Arkansas uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Monroe 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 Monroe 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.
FirmFort Smith, AR
Serves 1 county
Fort Smith firm (founded 1909) serving Sebastian County and western Arkansas, with a second office in Little Rock. For estate matters, Rex M. Terry handles trusts, estates, and probate alongside transactional and litigation work. A general practice whose estate work sits beside commercial and oil-and-gas litigation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateOil Gas Law
- Office
- 5000 Rogers Avenue, Suite 500Fort Smith, AR 72903
Solo PracticeMagnolia, AR
Serves 4 counties
Estate planning and elder law firm with offices in Magnolia and Little Rock, serving Columbia, Union, and Lafayette County families. Ledly Jennings handles estate planning, probate, and estate/trust administration, including work for farming and family-business clients settling estates and preserving assets.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 535 E Main StMagnolia, AR 71753
FirmFort Smith, AR
Serves 2 counties
Fort Smith elder-law and estate firm (second office in Conway) serving Sebastian and Faulkner county families. Attorney Jamison Bonds, a VA-accredited attorney, focuses on estate planning, Medicaid/long-term-care planning, trusts, and probate. Bonds scored #1 nationally on the 2018 Certified Elder Law Medicaid Planning exam essay.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 3223 Old Greenwood RoadFort Smith, AR 72903
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
Solo PracticeBenton, AR
Serves the whole state
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness LawReal Estate
- Office
- 113 S Market StreetBenton, AR 72015
FirmBryant, AR
Serves the whole state
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more
- Office
- 400 N Reynolds RdBryant, AR 72022
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