• Read more about Sofia Renshaw

Working alongside Partners Graeme Dickson and Morna Coutts, Sofia is a Solicitor in our Edinburgh Private Client team.

Sofia advises a wide range of clients on Private Client matters including Wills, Powers of Attorney and Executries. She also had experience in residential conveyancing during her traineeship.

Sofia is very personable and friendly. She always strives to approach both her clients and work in this manner.

Before joining Thorntons, Sofia studied for her LLB (Hons) and DipPLP at the University of Edinburgh. She’s also a Notary Public.

• Read more about Ailidh Hay

Working alongside Partner Stephanie Pratt, Ailidh advises clients on a wide range of matters including executry administration (both testate and intestate), the preparation of Wills and Powers of Attorney and the creation of trusts. She can also assist with Inheritance Tax (IHT) Planning and legal rights issues. Ailidh is particularly interested in executries with foreign aspects.

• Read more about Graham Hill

Working alongside Partner, Chris Gardiner, Graham is a Solicitor in our Dundee Private Client team. He advises individuals and families on a range of Private Client matters including Executry administration, Wills, Powers of Attorney and legal rights issues.

Client care is very important to Graham. He is very client centred and always looks to make the legal process as clear and easy as possible.

• Read more about Perry McEwan

Perry is a Solicitor in our Private Client team in Inverness.

Working alongside Magnus Mackay, Perry advises clients from all different backgrounds on the preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills (Advance Directives).

Perry also has experience in Family Law and Litigation, specialising in divorce and child matters.

Perry prides herself in her ability to create strong and meaningful relationships with the clients she works with. She ensures she is approachable and understanding of each clients individual circumstances and legal needs.

• Read more about Caroline Brown

Caroline is a Trainee Executry Manager in our Private Client team.

Working alongside Partner Susan Duff in Cupar, Caroline helps clients through the whole executry administration process from start to finish. She looks after the day-to-day administration of executry estates including assisting executors in winding up an estate and dealing with Inheritance Tax issues.

Caroline has over 20 years’ experience in the legal profession. She has previously worked in the fields of Business Law, Intellectual Property and Personal Injury.

• Read more about Jennifer Sturrock

Jennifer is a Senior Solicitor in our Dundee Private Client team.

Working alongside Partner Chris Gardiner, Jennifer advises clients on a wide range of Private Client matters including Executry administration, Wills, Powers of Attorney, Inheritance Tax planning, Care Home Cost planning and Legal Rights issues. Jennifer also has experience in advising clients on completing guardianship applications and representing them at guardianship hearings.

• Read more about Brooke Stephen

Brooke is a Senior Solicitor in our Angus Private Client team. Working alongside Stuart Mackie, Brooke advises individual and family clients on the preparation of Wills and Powers of Attorney. She can also assist with estate administration.

• Read more about Yana Lagatski

Part of our Edinburgh Private Client team, Yana is a Supervisory Executry Manager working with Partner Morna Coutts. She specialises in the administration of complex executry estates with particular interest in executry work with various Inheritance Tax aspects as well as cross-border estates.

• Read more about Stephanie Hayes

Stephanie is a Trust Manager in our Dundee and Angus Private Client teams.

Working alongside Partner Stuart Mackie, Stephanie handles the management and administration of trusts including all Trust compliance work, winding up trusts, charity administration and submission of annual accounts to OSCR. She can also advise on the completion of the Inheritance Tax (IHT) 10 year charge. Stephanie has over 6 years’ experience working on all manner of Trust’s from Charitable Trust’s, Discretionary Trust’s, Liferent and Personal Injury Trust’s

• Read more about Hannah Haig

Based in our Dundee office, Hannah is a Trainee Trust Manager in our Private Client team.

Working alongside Partner Morna Coutts, Senior Trust Manager Glyn Roberts and the Dundee Trust team, Hannah advises on trust administration. This involves setting up new trusts, the preparation of legal documents, maintaining trust cash balances and making sure payments are received and paid on time.

Hannah is well known by her clients for her approachability and her fast response time.