Nebraska allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Sarpy 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 Nebraska are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Sarpy County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the County 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.
FirmOmaha, NE
Since 2008 · Serves 2 counties
Omaha firm founded in 2008 by estate planning attorney Anne Burnett, working before the Douglas and Sarpy County courts from its Arbor Street office and a Gretna office. Handles probate and trust administration, inheritance tax determinations, and estate disputes, with partner DeAna K. Shaffer focused on estate and trust administration. Serves Nebraska and western Iowa.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
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- 17525 Arbor StreetOmaha, NE 68130
FirmOmaha, NE
Serves 5 counties
Omaha firm representing clients throughout Douglas, Sarpy, Washington, Dodge, and Cass Counties in estate planning, probate, and family law. Represents personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries in estate and trust administration and inheritance tax proceedings, and handles guardianships and conservatorships. Partner Tosha Rae Heavican leads the estate team.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 3 more
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- 10110 Nicholas Street, Suite 102Omaha, NE 68114
FirmBellevue, NE
Serves 3 counties
Bellevue firm in Sarpy County serving Bellevue, Omaha, Lincoln, and eastern Nebraska. Administers estates and trusts after a death and litigates disputes over existing estates, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships. The trial team includes a retired district court judge and a former prosecutor.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
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- 4530 Maass Road, Suite 101Bellevue, NE 68133
FirmGering, NE
Since 1946 · Serves 15 counties
Gering firm founded in 1946, directly across the street from the Scotts Bluff County Courthouse, with a second office in Kimball near the Kimball County Courthouse. Handles probate, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, guardianships, and conservatorships, with Matthew Turman carrying the estate planning work. Offers a free consultation on estate matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipReal Estate
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- 1715 11th StreetGering, NE 69341
FirmLincoln, NE
Serves 3 counties
Lincoln trusts-and-estates and business firm in Lancaster County, with satellite offices in Omaha and Grand Island. Its attorneys guide fiduciaries through probate and estate administration, and handle guardianships, conservatorships, and Nebraska inheritance tax and federal estate tax planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningConservatorshipand 4 more
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- 3701 Union Drive, Suite 200Lincoln, NE 68516
FirmNorfolk, NE
Serves 2 counties
Norfolk litigation firm in Madison County with a second office in Omaha, serving clients throughout Nebraska. Handles estate administration and probate alongside wills, revocable, irrevocable, and charitable trusts, and guardianships and conservatorships. Carries cases from inception through appeal, including in the Nebraska Court of Appeals and Nebraska Supreme Court.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 3 more
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- 2425 Taylor AvenueNorfolk, NE 68701
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