and fiduciary-duty disputes. Managing member Christopher J. Winton was appointed Chair of the West Virginia State Bar Probate Committee in 2019.
Serves Kanawha County from Charleston, with offices in Beckley and Lewisburg. Drafts wills and trusts, guides trustees and families through trust administration, and litigates will contests, trust contests, fiduciary-duty claims and probate and trust accountings. Represents both beneficiaries and fiduciaries in estate disputes.
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How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in West Virginia happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeW. Va. Code § 44D-1-101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
In West Virginia, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)W. Va. Code § 44D-7-708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in West Virginia: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysW. Va. Code § 44-1-14Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 2 monthsW. Va. Code §§ 44-1-14a, 44-2-4, 44-2-21, 44-2-26Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
