Montana allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Cascade 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 Montana are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Cascade 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.
FirmGreat Falls, MT
Since 1911 · Serves 5 counties
Serves Great Falls and north-central Montana (Cascade County, Eighth Judicial District) from its offices on Central Avenue, handling estate planning, wills, and probate administration for personal representatives. Attorneys pair estate work with business, transition, and gift-tax planning. One of Montana's oldest firms, founded in 1911.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness Succession
- Office
- 300 Central Avenue, 7th FloorGreat Falls, MT 59401
FirmGreat Falls, MT
Serves 4 counties
Great Falls general civil practice firm providing estate planning, probate, property law, and litigation services. Attorney William J. Levine focuses on property law, probate, estate planning, and family law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate
- Office
- 2 Railroad Square, Suite CGreat Falls, MT 59401
FirmGreat Falls, MT
Serves 4 counties
Great Falls law firm operating as Montana Estate Lawyers, focused on estate planning, estate administration, elder law, and business law. Dedicated practice helping Montana families with their estate planning needs.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipWills Trusts
- Office
- 8 3rd St North, Suite 507Great Falls, MT 59401
FirmMissoula, MT
Serves the whole state
Formerly Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC. Over fifty years of combined experience in transactional, business and corporate law, contracts, real estate law, estate planning and probate administration, finance, and tax law. Serves clients throughout Montana and Washington.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningBusiness Succession
- Office
- 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100Missoula, MT 59808
FirmHelena, MT
Serves the whole state
Statewide law firm providing estate planning, elder law, business succession planning, and probate administration services from offices in Helena, Bozeman, Great Falls, and Missoula.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawBusiness Succession
- Office
- 800 N Last Chance Gulch, Suite 101Helena, MT 59601
FirmBillings, MT
Serves the whole state
Over 125 years of experience with more than 150 lawyers practicing from 11 offices in 3 states. Extensive experience in advising commercial and individual clients in complex probate and estate planning matters including wills, revocable trusts, financial and healthcare powers of attorney, charitable giving, and various trust planning alternatives.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 490 N 31st St, Suite 500Billings, MT 59101
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