Texas Probate Attorneys

Texas has no statute on the question, and in practice the answer is NO for full administration: courts require counsel because an executor represents others' interests. Muniment of title and small-estate affidavits are the pro-se lanes, court by court.

• Estate ADMINISTRATION (letters testamentary or of administration) requires an attorney in practice: the representative acts for beneficiaries and creditors, which Texas courts treat as the practice of law for a non-lawyer.
• Probate of a will as MUNIMENT OF TITLE, or a small estate affidavit, may be handled without an attorney in SOME courts, depending on that court's policy.

The rule lives in each court's policy rather than the Estates Code, so the honest answer for administration is 'the court will require an attorney', and for muniment of title 'ask that court'.

Governing authority: Court policy and UPL doctrine, NOT a statute: pro-se representation rules are set per court. Verified August 22, 2026.

Texas has no statutory attorney-fee schedule for an ordinary estate; firms bill by the hour, a flat fee, or a percentage they set themselves. The $3,750 to $9,250 figure is a Settled Estate estimate built from a stated hours band and the state's average attorney hourly rate, not a quote; a contested estate or one with real property runs higher.

Court costs are separate. Estimate them with the Texas fee calculator, and see how Texas compares in the cost of probate by state study.