Wyoming uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Carbon 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 Wyoming are set by statute as a percentage of the estate's value, so every Carbon County attorney charges the same schedule. Price isn't the variable — experience with the District Court and responsiveness are.
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.
Denver-headquartered Rocky Mountain firm with a full-service Casper office serving Natrona County. Patrick Tolley has practiced from the Casper office since 2009; his trusts and estates work covers drafting estate plans, probating estates, and related advice. Estate Planning & Probate is one of the firm's named practice groups across its 36 attorneys.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness PlanningEnergy Law
- Office
- 159 N. Wolcott Street, Suite 220Casper, WY 82601
Casper firm serving Natrona County, with "Probate & Estate Planning" as a named practice area. Stephen R. Winship is the attorney of record. Also handles business organizations, real estate, contracts, insurance, litigation, and bankruptcy.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBankruptcyBusiness Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 145 S. Durbin Street, Suite 201Casper, WY 82601
FirmLaramie, WY
Serves 3 counties
Nine-attorney Laramie firm covering Albany, Carbon, and Platte counties from offices serving Laramie, Rawlins, and Wheatland. Its estate practice runs from wills and powers of attorney through living, testamentary, charitable, and special needs trusts to probate itself. Strong coverage of the I-80 corridor in southeastern Wyoming.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness PlanningHealthcare Directivesand 4 more
- Office
- 163 North 4th StreetLaramie, WY 82073
FirmCheyenne, WY
Since 1975 · Serves the whole state
Cheyenne firm established in 1975, serving Laramie County and statewide. Handles probate and trust administration, will- and trust-centered estate plans built to avoid probate, taxable estate mitigation, and asset protection and digital asset planning. Dedicated trusts and estates attorneys on staff.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more
- Office
- 2515 Warren Ave, Suite 500Cheyenne, WY 82001
FirmCheyenne, WY
Serves the whole state
Cheyenne firm (with a Star Valley office in Afton) serving Laramie County and western Wyoming, with over 175 years of combined experience. Handles probate administration, revocable and irrevocable trusts, will drafting, powers of attorney, gift and estate tax planning, and Medicaid and long-term care planning. Attorneys coordinate with financial advisors and accountants on settlement-side matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationTax PlanningMedicaid Planningand 4 more
- Office
- 6234 Yellowstone RoadCheyenne, WY 82009
FirmCheyenne, WY
Serves the whole state
Cheyenne firm serving Laramie County and clients throughout Wyoming, with eight attorneys and over eighty years of combined experience. Handles wills and probate, trusts and estates, and guardianship and conservatorship petitions, alongside civil litigation and business representation. Offers a free consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 4 more
- Office
- 1912 Capitol Avenue, Suite 500Cheyenne, WY 82001
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