INDIVIDUAL PROFILE

Lisa Benham

High Net Worth 2026

Michelmores LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Disputes

South West

1 year ranked

About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

I am a Managing Associate in the Disputed Wills & Estates team. I have extensive litigation experience and advise private clients, charities, trustees, executors and beneficiaries in relation to all contentious probate matters, both nationally and internationally.

I also advise clients on all aspects of contentious Court of Protection matters.

My clients range from those operating in a professional capacity to clients who are grieving and/or need support and advice through a difficult period in their lives.

I thrive on identifying a case strategy with/for clients to seek to resolve a dispute as quickly and as cost effectively as possible. I am a strong advocate for mediation and have represented clients on numerous occasions with successful outcomes.

I qualified in 2003 having previously worked in London and in Exeter, and have been part of the team at Michelmores since 2016.

I am a full member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (“ACTAPS”).

Industry Sector Expertise

Contesting a Will or Trust

Enduring Power of Attorney

Lasting Power of Attorney

Mental Capacity

Mental Capacity & Court of Protection

Trusts to protect vulnerable people

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Lisa Benham is a managing associate in the disputed wills and estates team at Michelmores. She advises clients on a range of contentious probate matters, including Inheritance Act claims, will validity challenges and professional negligence claims.

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Strengths

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Lisa has helped us achieve some excellent outcomes in our estate disputes. She manages claimants and reputational concerns incredibly well, with the urgency that they require.
Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
Lisa is commercially minded, efficient, very good with clients and very pleasant to deal with.
Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
Lisa was calm and settlement-focused. It was a case that needed steering towards a consensual solution and she handled it very deftly.
Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
Lisa is sensible and pragmatic on the other side. You know that ultimately she'll deal with the matter in a professional way.
Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth