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Private Wealth Law - Ipswich and surrounds

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What the Team is Known For

Ashtons Legal advises on a broad range of private client matters, and has a strong client base that includes wealthy business owners and rural clients.

Strengths

Ashtons has a good range of experience, skills and excellent communication. The team I have seen evidently build confidence in their clients through strong communication and high levels of service.

Ashtons' solicitors are clear-thinking, with proactive recommendations to complex situations. There is a good range of experience and expertise in the team.

The professionals in the Ashtons department are experts in their field.

Ashtons is a Rolls-Royce outfit.

Notable practitioners

Alan Brown is experienced in succession planning and other trust and estate-related matters.
 

Alan is extremely knowledgeable, patient and an exceptional listener, and fully grasps details. I would trust him with anything.

Jennie Pratt is an experienced private client practitioner who regularly handles probate matters as well as wills, trusts and estates planning as well as tax matters.

 

Jennie has been very helpful. She has provided excellent service and sound, pragmatic advice delivered in a manner which is clear and understandable.

 

Jennie is a very experienced lawyer, and in all my dealings with her she has been very professional, helpful and provided advice in a way that is easy to understand. I would highly recommend her.

 

Jennie is very knowledgeable and provides a high level of service to clients.

 

Jennie is a great private client lawyer with a lot of experience.

Polly Stephenson is respected for her handling of contentious private client matters. Her specialisms include inheritance disputes, contesting wills and professional negligence claims.

 

Polly Stephenson is a passionate litigator. She will fight your client's case. She is also generous, kind and really cares about her clients. She is a pleasure to work with and really good on the law.

 

Polly Stephenson is a force of nature. She will always fight her hardest for you. If she is your solicitor, you have got a great chance to get what you want.

Janette Wand is joint head of Ashtons' lifetime planning practice in Ipswich. She is experienced in succession planning and other trust and estate-related matters. She is also the joint head of lifetime planning at Ashtons.

Louise Cardwell's practice focuses on private client issues such as drafting wills, estate administration and tax advice. She is also the joint head of the lifetime planning team at Ashtons.

Amy Pettitt is an associate at the firm and routinely advises clients on trusts, estates and tax planning matters.

Christina Duck has particular expertise in cross-border work. She advises on wills, power of attorney, trust and estate planning, and probate administration.

 

Christina is very professional, easy to talk to and very knowledgeable, and comes across as friendly and pleasant.

Gino Ballestracci is an associate at Ashtons who routinely advises clients on contentious probate and trust dispute matters, with a specialism in Court of Protection issues.

 

Gino Ballestracci is a calm presence. He is brilliant in litigation.

 

Gino is very strong commercially.

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Alan M Brown
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