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When to consider hiring help, what to look for in a probate attorney, and firms serving Hudson County.
We found 25 estate law firms serving Hudson County. Hudson County is part of the North Jersey region.
These firms handle estate administration, will contests, trust litigation, and other probate matters in Hudson County Surrogate's Court.
New Jersey uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Hudson County — the filing sequence, notice requirements, and accounting leave little room for error. Estates under the small-estate threshold are the usual exception.
Probate attorney fees in New Jersey are based on reasonable compensation — typically 2%R. 4:42-9 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage); N.J.S.A. 3B:18-6 (attorney also serving as fiduciary)Verified May 31, 2026 to 4%R. 4:42-9 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage); N.J.S.A. 3B:18-6 (attorney also serving as fiduciary)Verified May 31, 2026 of the estate's value, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Hudson County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Surrogate's 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.
Brach Eichler's trusts and estates practice, based in Roseland in Essex County, advises individuals and business owners on inter-generational wealth transfer, business succession, and estate and gift tax planning. The group also handles estate and trust administration for executors and trustees throughout northern New Jersey.
Location
101 Eisenhower ParkwayRoseland, NJ 07068
Phone
(973) 228-5700
CSG Law is a New Jersey and New York firm headquartered in West Orange in Essex County. Its Trusts & Estates group advises business owners and families on estate and succession planning and wealth preservation, and handles probate and trust and estate administration for executors and trustees.
Location
1 Boland DrWest Orange, NJ 07052
Phone
(973) 325-1500
Connell Foley's Taxation and Estate Planning team, based in Newark, serves individuals and families across northern New Jersey. The group handles estate planning, estate and trust administration, charitable planning, and related tax matters, and is led by Anthony F. Vitiello.
Location
1085 Raymond Blvd, 19th FloorNewark, NJ 07102
Phone
(973) 436-5800
Dillon, Bitar & Luther has served the Morristown area of Morris County since 1851, working from Florham Park. The firm handles estate planning, trust and estate administration, probate, and related tax planning for individuals and families in northern New Jersey.
Location
200 Park Avenue, Suite 301Florham Park, NJ 07932
Phone
(973) 539-3100
Established
1851
Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno is a Parsippany firm serving Morris County and northern New Jersey. Its attorneys handle estate planning, probate and estate administration, trust administration, and elder law, including assisted-living and long-term-care matters.
Location
4 Campus Drive, Suite 300Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone
(973) 627-7300
Lasser Hochman is a Roseland firm founded in 1954 serving Essex County and northern New Jersey. Its estate planning and administration attorneys handle wills and trusts, probate and estate administration, and related tax planning, drawing on the firm's depth in real property and taxation.
Location
75 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 120Roseland, NJ 07068
Phone
(973) 226-2700
Established
1954
Mandelbaum Barrett, founded in 1930 and based in Roseland in Essex County, expanded through its January 2026 merger with Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara. Its trusts and estates attorneys handle estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law, and asset-protection matters for New Jersey families.
Location
3 Becker Farm Road, Suite 105Roseland, NJ 07068
Phone
(973) 736-4600
Established
1930
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden is a Hackensack firm in Bergen County, with a second office in Holmdel. Its Trusts & Estates group advises individuals, families, and financial advisors on trust and estate planning, gifting, and wealth preservation, and handles probate litigation and elder law and special needs matters.
Location
21 Main Street, Suite 200Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone
(201) 488-8200
A Jersey City-based firm serving Hudson County with a focus on estate planning, probate, and trust law. They create customized estate plans including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives.
Location
574 Newark Avenue, Suite 307Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone
(973) 542-9407
Service Area
1 county
Scarinci Hollenbeck is a Little Falls business law firm in Passaic County, with additional offices in Red Bank and New York. Its Tax, Trusts & Estates group drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, advance directives, and powers of attorney, and advises fiduciaries administering trusts and estates, with the firm's tax attorneys handling related estate tax matters.
Location
150 Clove Road, 9th FloorLittle Falls, NJ 07424
Phone
(201) 896-4100
These firms are based in other regions but serve Hudson County.
Ansell Grimm & Aaron serves Monmouth County and the Jersey Shore from its Ocean office, handling New Jersey probate and estate matters through the Chancery Division. Its probate and estate litigation attorneys handle will contests involving capacity, undue influence, and fraud, trust disputes, and fiduciary actions against executors, trustees, and guardians, alongside estate administration.
Location
1500 Lawrence AveOcean, NJ 07712
Phone
(732) 922-1000
Established
1938
Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski is a Cranford firm in Union County, with offices in Morris Plains and Absecon, established in 1979. Its trusts and estates team handles probate, estate and trust administration, will contests involving undue influence or improper execution, and defense of executors and trustees in fiduciary disputes, including litigation over joint, pay-on-death, and retirement accounts.
Location
340 North AvenueCranford, NJ 07016
Phone
(908) 272-0200
Established
1979
Service Area
1 county
Norris McLaughlin specializes in Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation with a 15-attorney practice group, serving clients throughout North and Central Jersey.
Location
400 Crossing Blvd, 8th FloorBridgewater, NJ 08807
Phone
(908) 722-0700
These firms serve clients throughout New Jersey.
Archer & Greiner's Private Wealth, Estates & Trusts group serves clients from its Voorhees office in Camden County and other Mid-Atlantic locations. The practice handles estate and trust administration, estate and trust litigation, will and trust disputes, business succession, and elder law. Several attorneys hold CPA credentials or master's degrees in taxation.
Location
1025 Laurel Oak RdVoorhees, NJ 08043
Phone
(856) 795-2121
Service Area
Statewide
Founded in 1926, Cole Schotz is a Hackensack-based firm serving Bergen County and the Mid-Atlantic. Its Tax, Trusts & Estates attorneys handle estate planning, estate and trust administration, and wealth transfer for high-net-worth individuals, executors, and trustees.
Location
25 Main StreetHackensack, NJ 07601
Phone
(201) 489-3000
Established
1926
Service Area
Statewide
Formed in January 2026 by the merger of Gibbons P.C. and Frost Brown Todd, FBT Gibbons keeps Gibbons' longtime Newark office at One Gateway Center. Its Wealth Planning & Family Office team handles estate planning and trust and estate administration, and a dedicated group litigates contested trust and estate matters for fiduciaries and beneficiaries.
Location
One Gateway CenterNewark, NJ 07102
Phone
(973) 596-4500
Service Area
Statewide
Fox Rothschild's Princeton office in Mercer County anchors the firm's New Jersey trusts and estates practice, handling estate and trust administration, probate, fiduciary representation, and estate and trust litigation. Attorneys advise executors, trustees, and beneficiaries on tax controversies and contested-estate matters.
Location
212 Carnegie Center, Suite 400Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone
(609) 896-3600
Service Area
Statewide
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis is a New Jersey firm with offices in Roseland and Iselin, founded in 1914. Its Tax, Trusts and Estates department handles estate planning, estate and trust administration, and fiduciary litigation for individuals, closely held business owners, executors, trustees, and beneficiaries.
Location
75 Livingston AvenueRoseland, NJ 07068
Phone
(973) 535-1600
Service Area
Statewide
Founded in 1978, Javerbaum Wurgaft is a Springfield firm with offices across northern and central New Jersey. The firm handles estate and trust planning and administration, probate, and estate and trust litigation for individuals and families.
Location
505 Morris AveSpringfield, NJ 07081
Phone
(973) 379-4200
Established
1978
Service Area
Statewide
Founded in 1954, Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper is based in New Providence in Union County, serving central and northern New Jersey. Its attorneys handle estate planning and estate and trust administration, including probate, estate inventory, creditor notification, and fiduciary support for executors and trustees.
Location
430 Mountain Avenue, Suite 300New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone
(908) 233-6800
Established
1954
Service Area
Statewide
McCarter & English, headquartered in Newark, runs a Trusts, Estates & Private Clients practice serving individuals, business owners, and financial institutions. Its attorneys handle estate and personal tax planning, charitable giving, estate administration, and fiduciary litigation.
Location
100 Mulberry StreetNewark, NJ 07102
Phone
(973) 622-4444
Service Area
Statewide
Founded in 1882, Riker Danzig is one of New Jersey's oldest firms, headquartered at Headquarters Plaza in Morristown. Its Tax and Trusts & Estates group pairs estate planning with a dedicated probate litigation team representing beneficiaries and fiduciaries in will contests, will and trust interpretation disputes, and guardianship proceedings.
Location
Headquarters Plaza, 1 Speedwell AvenueMorristown, NJ 07962
Phone
(973) 538-0800
Established
1882
Service Area
Statewide
Sills Cummis & Gross is a Newark firm at One Riverfront Plaza whose Tax, Trusts and Estates attorneys handle estate planning and administration, tax litigation, and disputes before the IRS, U.S. Tax Court, and the New Jersey Tax and Superior Courts. Several attorneys are former IRS trial lawyers, giving the group depth in contested tax and fiduciary matters.
Location
One Riverfront PlazaNewark, NJ 07102
Phone
(973) 643-7000
Service Area
Statewide
Founded in 1933, Stark & Stark runs a Trusts & Estates group from its Lawrenceville office in Mercer County, near Princeton. The group handles probate, trust and estate administration, and litigation of contested estates and trusts, advising both fiduciaries and beneficiaries through every stage of administration.
Location
993 Lenox DriveLawrenceville, NJ 08648
Phone
(609) 896-9060
Established
1933
Service Area
Statewide
Established in 1919, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer anchors its Trusts & Estates team in Woodbridge in Middlesex County, with a second estates office in Red Bank. The team handles estate and trust administration, fiduciary accounting, estate tax matters, and tax-controversy litigation, advising executors, trustees, and beneficiaries through contested and routine administration alike.
Location
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Phone
(732) 636-8000
Established
1919
Service Area
Statewide
Not every estate needs one. Simple estates, small estates under the affidavit threshold, and states with informal probate can often be handled without counsel. Contested wills, out-of-state property, and business interests usually need an attorney. The New Jersey self-filing assessment scores whether this estate can be handled without one.
New Jersey uses reasonable fees for probate. Typical Hudson County rates run $200–$500/hour, with simple estates taking 20–40 hours. Flat-fee arrangements are available from some firms.
Files the petition, publishes required notices, helps with the inventory and accounting, handles creditor claims and tax filings, and guides the final distribution. The attorney represents the personal representative, not the beneficiaries — a distinction that matters if disputes arise.
Referrals from an estate planning attorney you already work with are the best source. Bar association directories are second. Avoid attorneys who won't quote a fee structure up front or who won't explain whether your estate qualifies for simplified procedures.
Yes — by avoiding probate altogether. A revocable living trust removes the estate from court jurisdiction, which removes the need for a probate attorney at settlement time. Create a revocable trust online for about what one hour of probate-attorney time costs.
Firm listings are for informational purposes only. SimplyTrust does not endorse or recommend any specific firm or attorney. Contact firms directly to discuss your situation and verify their current practice areas and availability. Information last verified: June 2026.
Hudson County
Hudson County Administration Building, 595 Newark Avenue, 4th Floor, Room 407
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone:
201-795-6378Fax:
201-795-5488
Email:
hcsurrogate@hcnj.usHours:
Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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