Serves West Bend and Washington County, plus Dodge, Sheboygan, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Fond du Lac, and Waukesha counties. Guides personal representatives and successor trustees through formal and informal probate and trust administration, and handles will and trust contests involving undue influence, lack of capacity, or breach of fiduciary duty. Practicing in West Bend since 1933.
Probate in Milwaukee County
Probate Court Record
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Milwaukee County · 1st Judicial District
Phone
1-414-278-4444 (option 2)
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Office
Room 207, 901 North 9th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233-1425
Website
Files probate
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Walk-ins accepted
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Allowed
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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Milwaukee County
Serves Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Washington, Sheboygan, and Waukesha counties from Mequon, with a Sheboygan office by appointment. Handles probate, trust administration fiduciary litigation when an estate or trust ends up in court, and guardianships, including challenges to a guardian. The firm concentrates on elder and special needs law; the first meeting is billed hourly.
Serves clients throughout Wisconsin from offices in Madison, Janesville, Appleton, and Dodgeville. Advises executors on probate administration and handles trust administration, guardianships and protective placement, and litigation over contested wills and trusts, breach of fiduciary duty, undue influence, and creditor claims in estate proceedings. Founded in Madison in 1931.
Serves clients throughout Wisconsin from Camelot Drive in Fond du Lac, with a second office in Beaver Dam, in practice for more than 28 years. Opens and settles probate estates for personal representatives, including wills the firm did not draft, and takes on will and trust contests over signing formalities, capacity and undue influence. Also files court-ordered guardianships.
Attorney Vincent Hein practices from South Main Street in downtown Fort Atkinson, in Jefferson County, with a second office in Richland Center. He handles probate and estate and trust administration, and litigates probate and trust disputes and will contests, alongside Medicaid, long-term care and special needs trust planning. He serves on the board of the Wisconsin Chapter of NAELA.
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How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Wisconsin happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeWis. Stat. § 701.0101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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In Wisconsin, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)Wis. Stat. § 701.0708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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Settling an estate in Wisconsin: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 180 daysWis. Stat. §§ 858.01, 858.13, 858.15, 858.17Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsWis. Stat. §§ 859.01, 859.02, 859.07, 859.25Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
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