Pennsylvania allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Union 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 Union 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.
Solo PracticeLewisburg, PA
Since 2000 · Serves 1 county
Lewisburg elder law office on Reitz Boulevard, founded in 2000, meeting clients in the office or in their homes. Handles probate and estate administration, Medicaid and nursing home planning, irrevocable, testamentary, and supplemental needs trusts, and professional guardian services for individuals who can no longer manage their own affairs.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more
- Office
- 11 Reitz Boulevard, Suite 102Lewisburg, PA 17837
FirmLock Haven, PA
Since 1983 · Serves 7 counties
Lock Haven firm on West Main Street, practicing since 1983 and serving Clinton, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Columbia, Lycoming, and Centre counties. Handles the probate administration of a decedent's estate and prepares wills, trusts, living wills, and powers of attorney, alongside real estate, family law, and personal injury work.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateFamily LawReal Estate
- Office
- 241 West Main StreetLock Haven, PA 17745
FirmGreensburg, PA
Since 1985 · Serves 3 counties
Greensburg firm practicing wills, trusts, estate planning and estate administration in Westmoreland County since 1985, with further offices in Latrobe, Pittsburgh and Johnstown. Handles estate administration and probate, small estates, family settlement agreements, first and final accountings, lost wills and estate litigation, with attorneys and accountants together on the estate's federal estate and Pennsylvania inheritance tax work. Also prepares wills, trusts and powers of attorney and handles guardianships and elder law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 20 N Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 201Greensburg, PA 15601
FirmLemoyne, PA
Since 1914 · Serves 8 counties
Lemoyne firm at 301 Market Street, where its practice opened in 1914, with offices in Wyomissing, Lancaster and Lewistown serving Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Berks and Mifflin Counties. Guides executors and administrators through estate administration, from cataloging assets to paying debts, filing tax returns and distributing to beneficiaries, administers trusts and guardianships, and litigates estate and trust disputes between beneficiaries and trustees.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 301 Market StreetLemoyne, PA 17043
FirmHarrisburg, PA
Serves 8 counties
Harrisburg-based firm on Pine Street with Pennsylvania offices in Lancaster, York, Reading, State College, Pittsburgh, Plymouth Meeting and Radnor. Guides executors and trustees through estate and trust administration, including gathering assets, paying debts, inheritance, estate and income tax returns, fiduciary accountings and Orphans' Court petitions. Its fiduciary litigators handle surcharge actions, objections to accounts, elective share claims and guardianship proceedings in the Orphans' Court.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 100 Pine StreetHarrisburg, PA 17101
FirmHarrisburg, PA
Serves 6 counties
Harrisburg firm on North Front Street, with offices in Trevose and Sunbury and more than 50 years of service across Pennsylvania. Its estates and trusts attorneys guide executors and beneficiaries through probate proceedings, trust administration and contested estate matters. Also handles guardianships, special needs trusts, and elder law and Medicaid long-term care planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 3401 North Front StreetHarrisburg, PA 17110
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