Tennessee uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Marion 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 Marion 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.
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 PracticeChattanooga, TN
Serves 4 counties
Chattanooga office near the Hamilton County Courthouse, serving Hamilton, Bradley, Marion and Sequatchie counties. It handles small estate and formal probate with or without a will, from the executor's appointment through creditor claims, inventory, final accounting and distribution, and clears title to inherited real estate. Estate planning and most probate matters are billed at flat fees.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 412 Georgia Ave, Suite 102Chattanooga, TN 37403
FirmNashville, TN
Serves 9 counties
Estate planning and probate firm with offices in Nashville, Clarksville, Franklin, Springfield, Chattanooga and Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Its attorneys open estates and obtain letters testamentary, handle small estates and real estate transfers, assist trustees with trust administration, and litigate will contests over undue influence and capacity. Fees are flat rates quoted upfront.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 1503 16th Ave SNashville, TN 37212
FirmNashville, TN
Serves 3 counties
Baker Donelson is a national firm whose Tennessee trusts and estates attorneys work from Nashville, Memphis and Chattanooga. The group probates wills, assists executors and trustees in settling estates and trusts, prepares estate tax returns and litigates family and fiduciary disputes. It also handles post-mortem tax planning and guardianship and conservatorship proceedings.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 1600 West End Avenue, Suite 2000Nashville, TN 37203
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
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