Estate Administrators

Professional Fiduciaries Specializing in

Trust Administration and Probate Services

Estate Administrators, LLC was founded to give families in Oregon more fiduciary options. Our working knowledge of probate and trust administration allows us to be competitive with larger banks and trust companies, while our smaller size allows us to accept a wider range of clients, provide personalized service, prompt communication, and flexibility to assist with unusual tasks or situations. Our experience provides administrative efficiency, reducing estate expenses and distribution timelines.

We accept appointments as personal representative (executor) to take estates through the probate process and as trustee for trust administrations. Situations that are a common time for us to be selected as fiduciary include:

  • When someone has passed away and their estate needs to be administered but the named fiduciary is not able or willing to serve, or the person died intestate (without a will).

  • When clients are creating their estate plans and do not have an obvious person to name as their fiduciary.

  • When someone is cognitively declining and recognizes it is time to have help managing their financial affairs.

Choosing who to appoint as your fiduciary can be one of the most important decisions to make in the estate planning process. We see it as a gift to your loved ones to name a neutral professional instead of a family member or close friend. When a professional fiduciary is administering an estate, the family can have time to grieve and heal, and not be burdened with court requirements and arduous tasks. Hiring a non-related third party can also preserve family relationships by avoiding potential conflicts. Grief is hard enough on its own, when you are also tasked to take care of a loved one’s estate, it can be overwhelming to say the least.

Let us handle that job for you.

  • "My husband and I have no children. We have a Trust and had previously named a financial institution as Successor Trustee, per advice from the lawyer who drew up the Trust. That was many years ago and, as we have aged, we became uncomfortable with a financial institution settling our estate. We learned of Estate Administrators LLC, met with them and realized they would bring a caring and personal touch as our Successor Trustee. They are knowledgeable, personable, responsive and obviously care about their clients. It's such a relief to know that our final wishes will be carried out in a competent and compassionate way."

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  • "I highly recommend Estate Administrators. My parents were not easy. At the end of their life, both of them were very difficult. As Power of Attorney, I was grateful to have Estate Administrators manage the trust. Having a third party kept family dynamics under control and protected my parents."

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  • "Im 63 years old and this was the MOST any business has EVER EXCEEDED my EXPECTATIONS ! Samantha was incredible! My mom's home was in a Reverse Mortgage and when she passed I thought there would be very little extra. Samantha and her partner went to work. They got a realtor, had the house cleaned out of 50 Years worth of stuff, disclosed repairs needed to the home that I said I would not sell without disclosing! They got much more than I thought we would get. They know the market, have the connections and got our family more than I thought was possible! Glenn H"

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  • "Hannah & Sam are wonderful to work with. They are professional, responsive and trustworthy. I would highly recommend them to family, friends and clients of mine."

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  • “It's not easy to make life decisions in the loss of a loved one. Samantha stepped in during this difficult time and worked with our family to make things right for all. Thank you for taking what could have been impossible and making something beautiful from our parents fruits of labor. We appreciate your dedication!”

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  • "Samantha and Hannah bring compassion, efficiency and incredible solutions to difficult life and death matters. I have had the privilege of working with them many times and I am always impressed with their professionalism and kindness."

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  • “Sam and Hannah are truly skilled at what they do. They handle such an emotional and complex process with ease. They get the job done in an effective and timely manner and keep you informed throughout. I highly recommend their services!”

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  • "It's hard to think of a business and two people I recommend more highly than Sam and Hannah. They are professional and detail oriented and have a uniquely deep well of empathy and kindness that is so important in complex situations."

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  • "Sam and Hannah are so knowledgeable and thorough. It feels so reassuring working with a team I can fully trust and communicate with."

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  • "The team here was incredibly professional, timely and communicative during the entire process - Sam and Hannah truly made me feel like I was in excellent hands, and alleviated so much stress during this whole experience! I could not speak more highly of these two, and will certainly return to them should I need their expertise again."

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  • "It was such a blessing to work with Sam and Hannah, they provided a level of knowledge and experience that really made things go smoothly, we never knew how helpful these services would be. We were very lucky to have found them."

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