Mississippi allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Greene 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 Mississippi are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Greene County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Chancery 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.
FirmFlowood, MS
Serves 2 counties
Flowood firm with a second office in Biloxi, serving the Jackson metro and the Gulf Coast. Counsels executors and trustees through estate and trust administration and represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in estate and trust disputes. Pairs estate planning with tax planning, charitable gift planning, and tax audit work for high-net-worth families.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 5 River Bend Place, Suite AFlowood, MS 39232
FirmOxford, MS
Since 1946 · Serves 3 counties
Oxford office, opened in 1995 to serve north Mississippi, of a litigation firm that traces its origins to 1946 and also has offices in Madison and Gulfport. Drafts wills and handles small estates and probate for executors and beneficiaries, from asset inventory and debts through tax filings and final distribution, and defends will contests. Shareholder Lauren E. Ward practices estate planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationWills Trusts
- Office
- 265 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite ROxford, MS 38655
FirmVicksburg, MS
Since 1878 · Serves the whole state
Vicksburg firm serving Warren County and clients across Mississippi, successor to a partnership formed in 1878. Guides executors through probating a will and settling the estate, and represents estates and executors in will challenges and claims of mismanaged estate assets. Also drafts wills, codicils, and advance directives.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationWills Trusts
- Office
- BancorpSouth Bank Building, 820 South Street, Suite 501Vicksburg, MS 39181
Solo PracticeMcComb, MS
Serves the whole state
McComb practice of Thomas W. Brock, admitted in 1980, serving Pike County and clients across Mississippi. Advises executors and administrators from appointment and bond through paying creditors and distributing property, and represents them in beneficiary disputes. Drafts wills, living trusts, and directives, and handles guardianships and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTax Planningand 3 more
- Office
- 200 Main StreetMcComb, MS 39648
Solo PracticeTupelo, MS
Serves the whole state
Tupelo practice of attorney Kerry M. Bryson, handling estate planning and probate for Lee County clients and across Mississippi, including out-of-state heirs. Checks the courthouse for liens on real property to value the estate and reviews probate alternatives, and drafts wills, powers of attorney, and advance health care directives. Can provide video recordings of a will signing.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningWills Trusts
- Office
- 125 Robins StreetTupelo, MS 38804
FirmCleveland, MS
Serves the whole state
The oldest law firm in Cleveland, tracing its beginnings to 1952, serving Bolivar County and clients across the Delta and North Mississippi. Handles estate planning and administration and probate, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives. Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, one of four Cleveland firms to hold that distinction.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
- Office
- 109 S. Sharpe AvenueCleveland, MS 38732
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