Utah allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Davis County without hiring an attorney. A probate attorney earns the fee when the estate is contested, includes a business or out-of-state real estate, has unclear or insolvent debts, or when beneficiaries disagree.
Probate attorney fees in Utah are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Davis County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the District 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 PracticeBountiful, UT
Serves 3 counties
Bountiful firm serving Davis, Salt Lake, and Weber counties, with a practice built around people with disabilities and their families. Handles probate for personal representatives, estate litigation over wills, trusts, and a personal representative's actions, and guardianship and conservatorship petitions. Also files Social Security Disability claims and drafts special needs trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 380 N 200 W, #102Bountiful, UT 84010
Solo PracticeSalt Lake City, UT
Serves 2 counties
Salt Lake City estate planning practice of attorney James P. Alder, with offices in Sugarhouse and Bountiful. Handles probate and estate and trust administration: opening the estate, presenting the will, inventorying assets, and paying creditors, alongside guardianships, conservatorships, and Medicaid planning. Initial calls and consultations can be held by telephone or Zoom.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
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- 3216 S. Highland DriveSalt Lake City, UT 84106
FirmOgden, UT
Since 1979 · Serves 2 counties
Ogden firm that has practiced in the Weber and Davis County courts since 1979, serving Ogden, Layton, Clinton and Syracuse. Advises executors and administrators through informal and formal probate, small estate affidavits, creditor claims, estate tax returns and distribution, and handles contested will and trust litigation. Bills probate at a flat fee where the case allows.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 6 more
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- 2661 Washington Blvd, Suite 201Ogden, UT 84401
FirmSouth Ogden, UT
Since 1982 · Serves 3 counties
Northern Utah firm founded in 1982, with offices in South Ogden and Kaysville serving Weber, Davis and Morgan counties. Guides families through Utah probate, from appointment of a personal representative to payment of debts and transfer of property to heirs, and handles probate disputes over wills, appointments and accountings. Two partners have more than 50 years combined in Utah probate.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more
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- 5732 S 1475 E, Suite 200South Ogden, UT 84403
FirmOgden, UT
Since 1979 · Serves 3 counties
Ogden firm serving Weber, Davis and Box Elder Counties. Handles formal and informal probate, advises personal representatives on their duties, works through creditor claims, and represents any party when a will is contested or a personal representative's administration is disputed, including out-of-state heirs with Utah assets. The firm began in 1979 as Farr, Kaufman, and Hamilton.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
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- 205 26th St, #34Ogden, UT 84401
FirmLayton, UT
Since 2004 · Serves 3 counties
Layton firm serving Davis, Weber and Salt Lake Counties, with a second office in Evanston, Wyoming. Its trust and estate litigators handle will contests, probate and estate litigation, trust disputes and contested claims against estates, and the firm also handles probate and drafts wills, trusts and asset protection trusts. Formed in 2004 by L. Miles LeBaron and Tyler J. Jensen.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 1241 North Main StreetLayton, UT 84041
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