Where/when you studied: Leeds Polytechnic 1986 to 1990
Professional expertise before joining the firm: Wills, Trusts, Probate, Inheritance Tax, Property and Elderly Client Work
When you joined the firm: 2003
Department responsibilities: Head of Wills, Probate and Elderly Client
Areas of special legal expertise: Wills, Probate, Inheritance Tax, Property and Elderly Client Work, such as Lasting Powers of Attorney, Deputyship, Court of Protection Applications and Asset Protection
Committees or organisations:
- Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) - Achieving a Distinction in the STEP Diploma
- Member of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) - One of the few full members in the area and the Lancashire Group Regional Co Ordinator
- MENCAP Panel Solicitor
- Working towards Associate membership of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
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