Tennessee uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Wilson 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 Wilson 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.
FirmLebanon, TN
Serves 1 county
McBrien Armistead Law Group practices from Lebanon in Wilson County and appears in probate courts across Middle Tennessee. It administers estates with or without a will, including estates with tax exposure, debt or TennCare claims, handles trust administration and conservatorships, and litigates will contests and will enforcement.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 1050 Hamilton Station Blvd, Suite 200Lebanon, TN 37087
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
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
FirmCovington, TN
Serves 3 counties
Harris Shelton keeps a Covington office in Tipton County beside its Memphis, Brentwood and Oxford, Mississippi offices. Its trusts and estates group represents fiduciaries and families after a death in probate administration, fiduciary and estate tax compliance, will contests, estate and trust litigation, and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 114 W. Liberty Ave., Suite 300Covington, TN 38019
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
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