Tennessee uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Probate Court (County Clerk's Office), 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 PracticeFranklin, TN
Serves 3 counties
Franklin probate and estate practice serving Williamson, Davidson and Rutherford counties. Shanone Emmack assists executors in administering estates under court supervision and litigates will contests, executor and beneficiary conflicts, breach of fiduciary duty claims and partition of inherited property. She also handles conservatorships, including emergency conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 219 Third Avenue NorthFranklin, TN 37064
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
FirmMurfreesboro, TN
Since 1969 · Serves 1 county
Murfree, Goodman & Rosado practices from Murfreesboro in Rutherford County and has handled estate administration since 1969. It identifies assets and debts, opposes creditor claims, represents executors in heirship and family disputes, litigates will and trust contests, and handles trust administration and conservatorships. Its attorneys have served as administrator when no family member can.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 805 South Church Street, Suite 21Murfreesboro, TN 37130
FirmMemphis, TN
Serves 4 counties
Patterson Bray has offices in Memphis and Brentwood, serving Shelby County and Nashville-area clients. Its estate attorneys handle probate and post-death administration of estates and revocable living trusts, and its estate litigators take on will contests, undue influence and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Lindsay Jones is President of the Planned Giving Council of Greater Memphis.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 8001 Centerview Parkway, Suite 103Memphis, TN 38018
FirmNashville, TN
Serves 15 counties
Higgins Estate Group works from Hart Street in Nashville and appears regularly in the Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner probate courts. It handles full and small estate administration, muniment of title and creditor claims, with no upfront probate costs for qualified estates, and litigates will contests, executor misconduct and partition actions.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipand 4 more
- Office
- 200 Hart StreetNashville, TN 37210
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
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