60/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Estate litigation attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Estate Planning And Probate Lawyers in Orillia, ON: 2026 rankings
28 estate planning and probate lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
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Highest LFR Score in Orillia: Rogerson Law Group, LFR Score 60/100; 4.4★ from 26 Google reviews.
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Most-reviewed: Barriston Law, 233 Google reviews at 4.7★, the most of 28 ranked; ranked #3.
Rankings can't be bought. Lawyers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
28 Orillia estate planning and probate lawyers are ranked here by LFR Score, from nine published factors. 1 open Saturdays and 1 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.6★ across 28 rated law firms.
Top 10 estate planning and probate lawyers in Orillia at a glance
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Notable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogerson Law Group | 60 | 4.4★ (26) | Barrie, 32 km away | — | Top score |
| 2 | Ness Law - Lawyer Orillia | 55 | 4.6★ (70) | Orillia | — | — |
| 3 | Barriston Law | 54 | 4.7★ (233) | Barrie, 31 km away | — | Most reviews |
| 4 | Lakeside Law Professional Corporation | 53 | 5.0★ (5) | Orillia | Sat · Sun | — |
| 5 | Friedman Estate Litigation | 53 | 4.9★ (137) | Barrie, 33 km away | — | — |
| 6 | Lamprey Law Professional Corporation | 53 | 4.9★ (110) | Barrie, 32 km away | — | — |
| 7 | FDT Law | 52 | 4.8★ (150) | Midland, 40 km away | — | — |
| 8 | Craddock Law - Jennifer Craddock | 51 | 5.0★ (66) | Barrie, 32 km away | — | — |
| 9 | Ferguson Deacon Taws LLP | 51 | 4.9★ (65) | Barrie, 35 km away | — | — |
| 10 | Ewen Boyd LLP | 51 | 4.8★ (32) | Barrie, 35 km away | — | — |
All 28 estate planning and probate lawyers in Orillia, in rank order
Ordered by LFR Score, a 0–100 score from nine published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
Based in Orillia
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 70 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 31 km away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 233 Google reviews, the most in Orillia.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Orillia
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Real estate attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 33 km away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 137 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 32 km away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 110 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#7 FDT Law
Based in Midland, 40 km away
52/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 150 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 32 km away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 66 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 35 km away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 65 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#10 Ewen Boyd LLP
Based in Barrie, 35 km away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “General practice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 31 km away
50/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 67 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Orillia
50/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.4★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 33 km away
50/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 32 km away
49/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.5★ from 59 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 34 km away
49/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Family law attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 32 km away
49/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Law firm”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 32 km away
49/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.3★ from 70 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#18 Fahey Crate Law
Based in East Gwillimbury, 34 km away
48/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Bankruptcy attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#19 Frohlich Law
Based in Barrie, 28 km away
48/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Law firm”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#20 Chapman Law
Based in Barrie, 33 km away
46/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Law firm”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Midland, 40 km away
46/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Law firm”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 35 km away
46/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Law firm”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Keswick, 34 km away
45/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.5★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Law firm”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#24 Michele Gordon
Based in Barrie, 39 km away
45/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Family law attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrie, 30 km away
44/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Family law attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
All 28 estate planning and probate lawyers
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #28, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Daffern Paul J Law Firm | 44 | 3.0★ (6) | 33 km |
| 27 | Spiller Law | 43 | 5.0★ (3) | 33 km |
| 28 | Peter Card | 43 | 3.7★ (3) | 33 km |
Also serving Orillia
16 more estate planning and probate lawyers within 40 km that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a practice area we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Law | 4.9★ (8) | In Orillia |
| Douglas S Anderson Law Office | 1.8★ (5) | In Orillia |
| Downey Tornosky Lassaline & Timpano Law | 4.0★ (50) | In Orillia |
| Erin K Watson | 4.0★ (31) | In Orillia |
| Evans Estate Law | 32 km | |
| Fay A McFarlane & Associate Professional Corporation | 3.8★ (16) | In Orillia |
| Ferguson Deacon Taws LLP | 5.0★ (1) | In Orillia |
| HGR Graham Partners LLP - Orillia | 4.4★ (37) | In Orillia |
| Livingston Myers | 32 km | |
| Lwm Law Office | 4.0★ (4) | In Orillia |
| Madden Lisa Welch Law Firm | 4.3★ (24) | In Orillia |
| Robert Haidle Law Office | 4.9★ (9) | In Orillia |
| Rogers Catherine | 3.0★ (2) | 32 km |
| Russell Christie LLP | 4.1★ (14) | In Orillia |
| white oak law | 5.0★ (2) | In Orillia |
| Zwicker Evans Lewis Llp | 1.0★ (1) | In Orillia |
How we ranked Orillia estate planning and probate lawyers
We scored 28 Orillia estate planning and probate lawyers on nine factors, weighted as shown. A law firm is ranked when its practice area is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 9, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Orillia data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Bar status | 10% | An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded) | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7 | Measured |
| Practice focus | 15% | How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Law Firms Ranked reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |
How to choose an estate planning lawyer
- Check the lawyer’s status and any public discipline in the state bar or law society directory.
- Ask how many estate planning and probate matters the lawyer handles each year, and who at the firm will do the work.
- Get the fee arrangement in writing: hourly, flat or contingency, and which costs are charged on top.
- Ask how and how often the firm will update you, and how fast it answers calls and emails.
- Read recent reviews for how the firm communicated and billed, not only for outcomes.
- Ask what the flat fee includes: funding a trust, updates after life changes, and signing with witnesses.
- Meet more than one firm; many offer a short first consultation, sometimes free.
Questions to ask an estate planning lawyer
- How would you approach a matter like mine, and what are the realistic options?
- How do you charge, and what will the total likely cost?
- Who will be my main contact, and how quickly do you reply?
- Do I need a trust, or is a will enough for me?
- What does probate usually cost here, and how long does it take?
- Is there any conflict of interest that would stop you representing me?
Terms explained
- Contingency fee
- A fee that is a share of the money recovered, paid only if there is a recovery. Common in injury cases; not allowed for criminal defense or for securing a divorce.
- Retainer
- Money paid up front and held in a trust account, which the lawyer draws on as fees are earned.
- Flat fee
- One set price for a defined piece of work, such as a will or an uncontested matter.
- Limited-scope representation
- Paying a lawyer for part of a matter only, such as reviewing documents or coaching for one hearing (also called unbundled services).
- Statute of limitations
- The deadline to file a lawsuit or charge. It differs by state or province and by type of claim.
- Good standing
- A lawyer’s status as active and eligible to practise with a state bar or law society.
- Law society
- The body that licenses and disciplines lawyers in a Canadian province or territory.
- Board certification
- Recognition in a field of law by a state program or an organisation accredited for that purpose. Lawyers may only claim it when they hold it, naming the certifying body.
- Attorney–client privilege
- The rule that keeps confidential communications between a client and lawyer, made for legal advice, out of court.
- Conflict check
- The search a firm runs before taking a matter to make sure it does not represent someone on the other side.
- Pro bono
- Legal work done for free, usually for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
- Legal aid
- Publicly funded legal help for people with low incomes, through legal aid offices, public defenders or provincial legal aid plans.
Estate planning and probate lawyers in Orillia: frequently asked questions
Which estate planning lawyer has the highest LFR Score in Orillia?
By LFR Score, the highest-ranked estate planning lawyer in Orillia, ON is Rogerson Law Group with an LFR Score of 60/100. It has 4.4★ from 26 Google reviews. Ness Law - Lawyer Orillia (#2) and Barriston Law (#3) follow. We ranked 28 estate planning and probate lawyers on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.
How many estate planning and probate lawyers are there in Orillia?
LawFirmsRanked ranks 28 estate planning and probate lawyers serving Orillia, ON. 3 of them are based in Orillia; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 16 within 40 km are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which estate planning and probate lawyers in Orillia work on weekends?
1 of 28 ranked estate planning and probate lawyers post Saturday hours and 1 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays is Lakeside Law Professional Corporation (#4). Posted hours are office hours; many firms meet clients by appointment outside them.
What Google rating do Orillia estate planning and probate lawyers have?
The median Google rating among 28 rated estate planning and probate lawyers in Orillia is 4.6★, with a median of 33 reviews. Barriston Law has the most, 233 reviews, and ranks #3. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does LawFirmsRanked rank estate planning and probate lawyers?
Each estate planning lawyer gets a 0–100 LFR Score from nine published factors, led by reputation (25%), practice focus (15%), review volume (10%) and recency (10%). A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only law firms with a confirmed practice area and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Do estate planning and probate lawyers outside Orillia count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 40 km of the Orillia city centre, our service radius for estate planning and probate lawyers. Each listing shows where the law firm is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the LFR Score, so a nearby law firm gets a small edge.
Can estate planning and probate lawyers pay to rank higher on LawFirmsRanked?
No. The LFR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured law firms may appear above the list, labelled Attorney advertising and showing their honest rank.
How do estate planning and probate lawyers in Orillia, ON charge?
Wills and powers of attorney are often a flat fee; estate administration is billed hourly or as a percentage the court may review. Ask for the fee arrangement in writing before you agree.
What happens if someone dies without a will?
Provincial law decides who inherits, usually the spouse and children in set shares, and a court appoints an administrator. A will lets you decide instead. This is general information, not legal advice.
How is this list of estate planning and probate lawyers in Orillia, ON ranked?
By LFR Score only, from public data on reviews, practice focus, office location and hours. Firms labelled “Attorney advertising” paid for that placement; payment never changes a rank, and a rank is not an endorsement.
Does a lawyer need an office in Orillia?
No, but the lawyer must be licensed in your province (or, for federal matters such as immigration, in some province). A local office makes meetings and court appearances easier, so proximity is one of our factors.
Update log for Orillia
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 28 estate planning and probate lawyers serving Orillia.
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