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Probate Attorney Serving Summerlin Nevada

Probate and estate help for Summerlin Families

Summerlin estates are rarely simple, and the paperwork tends to arrive all at once. We sort out what the court actually requires, what can be handled quietly outside it, and what it costs before you commit to anything. The first conversation is free and usually clarifies more than a week of searching.

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Serving Summerlin

How We Help Summerlin

Property values do most of the work here. A family home near The Willows or Red Rock Country club can exceed the $500,000 threshold on its own, which means a general administration rather than one of the lighter processes, with more notice requirements and closer court supervision. Knowing that early changes how you plan the next six months rather than finding out in month three.
The other thing we see often in this area is a trust that was drafted properly and then never funded. The documents are immaculate, the house was never deeded into the trust, and the family ends up in exactly the court process the trust was bought to avoid. It’s fixable, and it’s the first thing we check when someone tells us there’s a trust.

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 Summerlin clients

Higher-value estates have more routes open to them and more ways to go wrong. Here’s what we handle, and the call will tell you which applies.
Small estate affidavits

Rare in this area, but worth checking. Under $25,000 with no real property, an affidavit avoids court entirely.

Set aside petitions

Under $150,000, a single hearing transfers everything to the spouse or heirs without a full case.

Summary administration

Between $150,000 and $500,000, a streamlined route with shorter notice periods than full administration.

General administration

Where most Summerlin estates land. Full supervision, proper accounting, and an attorney who has done it before.

Selling inherited property

High-value sales draw scrutiny. We secure the authority and the court confirmation the closing needs.

Wills, trusts & planning

Trusts drafted and, just as importantly, funded. An unfunded trust protects nobody.

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

Bigger estates attract firms that bill by the hour and communicate by the quarter. We quote what we can, explain the rest before it’s incurred, and answer the phone in between. That’s most of what people say they wanted afterwards.
Common Questions

Summerlin Questions Answered

No. The case sits with the Eighth Judicial District Court and we appear at the hearings on your behalf. Even in a general administration, the personal representative is rarely required to attend.
Nevada law governs probate fees, so the cost tracks the process rather than the neighbourhood. In a formal administration, attorney compensation is set by statute or reviewed by the court, and paid from estate assets. Simpler matters are flat-fee. You get the figure on the free consultation.
Four to six months for summary administration, and six to twelve months or more for the general administration most Summerlin estates require. Property sales and appraisals are usually what extend a case here, more than anything the court does.
No need. We’re nearby and the office is open to you, but every part of this can be handled by phone, video and electronic signature if that’s easier.

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.

Almost always because the trust was never funded. A trust only controls assets that were actually transferred into it, and the step that gets missed most is deeding the house. Anything left outside the trust passes through probate as if the trust didn’t exist. Bring us the trust document and the deed and we’ll tell you within a few minutes what you’re actually facing.
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