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When to consider hiring help, what to look for in a probate attorney, and firms serving Craighead County.
We found 21 estate law firms serving Craighead County. Craighead County is part of the Jonesboro & Eastern Arkansas region.
These firms handle estate administration, will contests, trust litigation, and other probate matters in Craighead County Circuit Court - Probate Division.
Arkansas uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Craighead County — the filing sequence, notice requirements, and accounting leave little room for error. Estates under the small-estate threshold are the usual exception.
Probate attorney fees in Arkansas are set by statute as a percentage of the estate's value, so every Craighead County attorney charges the same schedule. Price isn't the variable — experience with the Circuit Court - Probate Division and responsiveness are.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Circuit Court - Probate Division, publishes the required creditor notices, prepares the inventory and accounting, handles creditor claims and tax filings, and guides the final distribution. They represent the personal representative — not the beneficiaries — a distinction that matters if a dispute develops.
Jonesboro firm practicing exclusively in estate planning, elder law, and probate for families across Craighead and surrounding Northeast Arkansas counties. Attorney Chad R. Oldham handles trust and estate administration, wills and trusts, special-needs planning, and estate and trust taxation — a single-area practice rather than a general one.
Location
603 Southwest Drive, Suite CJonesboro, AR 72401
Phone
(870) 930-9919
Service Area
5 counties
Jonesboro firm serving Craighead County and Northeast Arkansas, with a second office in Walnut Ridge for Lawrence and Randolph county families. Aaron Heller leads the estate side, handling wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney, and probate. Heller served two terms as chairman of the Elder Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association. Free initial case evaluation.
Location
100 E Matthews AvenueJonesboro, AR 72401
Phone
(870) 336-6505
Service Area
6 counties
Jonesboro firm serving Craighead County in wills, trusts, and estates for over 20 years, with a probate, business, and tax-law practice. Attorney G. S. Brant Perkins co-authored Arkansas Probate and Estate Administration (West) and edits the Arkansas Probate and Trust Law Review, bringing deep local probate experience to estate settlement.
Location
1115 S. Main StreetJonesboro, AR 72403
Phone
(870) 931-5800
Service Area
1 county
Jonesboro firm serving Craighead and surrounding Northeast Arkansas counties, led by Carrie Russom Quraishi, who pairs legal and wealth-management work. Handles probate, trust administration, estate and trust taxation, elder law, and special-needs planning. Integrates estate work with ongoing tax and financial planning under one roof.
Location
2920 Longview DrJonesboro, AR 72401
Phone
(870) 275-4304
Service Area
5 counties
Jonesboro firm serving Craighead County and northeast Arkansas, established in 1954. For families administering an estate, the firm guides executors and administrators through Craighead County probate from appointment through the claims process to final distribution, and prepares wills, trusts, and powers of attorney.
Location
111 East Huntington Ave., 2nd FloorJonesboro, AR 72401
Phone
(870) 932-8357
Established
1954
Service Area
5 counties
Jonesboro firm serving Craighead County and the surrounding area. For families administering an estate, the firm guides named executors and personal representatives through probate, and handles wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and adult guardianships. Offers free consultations and payment plans.
Location
404 S. Main St.Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone
(870) 933-7100
Established
2015
Service Area
3 counties
Jonesboro firm serving Craighead County and Northeast Arkansas for decades. Waddell, Cole & Jones handles probate, estate and trust administration, and guardianships alongside its litigation and business practice, working with local families as well as larger institutional clients. Estate planning is a core practice area.
Location
310 East Street, Suite AJonesboro, AR 72403
Phone
(870) 931-1700
Service Area
4 counties
Paragould firm serving Greene County and surrounding Northeast Arkansas for over 25 years. Attorney Lorie L. Whitby handles probate and estate planning (wills, deeds, powers of attorney) within a general practice that also covers family law, adoptions, and guardianships. She is a certified mediator on the state Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission.
Location
509 West Court StreetParagould, AR 72450
Phone
(870) 236-9894
Established
1997
Service Area
5 counties
These firms serve clients throughout Arkansas.
Little Rock firm serving Pulaski County and central Arkansas courts since 1990, best known for personal injury and complex litigation but with a working estate practice. For families settling an estate, handles probate and estate administration, wills and trusts, and the appointment of personal representatives. Long-tenured paralegal support on estate and probate matters dating to 1999.
Location
500 Pleasant Valley Drive, Building CLittle Rock, AR 72227
Phone
(501) 221-0444
Service Area
Statewide
Little Rock firm on Cantrell Road handling probate and estate administration in Pulaski County and courts statewide. Walks executors through will validation, appointment of personal representatives, asset inventory and valuation, creditor claims, and final distribution under Arkansas law. Offers remote consultations by Skype, Zoom, or FaceTime in addition to in-person meetings.
Location
8114 Cantrell Road, Suite 100Little Rock, AR 72227
Phone
(501) 313-4967
Established
2012
Service Area
Statewide
Benton firm serving Saline County and the surrounding central Arkansas counties, handling probate in the local circuit courts. For estate settlement, the firm files probate cases, settles estates, and assists with trusts and wills. Don Spears has practiced since 1975, bringing over four decades of experience to probate matters.
Location
113 S Market StreetBenton, AR 72015
Phone
(501) 315-0092
Established
1976
Service Area
Statewide
Bryant estate planning and elder law firm serving Saline, Pulaski, and Garland counties, with additional offices in Hot Springs Village, Fayetteville, and Bentonville. Drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and deeds, and handles long-term care and Medicaid planning, including emergency crisis cases. Founder Justin S. Elrod is one of only four Certified Elder Law Attorneys in Arkansas.
Location
400 N Reynolds RdBryant, AR 72022
Service Area
Statewide
Hot Springs elder law and estate planning firm serving Garland, Hot Spring, and Saline counties and clients statewide. Handles wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, and transferring real estate outside probate, with deep work in long-term care, Medicaid, and VA Aid and Attendance planning. Offers a free 30-minute estate planning consultation.
Location
1720 Higdon Ferry Rd, Suite 202Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone
(501) 525-4401
Service Area
Statewide
Downtown Little Rock firm (Simmons Bank Tower) serving central Arkansas: Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner, Lonoke. Its taxation and estate-planning group handles revocable trusts, wills, trust and estate administration, and estate/trust litigation. Established in 1986 with roughly 29 attorneys, including shareholder Adam D. Reid focused on trust and estate administration.
Location
425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3800Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone
(501) 376-3800
Established
1986
Service Area
Statewide
Mena firm covering the Polk, Scott, and Montgomery county courts of western Arkansas, with reach into adjoining Oklahoma. For families settling an estate, handles probate administration and contested wills, plus wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Attorney John Maddox is a Polk County native with 25-plus years of local court experience.
Location
520 Church AvenueMena, AR 71953
Phone
(479) 394-6060
Service Area
Statewide
Little Rock probate attorney J. Mark Robinette Jr., who accepts will and probate cases in all 75 Arkansas counties and serves as in-state counsel for estates probated elsewhere. Particular depth in estates involving oil, gas, and mineral rights. Backed by years of upstream oil/gas and real estate experience.
Location
500 N. Tyler St.Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone
(501) 251-1076
Service Area
Statewide
Large Little Rock firm with offices also in Rogers and Jonesboro, established 70+ years. Its Wealth Planning, Trusts and Estates group handles estate and tax planning, wills, trusts, advance directives, charitable gifting, business succession, and fiduciary/trust administration matters. Eight attorneys focus on the trusts and estates practice.
Location
425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 1800Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone
(501) 688-8800
Service Area
Statewide
Regional Little Rock firm (also serving Northwest Arkansas) whose taxation and estate planning group handles estate and trust planning, business succession, and federal transfer-tax matters. Works estate and trust administration and tax controversies for families and closely held owners across Pulaski and Washington counties.
Location
111 Center Street, Suite 1900Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone
(501) 379-1700
Service Area
Statewide
Northwest Arkansas firm based in Springdale with offices in Little Rock and Jonesboro, serving Washington, Benton, Craighead, and Pulaski counties. Handles probate, trust and estate administration, and estate planning for families and closely held business owners. Founded 2005 with deep tax and transactional bench.
Location
5519 Hackett Road, Suite 300Springdale, AR 72762
Phone
(479) 443-2705
Established
2005
Service Area
Statewide
Magnolia office of a regional elder-law and estate firm serving Columbia, Union, Hempstead, and Miller counties across southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas. For families settling an estate, it files probate applications, handles creditor notice and accounting, and clears real-estate titles, including intestate estates. Phone consultations available.
Location
1705 E N St, Suite 106, 106Magnolia, AR 71753
Phone
(800) 780-6993
Service Area
Statewide
Long-established Little Rock firm (since 1900) with a Rogers office, serving Pulaski and Benton counties. Its estate planning group prepares wills and trusts, handles family-owned-company and partnership succession, and plans for incapacity and special needs. John B. Peace is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Location
200 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 2300Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone
(501) 371-0808
Established
1900
Service Area
Statewide
Not every estate needs one. Simple estates, small estates under the affidavit threshold, and states with informal probate can often be handled without counsel. Contested wills, out-of-state property, and business interests usually need an attorney. The Arkansas self-filing assessment scores whether this estate can be handled without one.
Arkansas sets probate attorney fees by statute. Craighead County attorneys charge the same schedule as the rest of the state — there is no county-level variation. Use the probate cost calculator to see the dollar amount for your estate size.
Files the petition, publishes required notices, helps with the inventory and accounting, handles creditor claims and tax filings, and guides the final distribution. The attorney represents the personal representative, not the beneficiaries — a distinction that matters if disputes arise.
Referrals from an estate planning attorney you already work with are the best source. Bar association directories are second. Avoid attorneys who won't quote a fee structure up front or who won't explain whether your estate qualifies for simplified procedures.
Yes — by avoiding probate altogether. A revocable living trust removes the estate from court jurisdiction, which removes the need for a probate attorney at settlement time. Create a revocable trust online for about what one hour of probate-attorney time costs.
Firm listings are for informational purposes only. SimplyTrust does not endorse or recommend any specific firm or attorney. Contact firms directly to discuss your situation and verify their current practice areas and availability. Information last verified: June 2026.
Craighead County
511 South Main Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone:
870-933-4530Fax:
870-933-4514
Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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