Sounds like you just need to contest the will and push for a settlement of the estate. As far as suing him in small claims court, I believe you missed that opportunity by not doing so sooner. I may be wrong, but I think there is a limited time-frame for creditors to file claims on the estates of the deceased (often listed in the 'legal' section of newspaper classifieds).
Anyhoo, your best bet would be to contact an estates and trusts attorney. If they can help you, they will save you a lot of work and missteps not to mention the unnecessary fees or penalties that you might otherwise be instructed to pay by paper-pushers that don't know jack outside their limited purview.
However, after 7 years I'm not sure if you have any recourse available.
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