What is a Reasonable Fee to Pay a Florida Probate Lawyer for a Florida Estate?

What should I expect to pay a West Palm Beach probate lawyer for administering my mom’s estate? How much does it cost to have an experienced trust and estates attorney run an Orlando trust? How much should a probate lawyer charge me per hour? Do I have to pay my trust lawyer hourly or will trust lawyers take my case on a contingency?

Many times, family members, and families who don’t even live in Florida, hire our Florida probate litigation firm to assist them with an attorneys fee issue in an existing probate or estate proceeding in Florida. Under the Florida Bar Rules, compensation for an attorney needs to be reasonable. What does this mean? In Florida, there are many ways for a probate lawyer to be compensated for administering a Palm Beach or Boca Raton estate.There’s not just one way. With that being said, you should be careful of the Florida Statutory Fee. That is a presumptively correct fee that attorneys can be compensated for administering an estate or running a trust of a decedent. Keep in mind that you don’t necessary HAVE to pay the lawyer that. Fees are always negotiable. If you are a beneficiary, family member, personal representative or executor of a Florida estate, you should understand what fees you will be paying your Florida probate lawyer. If you need help, ask!  Pankauski Hauser only handles litigation and has handles many fee disputes. Before you hire your West Palm Beach estates lawyer, ask how you can compensate them. They may charge you a flat fee, take your case on a contingency basis, or ask for a reasonable hourly rate.