Colorado allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 PracticeWestminster, CO
Serves 3 counties
Serves Broomfield, Arvada, and Denver from a Westminster office. Attorney Charles E. Longtine handles probate and trust administration, including managing financial accounts, paying bills, preparing tax returns, and distributing the estate, plus guardianships and conservatorships. Offers a free consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 3 more
- Office
- 9035 Wadsworth Parkway, Suite 2500Westminster, CO 80021
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
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 PracticeLoveland, CO
Since 2010 · Serves 2 counties
Serves the Front Range from offices in Loveland and Lakewood. Handles adult conservatorship and guardianship proceedings, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and wills, revocable, special needs, and irrevocable Medicaid trusts. Andrew Stone established the firm in 2010 and has practiced elder law in Colorado since 2003.
PracticesEstate PlanningElder LawTax PlanningConservatorshipand 4 more
- Office
- 430 E 6th StLoveland, CO 80537
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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