Private Wealth Law - Nottingham and surrounds
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Freeths' private client services team advises on a broad range of complex contentious and non-contentious matters, such as probate, estate planning, wills and trusts.

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : Nottingham and surrounds
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Freeths' private client services team advises on a broad range of complex contentious and non-contentious matters, such as probate, estate planning, wills and trusts.
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Freeths is very pragmatic, approachable and commercially very good.
Freeths provides efficient, personal and friendly service.
Freeths is always incredibly approachable and efficient in responding to any and all queries. There is a flexible and creative approach taken to problems that are not always black and white.
Freeths is fantastically knowledgeable and professional with a great personal touch.
The Freeths team is extremely knowledgeable, personable and responsive.
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Mark Keeley is a highly regarded contentious probate and trust mediator and litigator, and co-heads Freeths' private client services. He is well experienced in handling contentious trust and probate disputes and professional negligence claims.
Mark's ability to keep everything calm and on the road is really impressive.
Mark takes a measured, careful approach while not getting bogged down in details.
Mark Keeley is absolutely excellent. He is really responsive and good at handling people. He gets the point very quickly, but in a way that brings people along with him.
Mark is really straightforward. He cuts to the real issues to get a resolution.
Rahul Kotecha is a director in Freeths' Nottingham office. He advises clients on their tax, trusts and estate planning needs.
Rahul Kotecha is extremely knowledgeable.
Rahul is excellent.
Rahul is very knowledgeable and commercially minded.
Rachel Gaffney acts as a litigator for private clients and is highly rated. She has particular experience in matters relating to contested estates and wills.
Rachel is really skilled at what she does.
Rachel is excellent.
Rachael is very proactive and pragmatic.
Robert Hill is experienced in private wealth disputes such as will challenges, Court of Protection matters and Inheritance Act claims.
Robert Hill is fantastic.
Robert is incredibly experienced and professional.
Max Orbach is a senior associate at Freeths and specialises in contentious probate and trust matters.
Max is very technical and knows his stuff.
Max Orbach is a very capable guy. He handles cases with great expertise.
Max Orbach is extremely meticulous in preparing cases.
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Location: Nottingham and surrounds
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