Wisconsin allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan 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 PracticeSheboygan, WI
Since 1925 · Serves 1 county
Practices from Michigan Avenue in Sheboygan, where the firm was established in 1925. Helps executors and families through probate and estate administration (court filings, debts and taxes, distribution) and handles guardianships, conservatorships, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and estate tax planning. Offers a complimentary initial consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more
- Office
- 802 Michigan AvenueSheboygan, WI 53081
FirmManitowoc, WI
Since 2009 · Serves 2 counties
Serves the Lakeshore from offices in Manitowoc, its base since the firm began in 2009, and Sheboygan. Handles probate and trust administration, from informal administration filings and inventories to creditor claims, estate tax returns and estate bank accounts, plus guardianship filings and Title XIX planning. Also does business and farm succession planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 21 Maritime DriveManitowoc, 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
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
FirmWest Bend, WI
Since 1933 · Serves 7 counties
Serves West Bend and Washington County, plus Dodge, Sheboygan, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Fond du Lac, and Waukesha counties. Guides personal representatives and successor trustees through formal and informal probate and trust administration, and handles will and trust contests involving undue influence, lack of capacity, or breach of fiduciary duty. Practicing in West Bend since 1933.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 143 S Main Street, Third FloorWest Bend, WI 53095
FirmMequon, WI
Serves 5 counties
Serves Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Washington, Sheboygan, and Waukesha counties from Mequon, with a Sheboygan office by appointment. Handles probate, trust administration fiduciary litigation when an estate or trust ends up in court, and guardianships, including challenges to a guardian. The firm concentrates on elder and special needs law; the first meeting is billed hourly.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 11649 N. Port Washington Road, Suite 210Mequon, WI 53092
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