Arkansas uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Faulkner 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 Faulkner 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.
FirmLittle Rock, AR
Serves 4 counties
Little Rock firm serving Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner, and Lonoke counties in central Arkansas, with probate handled in the local circuit courts. For families settling an estate, partner Cade L. Cox handles probate, wills, and trust administration, ranging from simple wills to trust and tax planning. Each of the firm's attorneys has practiced in their focus area for more than a decade.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningBusiness Law
- Office
- 8201 Cantrell Road, Suite 330Little Rock, AR 72227
FirmLittle Rock, AR
Serves 3 counties
Little Rock firm (with Conway and Stuttgart offices) serving Pulaski, Faulkner, and Arkansas counties. Tax-forward estate practice handling wills, trusts, probate administration, complex trust administration and accounting, guardianships/conservatorships, and asset protection. Partner Lyle D. Foster works in tax, estate planning, and probate administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 901 North University AvenueLittle Rock, AR 72207
FirmLittle Rock, AR
Since 1957 · Serves 6 counties
Little Rock litigation and transactional firm (offices also in Russellville) handling Pulaski County probate matters. Opens and administers decedents' estates, represents executors, personal representatives, and beneficiaries, and litigates undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, and elder financial exploitation claims. Roots trace to a firm founded in 1957.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 211 Spring StreetLittle Rock, AR 72201
Solo PracticeConway, AR
Serves 3 counties
Conway solo practitioner with 25+ years of experience serving Faulkner, Lonoke, and Pope County families. Drafts wills and trusts, handles estate planning and probate, and also takes Chapter 7 bankruptcy matters that often intersect with estate debts. Serves Conway, Cabot, Russellville, and nearby communities.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBankruptcyFamily Law
- Office
- 1014 Markham St., Ste. 3Conway, AR 72032
FirmLittle Rock, AR
Serves 4 counties
Little Rock litigation firm with a focused estate and trust litigation practice serving Pulaski County and beyond. Opens probate estates, admits wills, secures appointment of executors and personal representatives, and litigates contested trust and estate disputes for fiduciaries and beneficiaries. AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and listed in its Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationEstate Tax Planning
- Office
- 801 West Third StreetLittle Rock, AR 72203
FirmMaumelle, AR
Serves 2 counties
Maumelle firm serving Pulaski and Faulkner County families across central Arkansas. Attorney Kacey Ziegler handles probate, estate and trust administration, guardianships, and estate planning, having built hundreds of estate plans and speaking regularly on trusts and avoiding probate. Real estate and business law rounds out the practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 103 Park DrMaumelle, AR 72113
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