Colorado allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Clear Creek 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 a Clear Creek County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Combined 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.
Solo PracticeIdaho Springs, CO
Serves 5 counties
Serves the mountain communities west of Denver from Idaho Springs, from Evergreen and Georgetown to Leadville, Breckenridge, and the Vail Valley. Prepares estate plan packages and updates existing plans when circumstances change, alongside family-law, criminal, and property matters. Sara Russell is a former Deputy District Attorney for the Fifth Judicial District.
PracticesEstate PlanningCriminal DefenseFamily LawReal Estate
- Office
- PO Box 22Idaho Springs, CO 80452
Solo PracticeMinturn, CO
Since 2010 · Serves 4 counties
Serves Eagle, Summit, Lake, and Clear Creek counties from Minturn. Attorney Melissa Decker handles probate paperwork and accounting for personal representatives, and prepares wills, trusts, durable medical powers of attorney, and living wills. Posts hourly rates of $175 to $225 for legal services.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBankruptcyBusiness Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 291 Main St., 2nd FloorMinturn, CO 81645
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
Solo PracticePueblo, CO
Serves 2 counties
Serves clients from offices in Pueblo and the Denver Tech Center. Attorney Daniel Chapman guides personal representatives through informal and formal Colorado probate, including court filings, creditor issues, and distribution of assets, and handles trust administration. Meetings are also available by phone or video.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateCivil Litigation
- Office
- 310 S. Victoria Ave., Suite GPueblo, CO 81003
FirmDurango, CO
Serves 2 counties
Serves La Plata and Denver counties from offices in Durango and Denver, with more than fifty years of practice in Colorado and the Four Corners region. Handles probate and trust administration, estate and trust litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate, gift, and income tax advice. Also prepares Indian wills.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 9 more
- Office
- 835 East 2nd Ave.Durango, CO 81301
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
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