For local probate lawyers, it was a fact of life that the two women loathed one another, and that it ill-behooved them ever to get caught in the crossfire.

In some small towns, the local probate judge and the probate lawyer are one and the same.

The probate lawyers have found the magic in that kills competition.

But if you want to call her and bother her while she's with the probate lawyers, that's fine.

He was married to a probate lawyer named Nora, an ascetic type with a fixed jaw.

"Tell me this much: Would you meet with this probate lawyer, if you was me?"

Interesting, thought Jack, that Miami's top probate lawyer didn't like the ex-husband's chances well enough to take a straight contingency fee arrangement.

Of course, anyone with a substantial estate should consult a qualified probate lawyer.

A probate lawyer in a death penalty case?

He had decided to go to Ashinoff, Ross & Korff, another Manhattan firm in search of a probate lawyer.