I am an experienced private client lawyer specialising in providing personal legal advice on wills, trusts and estate planning. I also advise banks, insurance companies and professional trustees, both onshore and offshore, on aspects of trust law.I have specialised in private client work since I qualified in 2008. I have a diverse client base covering Scotland, the North of England and further afield.My main area of expertise is providing advice to business families, including owners of landed estates. I take a particular interest in the challenges facing family business owners as they seek to pass wealth through the generations, advising on succession issues and planning for the future.I am a qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner and a member of STEP, the worldwide professional association for those advising families across generations.Examples of my experience include:• Advising business owners on succession planning through Wills, trusts and lifetime gifts• Advising a prominent business family on the reorganisation of its trust and related corporate structures following a business sale• Complex will drafting for high net worth individuals• Advising trustees on the extent of their powers and duties in the context of managing trust assets and providing for beneficiaries.Specialities: Wills, trusts, inheritance tax planning, powers of attorney, succession, estate planning