Mississippi allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Madison 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 Madison 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.
FirmJackson, MS
Serves 3 counties
Jackson office on Lelia Drive handling probate for families in Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties. Cody Gibson files testate and intestate estates, represents executors and personal representatives, litigates challenged estate documents and petitions for guardianships and conservatorships. He also drafts wills and living trusts, alongside criminal defense and family law; consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipand 3 more
- Office
- 1640 Lelia Drive, Suite 200Jackson, MS 39216
FirmFlowood, MS
Serves 6 counties
Flowood firm with offices in Mendenhall, Magee and Prentiss, serving central Mississippi from Jackson and Brandon to Canton and Hattiesburg. Guides executors and beneficiaries through probate and estate administration, and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney and healthcare directives with estate tax planning. The estate page offers a free consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningWills Trusts
- Office
- 1675 Hwy 80 EFlowood, 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
FirmGreenville, MS
Since 1919 · Serves 2 counties
Greenville firm on Central Street serving Washington County and the Mississippi Delta since 1919, with a second office in Madison. Attorneys April D. Robertson and Charles S. Tindall III handle probate, trust administration, wills, powers of attorney, and estate and gift tax planning. Firm attorneys have served as president of The Mississippi Bar.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 504 Central StreetGreenville, MS 38701
FirmOxford, MS
Since 1885 · Serves 2 counties
Oxford litigation firm founded in Clarksdale in 1885, with offices in Jackson and Memphis serving Lafayette and Hinds county clients. Its probate group opens estates, secures letters, handles creditor claims, ancillary probate, and estates contested over capacity or undue influence, and takes guardianships and conservatorships, alongside wills and trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipand 2 more
- Office
- 400 Enterprise DriveOxford, 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
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