Massachusetts allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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.
FirmMilton, MA
Serves 4 counties
Serves eastern Massachusetts from a main office in Milton with satellite offices in Brockton, Mashpee and Marshfield. Guides personal representatives and beneficiaries through probate and estate administration, handles will contests and disputes over executors and trustees, and takes guardianship and conservatorship cases. Consultations can be held at the office or at the client's home.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 7 more
- Office
- 487 Adams StreetMilton, MA 02186
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 PracticeHanover, MA
Since 2008 · Serves 3 counties
Serves the South Shore, Cape Cod and Greater Boston from Hanover, with video and phone meetings available. Guides surviving family members through probate and trust and estate administration, alongside wills, trusts and estate planning. Founding attorney Danielle G. Van Ess started the firm in Hingham in 2008.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
- Office
- 51 Mill Street, No. 1Hanover, MA 02339
Solo PracticeBraintree, MA
Serves 6 counties
Serves Norfolk, Suffolk, Middlesex, Plymouth, Barnstable and Essex counties from Braintree. Advises personal representatives through probate and successor trustees through trust administration, and litigates will contests, undue influence claims and fiduciary disputes, including in the Probate Fiduciary Litigation Session. Anthony H. Gemma tried over 35 jury trials as a prosecutor.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 35 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 103Braintree, MA 02184
FirmBoston, MA
Serves 4 counties
Serves Suffolk, Norfolk, Plymouth and Dukes counties from offices in Boston and Duxbury, with offices in Brookline, Hingham and Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard. Handles trust and estate administration and probate, fiduciary litigation for fiduciaries and beneficiaries, and contested guardianship and conservatorship actions. Partner Sean Hagan advises on estate and tax planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 4238 Washington Street, Unit BBoston, MA 02131
Solo PracticeWoburn, MA
Serves 7 counties
Handles probate in Middlesex and Essex counties from Woburn, with estate planning and elder law for residents of eastern Massachusetts. Attorney Matthew G. Karr guides personal representatives through probate administration and handles trust administration and MassHealth applications for long-term care. Estate planning documents are billed at a flat fee and include a no-charge 3-year review.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 400 Trade Center Drive, Suite 7810Woburn, MA 01801
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