Estate Attorneys in Pierce County, Washington

8 estate law firms have an office in Pierce County, Washington, practicing estate planning, probate and special needs planning. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Pierce County office and its phone.

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County

City

Practice Area

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning8 Tax Planning3 Special Needs Planning4 Asset Protection1 Medicaid Planning3

Settling an estate

Trust Administration3 Probate8 Probate Litigation2 Trust Litigation1

Capacity and care

Elder Law3 Conservatorship1 Guardianship3

Firm Type

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8 firms

Davies Pearson, P.C.

1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98402

Tacoma firm on Pacific Avenue founded in 1949, with an estate group that handles probate and the administration of estates, estate litigation, and gift and estate tax planning. Planning work covers wills and trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives. The estate group works alongside the firm's business, real estate, and employment practices.

Since 1949Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningBusiness LawReal Estate

1-253-620-1500

Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess

909 A Street, Suite 900, Tacoma, WA 98402

Serves Pierce, King, and Thurston counties from offices in Tacoma, Seattle, and Olympia. Represents personal representatives in formal and summary probate and in estate and trust administration, and represents beneficiaries in will contests, undue influence claims, and trust litigation, including challenges to the actions of an executor or trustee. Also handles guardianships.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationGuardianship

1-253-572-1000

Gravis Law, PLLC

7350 Cirque Dr W, Suite 201, University Place, WA 98467

Multi-state firm with Washington offices in Seattle, University Place, Olympia, Spokane, Richland, Kennewick, and Dayton. Guides personal representatives through probate and estate administration, from gathering assets and paying debts to transferring ownership, and handles elder law matters including Medicaid planning and guardianship. Consultations are available by phone or video.

Serves 6 countiesVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipGuardianship+3

1-253-252-5554

Helland Law Group, PLLC

960 Market St, Tacoma, WA 98402

Tacoma general practice firm on Market Street, in practice since 1979, serving Tacoma and Pierce County. Helps families through probate and drafts wills and trusts. Estate work sits alongside the firm's family law, personal injury, and civil litigation practices.

Since 1979Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateFamily LawPersonal InjuryReal Estate

1-253-572-2684

James A. Jones, Attorney at Law

207 Broadway, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA 98402

Tacoma solo practice of James A. Jones. After a death it opens the probate estate with the court, notifies beneficiaries and creditors, handles creditor claims, transfers estate assets, and files estate and income tax returns; it also handles elder law and Medicaid planning. Free initial consultations in the office, by telephone, or by video.

Solo PracticeServes 2 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-253-383-7058

Kampbell Legal Planning, PLLC

2501 N Alder St, Tacoma, WA 98406

North Tacoma firm whose probate and trust administration practice guides executors, trustees, and beneficiaries after a death, from opening the probate, preparing inventories, and completing the notice to creditors process to collecting and distributing assets, small estate affidavits, and settling estates without probate. The firm also handles estate planning, business law, mediation, and arbitration.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Law

1-253-564-2088

The Narrows Law Group

2200 N 30th St, Suite 202, Tacoma, WA 98403

Tacoma firm with offices in Old Town Tacoma and downtown Gig Harbor. Its trusts and estates team opens probate and obtains letters for executors, values assets and prepares inventories, handles creditor claims, small estate affidavits, and estate mediation, and represents trustees in trust administration. The firm also prepares wills and trusts, mostly on a flat fee, and practices family law.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs PlanningFamily Law

1-253-302-4849

Rehmke Andreve, PS

1021 Regents Blvd, Fircrest, WA 98466

Fircrest firm serving Pierce County families in elder law, estate planning, probate, and family law, with over 60 combined years of attorney experience. Helps families through Washington probate and handles adult and minor guardianships. Also assists with Medicaid planning and special needs benefits, and offers video meetings.

Serves 1 countyVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-253-642-4541

Probate in Pierce County

Probate Court Record

Pierce County Superior Court

Pierce County

Phone

1-253-798-3654

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Office

930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 334, Tacoma, WA 98402

Website

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E-filing

Required for attorneys

Filing in person

Walk-ins accepted

Self-represented filing

Allowed

Self-help forms

Court forms packet

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How to file probate in Pierce County →

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Do I need a lawyer for probate in Pierce County? →Settling an estate in Pierce County →

Estate Law Firms Serving Pierce County

Budd Bay Law, P.S.

324 W Bay Dr NW, Suite 201, Olympia, WA 98502

Serves Olympia and the South Puget Sound, covering Thurston, Mason, Pierce, Lewis, and Grays Harbor counties. Handles probate administration for estates of all sizes plus probate litigation — will contests on capacity, fraud, duress, or undue influence, competing wills, fiduciary-duty claims against a personal representative, and TEDRA petitions.

Since 1978Serves 5 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationBusiness LawFamily Law

1-360-866-4000

Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC

6703 S 234th St, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032

Serves South King County from Kent, taking matters from Auburn, Covington, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Renton, and Tukwila as well as Seattle, Bellevue, and Tacoma. The wills and probate department represents family members in probate actions and guides administrators of existing estate plans, and drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives.

Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningGuardianship+3

1-253-520-5000

Jacobsen Law Office, P.S.

2018 Caton Way SW, Suite 106, Olympia, WA 98502

Olympia solo practice representing personal representatives and family members in probate across Thurston, Mason, Pierce, Lewis, Grays Harbor, and Pacific counties. Ryan A. Jacobsen handles probate with or without a will, disputes over estate property, and contested wills. The practice also prepares wills and trusts and handles guardianships and special needs planning.

Solo PracticeServes 6 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningGuardianship+2

1-360-918-7776

Basalt Legal PLLC

6 1/2 N 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Walla Walla, WA 99362

Walla Walla firm, formerly Burkhart and Burkhart, representing families, farms, and businesses. Handles probate and trust administration, including supporting successor trustees who distribute a deceased person's assets, and litigates estate and trust disputes, including will contests. Accepts clients throughout Washington State.

Since 1954Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

1-509-529-0630

Bromiley Mackay Williams PLLC

303 S Mission St, Suite 300, Wenatchee, WA 98801

Wenatchee firm, doing business as Northwest Estate Plans, that handles Washington probate and trust administration for families after a death, starting with a free Executor Guidance Meeting to review the options. Also prepares wills and revocable living trusts. Meetings, signings, and notarization can be completed over Zoom for clients anywhere in Washington, or in person at the Wenatchee office.

Serves the whole stateFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate

1-509-293-6025

Eastside Estate Planning, PLLC

8201 164th Ave NE, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052

Serves King and Snohomish counties from Redmond, covering Bellevue, Kirkland, Issaquah, Sammamish, and Woodinville, and works with clients remotely across Washington. Handles wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, probate, and tax planning for estates; planning is sold as flat-fee packages and probates are billed hourly. Intake starts with a free telephone consultation.

Solo PracticeSince 2022Serves the whole stateFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection

1-425-272-1450

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Washington

Free Washington forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Washington.

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Revocable Living Trust

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Last Will and Testament

In Washington, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

Washington allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 2 witnesses or a notary.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Washington requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacity, and it is signed before 2 witnesses or a notary.

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Pour-Over Will

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

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Transfer on Death Deed

In Washington, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notary, then recorded with the county before the owner's death. Washington does not recognize a Lady Bird deed.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Washington

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Washington: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Washington.

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Washington, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in Washington takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Washington costs an estimated $27,599. Attorney fees run 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Washington costs an estimated $27,599 and takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate. Estates under $100,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Washington: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days of appointment; creditors have 4 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Washington runs $3,400 to $5,100 and a simple will $1,164 to $2,328, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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Estate Attorneys in Pierce County, Washington

Probate in Pierce County

Pierce County Superior Court

Estate Law Firms Serving Pierce County

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Washington

Revocable Living Trust

Last Will and Testament

Healthcare Power of Attorney

Financial Power of Attorney

Pour-Over Will

Transfer on Death Deed

Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Washington

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

How Much Does Probate Cost?

What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

How Do I Settle an Estate?

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

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Estate Attorneys in Pierce County, Washington