Pennsylvania allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in York 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 York 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
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
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
FirmYork, PA
Serves 3 counties
Central Pennsylvania firm with offices in York, Lancaster, and Mechanicsburg. Represents executors handling probate after a death and litigates will contests, trust disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and guardianship challenges throughout Pennsylvania. Its estate planning attorneys cite more than 30 years of experience.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 1681 Kenneth Road, Bldg. 2York, PA 17408
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
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