Chambers Review
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Private Wealth Law - Leicester and surrounds
What the Team is Known For
The private client team at Shakespeare Martineau has expensive experience advising its clients on matters related to estates, contentious trusts and probate.
Strengths
Shakespeare Martineau offers a pragmatic and commercially aware approach.
Complex and sophisticated matters are Shakespeare's bread and butter. It is always our first port of call for anything outside of the ordinary.
The Shakespeare Martineau team is very experienced, knowledgeable and friendly.
The personal nature of the service offered has been a real strength, as has the team's ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and succinctly.
The firm's size means it has the appropriate resources to handle complex matters, but it manages to combine that with a very friendly and approachable feel that you often only get from smaller firms.
Notable practitioners
Andrew has provided strong support to us over many years.
Andrew is a great litigator.
Andrew Wilkinson is sensible, pragmatic and commercial.
Emma Carr is a legal director in the private client team at Shakespeare Martineau. Carr has specialist expertise in succession planning for farmers and rural landowners.
We find Emma to be very clear. She fully explains everything and ensures we understand all the documentation they prepare.
Emma is always ready with an informed and useful answer to my queries.
Suzanne's knowledge, client understanding and efficiency is excellent. It is evident she really cares about her clients and wants to ensure the best possible outcome.
Suzanne has a huge amount of experience in Court of Protection and this gives her a certain level of gravitas, while still remaining approachable and friendly.
Suzanne is very commercially aware and a fantastic ally.
Suzanne Leggott is extremely knowledgeable and combines this with a huge amount of experience and practicality in her approach.
Debra explains issues clearly and is always very approachable.
Debra has always kept me well informed every step of the way.
Debra Burton is technically excellent.
Debra Burton is very helpful, knowledgeable and efficient.
Hannah is calm, clever and very approachable. She gives excellent advice.
Hannah is approachable and takes time to understand what we need.
Lesley Davis works with her clients on estate planning and asset protection matters, wills and powers of attorney.
Lesley Davis is technically excellent.
Lilly Toop advises clients on estate administration, trusts and wills. Working in partnership with the firm's corporate department, she often supports business owners on their wealth planning matters.
Lilly Toop's letters are clear and explain complicated matters well. She is always looking to do the best by the clients, and clients come first, which is a fantastic quality to have.
Lilly is always so approachable. The support she offers in the cases has been invaluable.
Lilly is very approachable. I always trust her to follow through actions and to keep me informed.
Verity Kirby supports wealthy individuals and their families in relation to estate and succession planning. She has strong experience in inheritance and capital gains tax matters.
Verity's knowledge, discipline, professionalism and attentiveness to clients is unrivalled. She is compassionate and professional in equal balance, which is imperative in the private client world.