Wyoming uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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.
FirmWorland, WY
Serves 3 counties
Three-attorney Worland firm (also trading as Clark King & Michel, P.C.) covering Washakie, Big Horn, and Hot Springs counties. Estate planning sits beside agriculture and water law — the pairing that matters when the estate is a ranch with water rights. Christopher J. King and James A. Michel, Jr. are named on the roster, and the firm's attorneys are licensed in Wyoming and Montana.
PracticesEstate PlanningAgricultural LawBusiness PlanningCivil LitigationWater Law
- Office
- 1112 Robertson AvenueWorland, WY 82401
Solo PracticeThermopolis, WY
Since 2020 · Serves 1 county
Thermopolis practice covering Hot Springs County, founded in 2020, with estate planning — wills, trusts, and probate — alongside family law and criminal defense. Marshall Keller signs as attorney for the personal representative on Fifth Judicial District probates and is Town Attorney for Thermopolis. The firm works with veterans, ranchers, and older adults, including elder abuse matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawCivil Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 116 North 5th StreetThermopolis, WY 82443
Solo PracticeThermopolis, WY
Williams Law Office
Serves 1 county
Thermopolis practice serving Hot Springs County, two blocks from the Fifth Judicial District courthouse on Arapahoe Street where its probates are filed. Court-published notices this year name the office as the contact on estate applications under Wyoming's summary distribution statute — the route small estates take instead of full probate. Jerry D. Williams has practiced in Wyoming since 1988.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal EstateTrustsWills
- Office
- 339 Arapahoe StreetThermopolis, WY 82443
Jackson Hole firm serving Teton County and Wyoming clients for more than 45 years, with eight attorneys. Handles estate and tax planning, probate, asset protection, and business entity formation, plus real estate and land use — the combination that matters where the estate holds Teton County property.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset ProtectionBusiness Planning
- Office
- 155 East Pearl AvenueJackson, WY 83001
Jackson Hole firm handling estate planning, trust planning, and asset protection — including Wyoming dynasty trusts and domestic asset protection trusts — plus the estate administration process. Located across from the Ninth Judicial District Court courthouse, where Teton County probate is filed.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset Protectionand 2 more
- Office
- 125 S King Street, Suite 2AJackson, WY 83001
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
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