Updated August 3, 2026. Quick answer: Nevada has a statutory attorney percentage schedule, but it is elective, not automatic: the attorney chooses to be paid on the estate’s value, on an hourly rate, by agreement, or by a method the court approves in advance. Which one is chosen is worth asking before the engagement starts.
The four ways a Nevada probate attorney can be paid
Under NRS 150.060, an attorney for a personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation from the estate, and may be compensated based on the attorney’s hourly rate, the value of the estate accounted for, an agreement under NRS 150.061(4), or any other method preapproved by the court in the initial petition for appointment.
The value-based schedule, if that is the route chosen
Where compensation is requested on the value of the estate, the court allows for ordinary services:
- 4% of the first $100,000
- 3% of the next $100,000
- 2% of the next $800,000
- 1% of the next $9,000,000
- 0.5% of the next $15,000,000
- above $25 million, a reasonable amount set by the court
The question to ask first
Because the method is chosen rather than fixed, the meaningful conversation is which basis applies and why — before the petition is filed, since one of the four routes has to be preapproved in it. On a straightforward estate an hourly engagement frequently costs less than the percentage; on a long, contested one the percentage can be the cheaper of the two. Extraordinary services are compensated separately under NRS 150.061.
Nevada’s personal-representative commission is a different number under a different statute (NRS 150.020) — 4% of the first $15,000, 3% of the next $85,000, 2% above $100,000. The executor’s commission and the attorney’s fee are two separate charges against the same estate.
How the fee models compare across all 51 jurisdictions: probate cost by state, and the national picture on what a probate attorney costs.
Statutory text read at each state’s own legislature or official code publisher. General information, not legal advice; fee statutes change and a court retains the final say on what is reasonable.