Rhode Island uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Providence 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 Rhode Island are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Providence County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the City of Providence Probate 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.
FirmProvidence, RI
Since 1986
Blish & Cavanagh is a Providence litigation firm founded in 1986 whose estate practice runs from initial planning through administration of a client's estate. Its estate work includes probate, trusts, guardianships, elder law, probate and estate litigation, and business succession planning. Attorneys will meet clients at home if they cannot come to the Providence office.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 11 more
- Office
- 30 Exchange TerraceProvidence, RI 02903
Burnett & Sherer is a two-attorney trusts and estates firm at One Citizens Plaza in downtown Providence. It handles estate administration, probate and trust administration, and representation of fiduciaries, alongside estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax planning. Both attorneys are admitted in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more
- Office
- One Citizens Plaza, Suite 530Providence, RI 02903
Solo PracticePawtucket, RI
Since 1964
Lefebvre & Lefebvre is a Pawtucket practice with a Providence office, serving Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts. Alongside bankruptcy and family law, attorney Christopher M. Lefebvre prepares wills, living trusts, quitclaim deeds, and powers of attorney, several at published flat prices, and helps clients through probate. The firm offers free consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateMedicaid PlanningPowers Of Attorneyand 2 more
- Office
- 2 Dexter StreetPawtucket, RI 02860
Solo PracticeProvidence, RI
Correira Law is a trusts and estates boutique with a Providence office and offices in Massachusetts and Florida. It handles trust and probate estate administration and trust and estate litigation, including will contests, fiduciary removal cases, omitted spouse and child shares, and trust reformations at the probate, superior, and appellate court levels.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 10 more
- Office
- 10 Dorrance Street, 7th FloorProvidence, RI 02903
FirmProvidence, RI
Since 1996
Duffy & Sweeney is a Providence litigation firm, a division of Stevens & Lee since June 2025, handling trust and estate disputes across Rhode Island. Its fiduciary practice covers will contests, petitions to remove trustees, accounting actions, trust termination and construction actions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and service as guardian ad litem.
PracticesTrust AdministrationProbate LitigationTrust Litigation
- Office
- 321 South Main Street, Suite 400Providence, RI 02903
Solo PracticeProvidence, RI
Dupras Law is the Providence estate planning and administration practice of Rebecca E. Dupras, serving Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Its settlement work includes administration of estates and trusts, probate after the loss of a loved one, and establishing guardianships, alongside Medicaid and nursing home planning. It offers a free 30-minute phone or virtual consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 8 more
- Office
- 395 Smith StreetProvidence, RI 02908
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