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Mobley & Gontarek, PLLC

Estate planning and probate from the co-author of Tennessee's wills treatise

TN Trusted · Selected by NashvilleTN · checked October 1, 2026

Google 5.0 18 reviews

About

Mobley & Gontarek is a Nashville firm devoted to estate planning, trust and estate administration, and the disputes that sometimes follow. Its attorneys prepare wills and trusts, plan for business succession and charitable giving, guide executors and trustees through administration, and represent families and fiduciaries in will contests, trust disputes and conservatorships. Partner Jeff Mobley, licensed in Tennessee since 1982, is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, co-authors Pritchard on the Law of Wills and Administration of Estates, and teaches estate planning at Belmont and the Nashville School of Law. Best Law Firms 2026 ranks the firm Tier 1 in Nashville for Trusts & Estates, trust-and-estate litigation and tax law. The office is on Crestmoor Road in Green Hills.

Good to know

  • Tier 1 Nashville in Trusts & Estates, T&E Litigation and Tax Law (Best Law Firms 2026)
  • Plans for modest estates and blended families as well as large ones (per firm)
  • Handles will contests, trust disputes and conservatorships
  • Office in Green Hills

Services

  • Wills and revocable/irrevocable trusts
  • Tax-sensitive estate planning
  • Trust and estate administration (probate)
  • Business succession and family-business planning
  • Charitable planning
  • Will contests and trust litigation
  • Conservatorships and guardianships

Photos

Headshot of partner Paul Gontarek
Headshot of partner Allie Bohannon

Photos: Mobley & Gontarek, PLLC.

Questions people ask

Do they only work with large estates?

No. The firm says it plans for high-net-worth families and for more modest estates, second marriages and blended families.

Can they help an executor or trustee after a death?

Yes. Trust and estate administration and representation of fiduciaries are core practice areas, per their website.

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