Pennsylvania allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Adams 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 Pennsylvania are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask an Adams County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Orphans' 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.
FirmLancaster, PA
Serves 8 counties
Lancaster firm on East King Street whose Trusts & Estates Practice Group works across south-central and southeastern Pennsylvania, with main offices in Gettysburg, Hanover, Camp Hill, Lebanon, Malvern, Wyomissing, Schuylkill Haven and York. Guides personal representatives through estate administration and assists trustees, guardians and agents under powers of attorney with their fiduciary duties. Trust and estate litigators handle will contests, surcharge actions and contested guardianship proceedings.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 126 East King StreetLancaster, PA 17602
FirmLemoyne, PA
Serves 6 counties
Lemoyne office of a south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland firm, serving Cumberland County, with further Pennsylvania offices in Carlisle, Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Gettysburg, Hanover, York, Lebanon, and Lancaster. Handles probate and estate administration for families after a death, trust administration and trustee guidance, and estate planning with wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and Medicaid planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 1300 Market Street, Suite 301Lemoyne, PA 17043
FirmWest Chester, PA
Serves 2 counties
West Chester estate and probate firm on West Gay Street, with a second office on North Duke Street in Lancaster, serving Chester and Lancaster County families. Guides executors and personal representatives through probate filing requirements, notices to creditors, creditor claims and distribution, and represents the estate in disputes among beneficiaries and in estate litigation. Also handles guardianships, special needs trusts, and Medicaid and VA planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 158 W. Gay Street, Suite 204West Chester, PA 19380
FirmMcConnellsburg, PA
Serves 2 counties
Firm with offices in McConnellsburg, Waynesboro, and Greencastle serving Fulton and Franklin County families. Helps personal representatives understand their obligations and complete the tasks of estate administration, and represents clients in estate litigation, including will contests and challenges to the improper use of powers of attorney. Also prepares wills, trusts, financial and healthcare powers of attorney, and lifetime gift plans.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawPowers Of Attorney
- Office
- 216 N. Second StreetMcConnellsburg, PA 17233
FirmBethlehem, PA
Since 1969 · Serves 2 counties
Bethlehem firm on East Broad Street, practicing in the Lehigh Valley since 1969 and led by Joseph F. Leeson, III. Its estate practice guides executors through probate, paying debts and distributing assets, alongside wills, asset protection trusts, powers of attorney and long-term care planning. The firm's main practice is personal injury.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawAsset Protection
- Office
- 70 E Broad StBethlehem, PA 18018
FirmPittsburgh, PA
Since 1900 · Serves 2 counties
Downtown Pittsburgh firm at One PPG Place, with a Harrisburg-area office in Camp Hill, whose estates and trusts team lists eleven attorneys. Guides executors, trustees, and beneficiaries through probate filings, the estate inventory and tax returns, asset distribution, and trust administration including compliance and tax filings. Its fiduciary services group defends surcharge actions and handles beneficiary disputes for banks and trust companies.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
- Office
- One PPG Place, Suite 1500Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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