Wisconsin allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Brown 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 Wisconsin are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Brown 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.
FirmSturgeon Bay, WI
Serves 3 counties
Serves Door, Kewaunee, and Brown counties from Sturgeon Bay, with a second office in Green Bay. Handles trust administration and probate for families after a death, with a settlement coordinator on staff, alongside asset protection, Medicaid, special needs, and business succession planning. Founding partner Robert A. Ross is board certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 218 N. 14th AvenueSturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Manitowoc law firm on North 8th Street whose attorneys are Manitowoc natives, serving Manitowoc, Two Rivers, Sheboygan, and Fond du Lac. Advises personal representatives on intestate administration, summary administration and formal probate of larger estates, and counsels out-of-state executors handling Wisconsin estates, alongside Medicaid eligibility and guardianship.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipMedicaid Planning
- Office
- 846 North 8th StreetManitowoc, WI 54220
FirmSheboygan, WI
Since 1898
Serves Sheboygan from North 8th Street, in practice since 1898 under a succession of firm names. Its estate planning, probate and trusts team handles probate and trust administration after a death, probate avoidance, guardianships, and Medicaid planning including irrevocable Medicaid trusts and estate recovery.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 909 N. 8th Street, Suite 100Sheboygan, WI 53081
FirmAppleton, WI
Since 1996 · Serves 3 counties
Serves the Fox Valley from Appleton, with offices in Green Bay and Oshkosh. Handles probate and trust administration for personal representatives and successor trustees, alongside elder law, Medicaid and nursing home asset protection planning. New clients start with a two-hour initial consultation at no charge.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 2 Systems DriveAppleton, WI 54914
Solo PracticeOshkosh, WI
Since 2007 · Serves 9 counties
Serves Winnebago, Outagamie, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waushara, Waupaca, Marquette, Dodge, and Brown counties from Oshkosh and Berlin, in practice since 2007. Handles probate and estate administration, including when family members disagree, alongside wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, and retirement benefits planning. Attorney Nate Olson leads the practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 21 West New York AvenueOshkosh, WI 54901
FirmMilwaukee, WI
Since 1904 · Serves the whole state
Serves Wisconsin from seven offices in the state, led by Milwaukee and Madison. The Trusts and Estates group handles formal and informal probate, post-mortem trust administration, claims against estates and trusts, and estate tax returns, and represents personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries in will contests, trust disputes, and contested guardianships. Founded in 1904.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 9 more
- Office
- 411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000Milwaukee, WI 53202
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