Arkansas uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Garland 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 Garland 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.
FirmHot Springs, AR
Serves 1 county
Hot Springs firm focused almost entirely on estate planning and probate for families in Garland County and Hot Springs Village. Attorneys Karen Baim Reagler, Ashley Naramore, and Wade Naramore handle wills, trusts, probate, guardianship, special-needs planning, and durable powers of attorney. A second office sits in Hot Springs Village.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipand 2 more
- Office
- 307 Carpenter Dam Road, Suite BHot Springs, AR 71901
Solo PracticeHot Springs, AR
Serves 1 county
Hot Springs firm serving Garland County families through the local probate court. Ron Kelsay handles wills, trusts, and probate administration, helping clients manage asset distribution and settle estates, alongside real estate and family law matters. Offers a free initial consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateReal Estate
- Office
- 227 Woodbine StHot Springs, AR 71901
FirmHot Springs, AR
Since 1875 · Serves 1 county
Hot Springs firm serving Garland County through the local probate court, practicing probate since its 1875 founding (the state's second-oldest firm). For families settling an estate, the firm handles probate administration, wills and trusts, and probate litigation, drawing on four attorneys with over 100 years of combined experience.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigation
- Office
- 400 Ouachita AvenueHot Springs, AR 71901
FirmConway, AR
Since 2014 · Serves 4 counties
Conway estate planning and elder law firm serving Faulkner and Central Arkansas counties from offices in Conway, Pine Bluff, Hot Springs, and North Little Rock. Handles probate, guardianships, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and trust administration. Founded 2014 by Chris Rippy; Ashley Stepps joined in 2019.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 1237 Front Street, Front Street Plaza BuildingConway, AR 72032
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
FirmLittle Rock, AR
Since 2012 · Serves the whole state
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Lawand 3 more
- Office
- 8114 Cantrell Road, Suite 100Little Rock, AR 72227
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