Colorado allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Gunnison 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 Gunnison 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 PracticeCrested Butte, CO
Serves 4 counties
Serves Western Slope communities including Crested Butte, Gunnison, Lake City, Montrose, and Telluride from Crested Butte. Counsels executors, administrators, and trustees through probate and estate administration, from inventorying property to settling debts and distributing assets, and handles trust administration, estate litigation, wills, and trusts. Attorney Aaron Huckstep is also a CPA.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 426 Belleview Avenue, Suite 303Crested Butte, CO 81224
FirmGunnison, CO
Serves 1 county
Serves Gunnison County from offices in Gunnison and Crested Butte. Probate work ranges from small-estate distributions by affidavit and ancillary administration of Colorado real property owned by non-residents to formal estate proceedings. Associate Tess Clouse leads the estate planning and probate practice, covering wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and elder law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawBusiness Lawand 3 more
- Office
- 525 N Main StGunnison, CO 81230
FirmGunnison, CO
Serves 1 county
Serves Gunnison, Crested Butte, and the Western Slope from a Gunnison office. Handles probate matters and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills, alongside real estate, civil litigation, and local government work. Attorney Michael O'Loughlin serves as County Attorney for Hinsdale and Mineral counties.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCivil LitigationReal Estate
- Office
- 232 W Tomichi Ave, Suite 204Gunnison, CO 81230
Solo PracticeMontrose, CO
Serves 6 counties
Serves Montrose, Ridgway, Ouray, Telluride, Gunnison, Delta, and Lake City from offices in Montrose and Ridgway. Handles wills, trusts, and estates alongside real estate, small business, and construction matters, and offers mediation services.
PracticesEstate PlanningBusiness LawConstruction LawReal Estate
- Office
- 330 S 5thMontrose, CO 81401
FirmGrand Junction, CO
Serves 2 counties
Serves Grand Junction, Montrose, and the surrounding areas from offices in both cities. Handles estate and trust administration and representation of fiduciaries, probate, claims against decedents, will contests and beneficiary litigation, and guardianships and conservatorships, alongside wills, trusts, and family farm, ranch, and business succession planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 744 Horizon Court, Suite 300Grand Junction, CO 81506
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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