Tennessee uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Hickman 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 Hickman 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.
Solo PracticeColumbia, TN
Since 1987 · Serves 7 counties
Muletown Law practices from Columbia and handles probate in Maury, Marshall, Lewis, Lawrence, Hickman, Giles and Williamson counties. It prepares the petition, publishes the creditor notice, tracks deadlines and closes the estate, and handles small estates, muniments of title, trust administration and contested probate. Most probate matters are a flat fee quoted before work begins.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 1109 South Garden StreetColumbia, TN 38401
FirmSavannah, TN
Serves 17 counties
Hagenbrok & Hagenbrok PLLC is a two-attorney Savannah firm serving Hardin County and clients in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. Its estate work is planning: wills, trusts, living wills, powers of attorney, and advice on moving assets into a trust or to heirs, including with Medicaid eligibility in view. It also handles real estate, business and family law.
PracticesEstate PlanningMedicaid PlanningBusiness LawFamily Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 60 Brazelton Street, Suite 8Savannah, TN 38372
FirmErin, TN
Serves 8 counties
Vinson & Coffinberry is an Erin firm serving Houston, Stewart, Humphreys, Dickson, Montgomery, Hickman, Cheatham and Davidson counties. Its attorneys probate wills, open estates with or without a will, handle small estate administration, and take conservatorships and guardianships from appointment to termination. W. Sidney Vinson III has practiced in Erin since 1975.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 3 more
- Office
- 3 Court StreetErin, TN 37061
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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