Thank you for your interest in serving in the role of court-appointed attorney for parties to matters pending in the Connecticut Probate Courts. For information on representing parties before a Probate Court, please review the Court-Appointed Attorneys in Courts of Probate guide below. 

Joining the Attorney Panel

If you wish to be added to the Probate Court Administrator's Attorney Panel and be paid from the Probate Court Administration Fund, please complete and mail the three forms below to the Office of the Probate Court Administrator.  You can also email the completed forms to PCAAccountsPayable@ctprobate.gov.

• Attorney Application
• State of Connecticut Agency Vendor Form (SP-26NB)
• W-9      

Please note: the tax identification number, business entity, name, and address must match on all forms for you to be set up in the accounts payable system.

Helpful Self-Services for Attorneys

The Office of the State Comptroller now offers several services, including Electronic Funds Transfer of payments and a Vendor Self-Service website for accounts payable information. If you are interested in participating, please visit the links under Key resources for attorneys below.    

Fee Schedule

Below is the fee schedule for attorneys appointed by the Probate Court for indigent clients. Invoices must be submitted through the eBilling system. Be sure to assign a unique invoice number on each invoice and remember that all invoices must be submitted to the Probate Court within six (6) months from the date services are rendered.​

Pro Bono Certification and Volunteering Opportunities 

Pursuant to Connecticut Practice Book Rule section 2-27a, an attorney may receive up to six (6) continuing legal education hours per year by providing 18 hours of pro bono legal services. Pro bono legal services are law related work performed by an attorney through a qualified pro bono program for clients unable to afford legal counsel administered by a Connecticut nonprofit organization; a state, local or affinity bar association in Connecticut; or a Connecticut state or federal court. Pro bono legal services as defined may be performed before the Connecticut Probate Courts. 

For more information about pro bono continuing legal education hours, please visit the Connecticut Judicial Branch Website.​