North Carolina uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Forsyth 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 North Carolina are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Forsyth County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Clerk of Superior 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.
FirmWinston-Salem, NC
Since 1955
Serves Winston-Salem and Forsyth County from an office off Hawthorne Road, practicing since Wesley Bailey founded the firm in 1955. The estate administration team qualifies personal representatives before the Forsyth County Clerk of Court, then collects assets, pays debts, distributes to heirs, and files the required inventories and accountings. Estate liquidations and auctions are run in-house.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planning
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- 3069 Trenwest Drive, Suite 100Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Serves Forsyth and Durham counties from offices in Winston-Salem and Durham. The firm guides personal representatives and trustees through estate and trust administration — inventorying assets, settling claims, distributing property, and filing fiduciary income tax returns — and litigates will contests and trust disputes when an administration goes wrong. The intake Needs Assessment call is free.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
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- 380 Knollwood St, Suite 500Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Serves Forsyth County from Winston-Salem. The firm represents executors, administrators, and trustees through estate and trust administration — qualifying the personal representative, filing inventories and court accountings, and handling claims against the estate — and prepares fiduciary tax returns. Its estate group includes Board Certified Specialists in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship
- Office
- 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 300Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Solo PracticeWinston-Salem, NC
Since 2010
A Winston-Salem office founded in 2010, with sole attorney Daniel J. Umlauf and a probate paralegal. It guides personal representatives through North Carolina probate, from inventorying accounts and investments to filing the decedent's and the estate's income tax returns. Its complimentary consultation is offered to monthly workshop attendees and covers estate or Medicaid planning, not probate.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more
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- 1645 Westbrook Plaza DriveWinston-Salem, NC 27103
Serves Guilford County from South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, with clients in High Point, Oak Ridge, Summerfield, and Jamestown. The probate side runs a full administration: qualifying the personal representative, preparing the preliminary inventory, notice to and payment of creditors, and annual and final accountings. Its estate lawyers also try will caveats and estate and trust disputes.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation
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- 100 South Elm Street, Suite 410Greensboro, NC 27401
A five-attorney High Point firm whose work covers business, tax, real estate, estate planning and estate administration. Edgar S. "Pat" Levy III is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law certified by the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization, and Nathan A. Chrisawn, a licensed North Carolina CPA, practices in estate planning and administration and tax.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax Planning
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- 1838 Eastchester Drive, Suite 100High Point, NC 27265
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