Texas Probate Fee Survey results now available

Richard Bischoff (Attorney, El Paso, Texas) has recently compiled the results of his survey of how Texas probate lawyers charge for estate planning services.

The complete results of his survey are available here.

Here are some of key results:

• By a significant margin (73.4% to 26.6%), respondents charge for estate planning services on a flat fee, rather than hourly basis.
• The most common hourly fee is between $175-200 but almost 5% charge in the $400-500 range.
• The most common flat fee for an estate plan without tax issues is between $750-1000.
• The most common flat fee for an estate plan with tax issues is between $2,001-3,000.