Colorado allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Eagle 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 Eagle 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.
FirmGlenwood Springs, CO
Since 1953 · Serves 10 counties
Serves Western Colorado from Glenwood Springs, from Aspen and Vail to Grand Junction, Montrose, Telluride, and Steamboat Springs. Guides personal representatives and beneficiaries through Colorado probate and estate administration, alongside wills, trusts, and living wills. Founded in 1953, the firm also practices water, real estate, and local government law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningBusiness Lawand 3 more
- Office
- 818 Colorado AveGlenwood Springs, CO 81601
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
FirmAvon, CO
Since 2015 · Serves 2 counties
Serves the Vail and Roaring Fork valleys from offices in Avon and Glenwood Springs. Opens probate administrations, including ancillary probate for non-residents who own Colorado property, notifies creditors, and transfers estate and trust assets to beneficiaries. Founder Chris Silversmith concentrates on federal tax and prepares estate and gift tax returns.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection
- Office
- 30 Benchmark Rd, Suite 202Avon, CO 81620
Solo PracticeHayden, CO
Serves 5 counties
Serves Routt, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Garfield, and Eagle counties from Hayden. Sole practitioner Cynthia Daughtrey helps personal representatives validate the will in Colorado courts and inventory and appraise estate assets, and drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. She is also a commercial real estate broker with 37 years of legal practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawReal Estate
- Office
- 123 W. Jefferson Ave.Hayden, CO 81639
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
FirmBuena Vista, CO
Serves 5 counties
Serves Chaffee, Pitkin, Garfield, Delta, and Grand counties from seven offices in Buena Vista, Salida, Aspen, Basalt, Glenwood Springs, Paonia, and Winter Park. Handles probate and trust administration and probate litigation for beneficiaries, personal representatives, and trustees, and builds wills, trusts, and succession plans. Managing partner Ann Jefferson leads the estate practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 315 W. Main StreetBuena Vista, CO 81211
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