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How Do I Find a Probate Attorney in Craighead County, Arkansas?

When to consider hiring help, what to look for in a probate attorney, and firms serving Craighead County.

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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 & Eastern Arkansas Firms

Oldham Law Firm, PLLC

Solo Practice

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

Estate PlanningElder LawProbateTrust AdministrationEstate Tax PlanningCharitable PlanningBusiness SuccessionSpecial Needs Planning
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Owens, Mixon, Heller & Smith, P.A.

Firm

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

Estate PlanningProbateTrust AdministrationGuardianshipElder LawSpecial Needs Planning
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The Perkins Law Firm, P.A.

Firm

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

Estate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planning
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Quraishi Law Firm and Wealth Management

Solo Practice

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

Estate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningElder LawCharitable PlanningBusiness SuccessionAsset ProtectionSpecial Needs Planning
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Snellgrove, Langley, Culpepper, Williams, & Mullally

Firm

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

Estate PlanningProbateTrust AdministrationBanking LawCommercial LitigationPersonal InjuryMediation
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Troutt Law Firm

Solo Practice

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

Estate PlanningProbateTrust AdministrationGuardianshipFamily LawReal EstateCriminal Defense
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WCJ Firm (Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC)

Firm

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

Estate PlanningProbateTax PlanningBusiness LawCommercial Litigation
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The Law Firm of Lorie L. Whitby, P.A.

Solo Practice

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

Estate PlanningProbateGuardianshipFamily LawCriminal DefenseBusiness Law
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Statewide Practices

These firms serve clients throughout Arkansas.

The Brad Hendricks Law Firm

Firm

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

Estate PlanningProbateTrust Administration
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Campbell, Grooms & Spaulding, PLLC

Firm

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

Estate PlanningProbateTrust AdministrationBusiness LawCommercial LawReal EstateConstruction Law
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Don Spears Law

Solo Practice

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

ProbateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationReal EstateBusiness Law
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The Elrod Firm

Firm

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

Estate PlanningElder LawMedicaid PlanningVeterans BenefitsProbateGuardianshipAsset Protection
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Farrar & Williams, PLLC

Firm

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

Estate PlanningElder LawMedicaid PlanningVeterans BenefitsProbateTrust AdministrationLong Term Care
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Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Firm

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

Estate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningElder LawAsset ProtectionSpecial Needs Planning
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Maddox & Davis, PLLC

Firm

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

Estate PlanningProbateTrust AdministrationFamily LawBusiness LawCivil Litigation
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Law Offices of Mark Robinette

Solo Practice

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

ProbateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationOil Gas LawReal EstateMineral Rights
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Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC

Firm

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

Estate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningBusiness SuccessionCharitable Planning
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Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC

Firm

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

Estate PlanningTrust AdministrationTax PlanningEstate Tax PlanningBusiness SuccessionBusiness Law
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RMP LLP

Firm

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

Estate PlanningProbateTrust AdministrationTax PlanningTax ControversiesBusiness Law
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Ross & Shoalmire, P.L.L.C.

Firm

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

Estate PlanningElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid PlanningSpecial Needs PlanningGuardianshipProbate
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Wright Lindsey Jennings LLP

Firm

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

Estate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningAsset ProtectionSpecial Needs PlanningElder Law
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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Circuit Court - Probate Division

Craighead County

511 South Main Street

Jonesboro, AR 72401

Phone:

870-933-4530

Fax:

870-933-4514

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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