Minnesota allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Wright 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 Minnesota are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Wright County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the District 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.
FirmBuffalo, MN
Serves 1 county
Serves Wright County and the west metro from a Buffalo office, with appointment-only offices in Howard Lake and Delano. Petitions for guardianships and conservatorships, and prepares simple wills, wills with trusts, revocable and irrevocable trusts, health care directives and financial powers of attorney. Its estate planning covers estate and gift tax issues and options to avoid probate.
PracticesEstate PlanningTax PlanningConservatorshipGuardianshipFamily Law
- Office
- 215 Highway 55, Suite 109Buffalo, MN 55313
FirmSt. Cloud, MN
Since 2000 · Serves 10 counties
Serves Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Morrison, Crow Wing and other central Minnesota counties from offices in St. Cloud, Cold Spring and Big Lake. Handles informal and formal probate, wills, trusts and elder law matters including Medicaid and long-term care. The firm dates to November 2000, and consultations are free by phone, video or in person.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning
- Office
- 803 W St. Germain StreetSt. Cloud, MN 56301
FirmOlivia, MN
Since 1916 · Serves 4 counties
Serves Renville, McLeod, Wright, and Olmsted counties from offices in Olivia, Hutchinson, Cokato, and Stewartville. Probate work covers collecting assets, paying debts and taxes, estate tax returns, court filings, and distribution to heirs; the firm also creates and administers trusts, handles guardianships and conservatorships, and does Medical Assistance planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 6 more
- Office
- 107 North 9th StreetOlivia, MN 56277
Solo PracticeHutchinson, MN
Serves 10 counties
Serves Brown, Carver, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Stearns and Wright counties from offices in Hutchinson and Waconia. Prepares last wills, revocable living trusts, health care directives and financial and medical powers of attorney, alongside a family law, criminal defense and personal injury practice. Saturday appointments are available.
PracticesEstate PlanningCriminal DefenseFamily LawPersonal Injury
- Office
- 95 Second Avenue S.E.Hutchinson, MN 55350
FirmFergus Falls, MN
Since 1883 · Serves 6 counties
Serves Otter Tail, Douglas, Becker, Wadena, Beltrami, and Stearns counties from four offices and four client service locations. Its estate, trust and probate group prepares probate petitions, inventories, accountings, and estate tax returns, and has represented clients in will contests through trial and appeal. The firm traces to an 1883 Fergus Falls partnership.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 110 North Mill StreetFergus Falls, MN 56537
FirmBloomington, MN
Serves 2 counties
Serves Hennepin County and the Twin Cities from Bloomington, and Stearns County from a St. Cloud office. Guides personal representatives through Minnesota probate and successor trustees through trust administration, and handles guardianship, conservatorship and estate tax planning. Gold Winner of the 2025 Minnesota's Best Reader's Choice Award for estate planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more
- Office
- 3500 American Blvd W, Suite 190Bloomington, MN 55431
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