Need a real estate or contract lawyer who listens and gets results? I can help you! Call me now! Gail Marcus practices probate law in the Philadelphia area. A probate attorney will help you plan the distribution of a person's property and money after death. The services a probate attorney provides include determining how assets will be distributed, payment of debts and taxes according to the will, filing necessary motions, and making arguments in court should the will be contested. The cost of hiring a probate lawyer is usually paid by estate assets before inheritors receive anything.