Vermont uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Windham 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 Vermont are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Windham County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Superior Court - Probate Division, 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.
Brattleboro firm on Putney Road with a second Brattleboro office and one in Townshend, serving Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Takes probate litigation for families who believe a loved one's wishes are not being carried out, and prepares wills, trusts and guardianships alongside long-term care planning. Formerly Costello, Valente & Gentry, P.C.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate LitigationElder LawGuardianshipand 4 more
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- 51 Putney RoadBrattleboro, VT 05301
FirmBrattleboro, VT
Since 1934
Main Street, Brattleboro firm in practice since 1934 and the oldest continually operating family-owned law firm in Brattleboro, now in its fourth generation of Crispe lawyers. Handles probate matters, including ancillary estates, and prepares wills and trusts, with a paralegal who has ten years of probate and estate experience. Initial consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawPersonal InjuryWorkers Compensation
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- 114 Main StreetBrattleboro, VT 05302
Windham County firm with offices on Main Street in Brattleboro and on Route 100 in West Dover, serving the area for more than 45 years. Its attorneys, Robert M. Fisher and Kristen Swartwout, take estates through the probate process when someone dies and prepare wills, trusts, living wills, powers of attorney and health care proxies, beside a practice centered on real estate.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCommercial LawLitigationReal Estate
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- 114 Main StreetBrattleboro, VT 05301
Solo PracticeBrattleboro, VT
Brattleboro firm in the same High Street building since the 1950s, the oldest continuously operating law association in the Brattleboro area. Handles probate and estate administration, prepares wills, powers of attorney and revocable and irrevocable trusts, and advises on asset protection and long-term nursing care. Takes new matters by phone only, not by email.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more
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- 16 High StreetBrattleboro, VT 05301
Downtown Brattleboro firm practicing estate planning, elder law, probate and trust administration, and guardianships. After a death it represents executors and administrators in probate court, from opening the estate through inventories, property sale licenses, creditor claims and decrees, and serves as counsel to trustees. It also prepares Long Term Care Medicaid applications.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
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- 28 Vernon Street, 5th FloorBrattleboro, VT 05301
Six-attorney Brattleboro firm, successor to Phillips, Dunn, Shriver & Carroll, where Alycia M. Sanders and Wendy Janis Malkin focus on estate planning and probate administration. It drafts wills, trusts, Enhanced Life Estate Deeds and powers of attorney, assesses whether a Vermont probate estate must be opened and guides the family through it, and helps trustees distribute trust assets.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness LawReal Estate
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- 147 Western AvenueBrattleboro, VT 05301
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