Virginia uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Henrico 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 Virginia are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Henrico County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Circuit 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 PracticeMidlothian, VA
Serves 4 counties
Midlothian practice serving Chesterfield County and the greater Richmond area, including Chester, Powhatan, Henrico, Bon Air, and Short Pump. Handles probate and estate administration, guardianship and conservatorship, and Medicaid planning and applications alongside estate planning. Attorney Scott Martin has practiced for more than fifteen years.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 2 more
- Office
- 14321 Winter Breeze Drive, Suite 129Midlothian, VA 23113
FirmRichmond, VA
Since 1977 · Serves 4 counties
Richmond firm serving the metro area and Williamsburg, representing executors, trustees, administrators, and personal representatives through Virginia probate. Handles estate and trust administration, will and trust contests and fiduciary litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate and tax planning. In practice since 1977.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 1930 Huguenot RoadRichmond, VA 23235
FirmGlen Allen, VA
Serves 4 counties
Glen Allen firm serving Henrico, Goochland, and the greater Richmond courts with a dedicated probate and estate-administration practice. On the settlement side it walks personal representatives through qualification, files inventories and accountings, and manages creditor claims and asset distribution, alongside long-term-care and guardianship work.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more
- Office
- 4200 Innslake Drive, Suite 201Glen Allen, VA 23060
FirmMidlothian, VA
Serves 4 counties
Midlothian firm working the Chesterfield County circuit court and Commissioner of Accounts. It administers both probate and non-probate estates — qualifying executors, administrators, and trustees, marshalling assets, and carrying trust administration through to distribution — alongside guardianship and conservatorship petitions for incapacitated relatives.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 15871 City View Drive, Suite 220Midlothian, VA 23113
Solo PracticeRichmond, VA
Serves 4 counties
Downtown Richmond solo practice on East Broad Street handling estate settlement across the city and neighboring counties. Guides executors and administrators through their duties — transferring assets, balancing beneficiary and creditor claims, and closing the estate — with more than twenty years of Richmond-area estate work.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianship
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- 313 E. Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23219
FirmHenrico, VA
Serves 11 counties
Henrico firm, with a Williamsburg office, serving the greater Richmond region within roughly 90 minutes of the city. Estate-side work covers estate planning, elder law and asset protection, and estate and fiduciary litigation, alongside family law. Offers fixed fees quoted in advance, free consultations, and estate-planning workshops held online or in person.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipand 4 more
- Office
- 8411 Patterson Avenue, Suite AHenrico, VA 23229
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