Pennsylvania allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Wayne 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 a Wayne 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 PracticeScranton, PA
Serves 5 counties
Scranton solo practice of Anne Marie Howells on West Market Street, serving Lackawanna County and the surrounding Wyoming, Wayne, Susquehanna and Luzerne Counties. Handles probate administration, including dealings with the register of wills and post-death distribution of property, and prepares wills, financial and medical powers of attorney and living wills; consultations are also held by phone.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateFamily LawPowers Of AttorneyReal Estate
- Office
- 307 West Market Street, Suite 1Scranton, PA 18508
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
FirmEaston, PA
Since 1985 · Serves 4 counties
Firm founded in 1985 with offices in Easton, Allentown, Bethlehem, Doylestown, and Stroudsburg, serving Bucks County and the Lehigh Valley. Administers testamentary and living trust estates, preparing Pennsylvania inheritance tax returns, estate settlement agreements, and the ancillary documents for the executor or trustee. Also prepares wills, revocable, irrevocable, charitable, and testamentary trusts, and Medicaid plans.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateMedicaid Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 1 South 3rd StreetEaston, PA 18042
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
FirmWilliamsport, PA
Since 2002 · Serves 5 counties
Williamsport elder law and special needs planning firm with offices in State College, Altoona, Wilkes-Barre, Muncy, Wyalusing, and Wysox. Handles probate and estate administration, including collecting assets, paying estate taxes, and distributing the estate, and litigates will contests, guardianships, and trustee removals. Attorneys Julieanne Steinbacher and Landon Hodges are Certified Elder Law Attorneys.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 413 Washington BoulevardWilliamsport, PA 17701
FirmHarrisburg, PA
Since 2005 · Serves the whole state
Harrisburg firm on Linglestown Road, opened in 2005, with a second office in Newport, representing executors, trustees, guardians, and beneficiaries across Pennsylvania. Probates wills for in-state and out-of-state executors, handles ancillary probate, trust administration, and estate tax returns, and litigates will contests, claims against fiduciaries, and demands for accounting or removal of trustees and executors.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 2000 Linglestown Road, Suite 106Harrisburg, PA 17110
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