Massachusetts allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Middlesex 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 Massachusetts are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Middlesex County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Probate and Family 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 PracticeHingham, MA
Serves 2 counties
Serves the South Shore, MetroWest and southeastern Massachusetts from offices in Hingham, Holliston, Brockton and Plymouth. Counsels executors, administrators, trustees and heirs through testate and intestate probate, trust administration, ancillary probate and wrongful death estates, prepares federal and Massachusetts estate tax returns, and represents parties in contested wills.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
- Office
- 72 Sharp Street, Suite A5Hingham, MA 02043
Solo PracticeAshland, MA
Serves 1 county
Serves Framingham and Middlesex County from Ashland. Assists executors and court-appointed personal representatives through probate, from filing the will with the probate court to administering the estate, alongside wills, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships and Medicaid planning. Attorney Joshua Cali works on flat fees, with free consultations, evening and weekend hours, and virtual meetings.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more
- Office
- 60 Pleasant Street, Suite 4Ashland, MA 01721
FirmCambridge, MA
Since 2009 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Cambridge and Boston from Cambridge. Works with personal representatives and trustees on formal and informal probate, asset collection, creditor claims, fiduciary and estate tax returns, real estate sales and distributions, and in limited instances serves as a successor professional trustee. Founded in 2009 by Anna Eckert Byrne, author of The Inheritor's Guide.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection
- Office
- 10 Rogers Street, Suite 118Cambridge, MA 02142
FirmWellesley, MA
Since 2004 · Serves 3 counties
Serves Norfolk and Middlesex county communities such as Wellesley, Newton, Needham and Westwood from Wellesley. Administers and settles testate and intestate estates, litigates will contests and handles the removal of fiduciaries, plus guardianships and Medicaid qualification for nursing-home residents. Founding partner Sheryl Dennis pairs estate work with family law and special needs planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 80 William Street, Suite 210Wellesley, MA 02481
FirmBoston, MA
Since 2000 · Serves 3 counties
Serves Suffolk County and nearby Middlesex and Norfolk communities such as Cambridge, Newton and Brookline from an office on Court Square in Boston. A tax-focused firm whose estate planning and administration practice covers wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and plans built to reduce estate taxes and avoid probate. Formed in 2000 by Walter Flowers and Jennifer Manning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax Planning
- Office
- 15 Court Square, Suite 110Boston, MA 02108
Solo PracticeFramingham, MA
Serves 3 counties
Serves Framingham, Natick, Marlborough, Westborough, Wellesley and the rest of Middlesex and Worcester counties from Framingham. Handles probate and estate administration for personal representatives: the court appointment, transfer of real estate and personal property, estate accounts and tax ID numbers, and estate creditors. Paul V. Galvani has practiced in Framingham for over 40 years.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate
- Office
- 1881 Worcester Road, Suite 200Framingham, MA 01701
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