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Probate Attorney Serving North Las Vegas Nevada

Probate and estate help for North Las Vegas Families

If you’ve just been handed a folder of your parent’s paperwork and told to sort it out, start with a free call. We’ll tell you whether a North Las Vegas estate needs the full court process, a single hearing, or nothing more than a signed affidavit. Plenty of families find out they need far less than they feared.

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Serving North Las Vegas

How We Help North Las Vegas

A good share of the estates we handle from North Las Vegas are smaller than the families expect, and that’s genuinely good news. A house with a mortgage still on it, one bank account and a car often falls under the thresholds where Nevada allows a set aside rather than a full administration, which is the difference between a couple of months and most of a year.
The other pattern we see here is no will. It happens more often than people admit, and it isn’t a disaster. Nevada law simply supplies the order of inheritance, starting with a spouse and children, and the court appoints whichever family member steps forward. It adds a step, not a catastrophe, and it’s worth a call before anyone panics.

You don't need to be in the room.

We’re a Las Vegas firm serving families across Nevada. Practically, that means almost nothing about your case requires you to travel.

Is This Worth A Call?

We'd rather tell you no than take your money.

Not every situation needs an attorney. Here’s the honest version, so you can work out where you stand before you pick up the phone.

Worth a call

You may not need us

How We Help

What we handle for North Las Vegas clients

Nevada has four different probate routes and they vary enormously in cost. Finding out which one you’re on is free.
Small estate affidavits

No house and under $25,000? A sworn affidavit does the job, with no court case and no hearing.

Set aside petitions

The workhorse for North Las Vegas estates. Under $150,000, one hearing can set everything aside to the family.

Summary administration

For estates between $150,000 and $500,000, with fewer filings than a general administration.

General administration

Larger estates and contested ones, handled through the full court-supervised process.

Selling inherited property

A mortgage doesn't stop a sale, but a missing signature does. We get you the authority to sign.

Wills, trusts & planning

A simple will and powers of attorney cost a fraction of what probate costs your family later.

The Process

Four steps, and we handle the hard parts.

The same process wherever you are in Nevada — you just don’t have to be the one at the courthouse.

1

Free consultation

Tell us what happened and what the estate includes. We’ll tell you which Nevada process applies and what it will realistically cost.

SAME DAY OR NEXT DAY
2

We open the case

We prepare and file the petition with the court, notify heirs and creditors, and get you appointed as personal representative.

FIRST FEW WEEKS
3

We administer the estate

Inventory and appraisal, creditor claims, property sales, and court reporting — tracked so nothing falls through.

THE BULK OF THE CASE
4

Assets distributed, case closed

The court approves the final accounting, property is distributed to the heirs, and we close the estate.

FINAL STEP

Not sure which process applies to your family's estate?

Straight Answers

How long it takes, and what it costs.

The two questions everyone asks on the first call.

Typical Nevada timelines

Ranges for an uncontested estate. Disputes and hard-to-value assets extend these.

Affidavit of Entitlement

2–6 weeks

Set Aside Without Administration

1–3 months

Summary Administration

4–6 months

General Administration

6–12+ months

Why the wait? Nevada requires a creditor notice period before an estate can close. That clock runs regardless of how fast your attorney works.

How probate fees work

Nevada sets the rules on attorney compensation in probate. You aren’t negotiating in the dark.

Court-approved, not arbitrary

In a formal administration, attorney fees are set by statute or reviewed by the court.

Usually paid from the estate

In most cases fees and costs come out of estate assets, not your personal account.

Flat fees on simpler matters

Small estates and set-aside petitions are often quoted as a single flat fee.

Nothing hidden

Filing, publication and appraisal costs are all explained before you sign.

Your exact number: we’ll give it to you on the free consultation, once we know what the estate contains.

Who You'll Work With

You'll work directly with Sarah.

Sarah Ocampo · Founding Attorney · Partner & CEO

We’d rather talk you out of hiring us than take a fee for something you could do yourself. That’s not a slogan, it’s the reason a good number of our calls end with directions to a free self-help resource instead of an engagement letter.
Common Questions

North Las Vegas Questions Answered

No. North Las Vegas estates are filed with the Eighth Judicial District Court, and we attend the hearings for you. Most clients never go.
The process determines the price, not the zip code. Affidavits and set asides are usually flat-fee, and they’re the cheapest routes Nevada offers. In a formal administration, fees are set by statute and reviewed by the court, and are typically paid from the estate rather than by you.
Two to six weeks for an affidavit, one to three months for a set aside, four to six months for summary administration, and six to twelve months or more for general administration. Smaller estates finish fastest, which is why it’s worth confirming the estate’s value early.
Not unless you’d like to. We’re a short drive away and happy to meet, but phone and video work just as well, and documents can be signed electronically.

Consultations happen by phone or video, documents are signed electronically or by mail, and we appear at hearings on your behalf. You should not have to fly to Nevada to settle a parent’s estate.

Nevada’s intestate succession statutes decide who inherits, in a fixed order starting with spouse and children. The court appoints a personal representative, usually the closest family member who petitions for the role.

Often yes, but not without authority. Someone must be appointed personal representative first, and depending on the process the sale may need court confirmation.

The mortgage doesn’t disappear, but it does reduce what the estate is worth, and that can move you into a simpler and cheaper process. The lender is paid from the sale or the loan is assumed by whoever keeps the house. What matters first is getting someone appointed with authority to deal with it, because the payments keep coming due in the meantime.
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