Tennessee uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Franklin 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 Tennessee are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Franklin County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Chancery 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.
FirmTullahoma, TN
Since 1976 · Serves 3 counties
Tullahoma firm on West Grundy Street that has practiced since 1976, serving Tullahoma, Manchester, Winchester and Shelbyville. Its trust and estate work covers probate administration alongside wills, testamentary and living trusts, living wills, powers of attorney and business succession plans. The firm also handles real estate closings, title services and business law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 111 W Grundy StTullahoma, TN 37388
FirmManchester, TN
Since 1995 · Serves 8 counties
Manchester practice serving Coffee County and the neighboring Franklin, Grundy, Warren, Cannon, Bedford, Moore and Rutherford counties. Its probate work runs from the initial petition through the asset inventory, creditor claims, final accounting and closing of the estate, and it handles contested wills. The firm also takes criminal, family law and personal injury cases.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationFamily LawPersonal Injury
- Office
- 100 E Main St.Manchester, TN 37355
FirmJasper, TN
Serves 8 counties
Swafford, Jenkins & Raines practices from the Historic Jasper Depot in Jasper, Marion County, with a Dunlap office open by appointment, and serves the Sequatchie Valley. Its practice areas include estates, probate, wills and deeds. Charles G. Jenkins Jr., a past president of the Marion County Bar Association, represents clients in estates and prepares wills.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBankruptcyPersonal InjuryReal Estate
- Office
- 4460 Main StreetJasper, TN 37347
Solo PracticeGallatin, TN
Serves the whole state
Mason & Associates practices from Gallatin in Sumner County, serving clients throughout Tennessee and Kentucky in elder law and estate planning only. It handles probate and trust administration, with a free 30-minute probate consultation by phone, in person or by video, and conservatorship petitions. Jake Mason is board-certified in both elder law and estate planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more
- Office
- 880 Greenlea Blvd, Suite BGallatin, TN 37066
FirmNashville, TN
Serves the whole state
Mobley & Gontarek practices from Nashville and serves clients throughout Tennessee. It settles complex estates and trusts, prepares federal and state estate tax returns, handles estate tax audits, and litigates will contests, undue-influence and elective-share claims and trust disputes for fiduciaries and beneficiaries. Jeff Mobley is an ACTEC Fellow and co-author of the Pritchard wills treatise.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 2319 Crestmoor RoadNashville, TN 37215
FirmFranklin, TN
Serves the whole state
Music City Estate Law has offices in Franklin and Nashville and states that it serves all of Tennessee. It walks executors through Tennessee probate, from the petition and creditor notice to the inventory, the TennCare release and closing, and guides successor trustees through trust administration. The firm also drafts Tennessee dynasty trusts and domestic asset protection trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateAsset Protectionand 3 more
- Office
- 1650 Murfreesboro Road, Suite 130Franklin, TN 37067
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