Tennessee uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Macon 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 Macon 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.
FirmHartsville, TN
Since 1937 · Serves 7 counties
Hartsville firm, in practice since 1937, serving Trousdale, Macon, Sumner, Wilson, Smith, Jackson and Clay counties. It guides executors through settling an estate, including notice to creditors, distribution of assets and TennCare recovery claims, and handles conservatorships, guardianships and probate litigation. Partner Betty Lou Taylor built its estate and probate practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipand 4 more
- Office
- 204 Court StreetHartsville, TN 37074
FirmSparta, TN
Serves 15 counties
Griffin Law Group, PLLC practices from Sparta, with a second office in Knoxville, across the Upper Cumberland's Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Thirty-First Judicial Districts. Its probate attorneys open testate and intestate estates and guide the personal representative through inventory, creditor claims and distribution. Founder Brandon Griffin also handles conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipBankruptcyand 3 more
- Office
- 621 North Spring StreetSparta, TN 38583
FirmMurfreesboro, TN
Serves 2 counties
Mitchell & Mitchell practices from Murfreesboro, one block from the Rutherford County courthouse, and from Woodbury in Cannon County. Its wills, trusts and probate practice drafts wills and trusts, including supplemental needs, credit shelter and irrevocable trusts, and guides families through probate. The family-run firm's roots in the two counties go back to 1967.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTrustsWills
- Office
- 106 East College StreetMurfreesboro, TN 37130
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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