Colorado allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Mesa 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 Mesa 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.
FirmGrand Junction, CO
Serves 1 county
Serves Mesa County and Western Colorado from a Grand Junction office. Handles estate administration after a death, including probate when a court must appoint a personal representative, alongside trust, estate, tax, long-term care, and special needs planning. Two of its attorneys are members of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning
- Office
- 1250 E. Sherwood DriveGrand Junction, CO 81501
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
FirmGrand Junction, CO
Since 1977 · Serves 3 counties
Serves Mesa, Delta, and Montrose counties from Grand Junction. Drafts wills, living trusts, durable and medical powers of attorney, health care directives, and beneficiary designations, and handles estate probate, alongside family law and criminal defense. The firm opened in 1977 as LaCroix & Associates.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCriminal DefenseFamily Law
- Office
- 725 Rood AvenueGrand Junction, CO 81501
FirmGrand Junction, CO
Serves 1 county
Serves Mesa County from Grand Junction. Its estate planning and probate attorneys prepare wills and trusts and administer trusts and decedents' estates. The firm traces its history to Vincent & Vincent, one of the first law partnerships in western Colorado around the turn of the century.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 200 Grand Avenue, Suite 400Grand Junction, CO 81501
FirmGrand Junction, CO
Serves 1 county
Serves Mesa County and surrounding areas from Grand Junction, where the firm has practiced for over 20 years. Assists clients through the probate process and sets up guardianships and conservatorships, alongside wills, trusts, and elder-law planning. Attorney Trish Mahre is a former Assistant District Attorney for the 21st Judicial District.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipGuardianship
- Office
- 1525 Poplar DrGrand Junction, CO 81505
FirmGrand Junction, CO
Since 1955 · Serves 1 county
Serves Mesa County and the Western Slope from Grand Junction. Handles estate and trust administration, will contests and estate litigation, determinations of heirship, conservatorships and guardianships, and accepts appointments as trustee or personal representative. Acts as the Office of the Public Administrator of the 21st Judicial District; established 1955.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 222 North 7th StreetGrand Junction, CO 81501
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