Colorado allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Adams County without hiring an attorney. A probate attorney earns the fee when the estate is contested, includes a business or out-of-state real estate, has unclear or insolvent debts, or when beneficiaries disagree.
Probate attorney fees in Colorado are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask an Adams County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the District Court, 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.
FirmLongmont, CO
Serves 4 counties
Serves Boulder and Adams counties, plus Loveland and Firestone, from offices in Longmont and Northglenn. Its attorneys guide personal representatives through Colorado probate, letters of administration, and out-of-state probate, and advise trustees on trust settlement. Estate planning consultations are free; probate consultations are a flat rate.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
- Office
- 700 Ken Pratt Blvd, Suite 113Longmont, CO 80501
Solo PracticeDenver, CO
Serves 9 counties
Serves the Denver metropolitan area and other Colorado cities from an office on South Cherry Street in Denver. Attorney Don A. McCullough handles wills, trusts, and probate alongside business, contract, and real estate matters. He has practiced law for more than 35 years and is an inactive Certified Public Accountant.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawReal Estate
- Office
- 950 S. Cherry Street, Suite 418Denver, CO 80246
FirmCastle Rock, CO
Serves 7 counties
Serves Douglas, Elbert, Arapahoe, Denver, Adams, Lincoln, and Jefferson counties from Castle Rock. Attorney Martina Ellmann focuses on probate matters, and the firm drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills and handles guardianships and conservatorships, alongside criminal defense and family law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 2 more
- Office
- 3740 Dacoro Lane, Suite 200Castle Rock, CO 80109
FirmGreeley, CO
Serves 4 counties
Serves Weld, Larimer, Boulder, and Adams counties from Greeley. Handles probate administration, will validation, asset inventories, debt settlement, and distribution to heirs, plus guardianships and conservatorships, and drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, alongside family law. Owner Brynne Gant serves regularly as a court-appointed fiduciary.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 2 more
- Office
- 8213 W 20th St Ste GGreeley, CO 80634
FirmGreeley, CO
Since 1989 · Serves 4 counties
Serves Weld, Boulder, Larimer, and Adams counties from offices in Greeley and Erie. Represents personal representatives, heirs, beneficiaries, and interested parties in probate administration and probate disputes, and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and asset protection plans, alongside family law and criminal defense.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipand 3 more
- Office
- 8211 W 20th Street, Suite BGreeley, CO 80634
FirmSalida, CO
Serves 2 counties
Serves Chaffee County from Salida and the Denver area from a Blake Street office. Attorney David K. Johns, a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, handles estate administration and probate cases alongside wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Initial consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCivil LitigationCriminal Defenseand 2 more
- Office
- 7385 W US Highway 50Salida, CO 81201
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