Susan is a longstanding member of the Private Client team based in Cupar. She advises clients throughout Fife and further afield on Wills, Executries, Succession Planning and Asset Protection, Capital Taxes, Establishment and Administration of Trusts, Partnership Agreements and Powers of Attorney. Susan's clients appreciate her direct and practical approach when providing advice on such matters.
Sue is a Legal Director in our private client team and has recently become our private client Professional Support Lawyer. In this new role, Sue is supporting the partners of the Private Client team with several strategic projects, to improve the client experience and make our Thorntons colleagues’ workflow more streamlined and efficient. Sue also helps plan and deliver training programmes to the legal staff, as well as providing briefings on new legislation. She also undertakes legal research tasks that are pertinent to our current client cases.
Stuart is a key member of our Private Client team in Dundee and Angus. He has a broad experience base and is well placed to advise individuals, families and corporate clients on a range of matters.
Stephanie is a key member of our Wills and Succession team. Based in our Cupar and Perth offices, she advises clients throughout Fife, Perthshire and further afield on Wills, Executries, Succession Planning and Asset Protection, Capital Taxes, establishment and administration of Trusts, and Powers of Attorney. Clients welcome her calm and practical approach when providing advice on such matters.
A Partner in our specialist Private Client team in St Andrews, Rachel advises individuals and families on a range of personal issues including the drafting of Wills and Powers of Attorney, Executry and Trust administration. Rachel has a particular interest in advising high net worth clients on tax efficient succession planning and asset protection.
Nick has been providing guidance to clients in the fields of Wills, Trusts, Executries, Inheritance Tax planning and the law relating to the elderly for some 40 years. He is a registered Trust and Estate (STEP) practitioner and is listed as a leading expert in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth directory.
Murray is a Partner in our Private Client department and works with clients across Scotland to help manage their personal affairs and plan for the future.
He deals with all aspects of general private client work including Executries, Powers of Attorney, Wills, Trusts, Asset Protection and Inheritance Tax Planning.
Murray is an expert in advising elderly clients particularly on Wills, Powers of Attorney and planning for care home fees. He provides talks to the general public and the profession on these very important topics.
Morna leads our large Edinburgh private client team and also provides focussed tax advice to clients across our business. She has considerable experience in delivering specialist succession planning, asset protection and capital taxation mitigation advice to wealthy clients, particularly landowners and entrepreneurs, and she is also involved in the preparation of Wills and in the winding up of large, multi-faceted estates.
Megan is a Legal Director in our Private client team in Edinburgh. She advises individuals and families on a range of issues including succession planning, trust and executry administration and asset protection. She also advises on Powers of Attorney and Will drafting.
Megan studied law at the University of Abertay, graduating in 2011 and receiving her Diploma in Professional Legal Practice from the University of Dundee in 2013. She joined Thorntons as a trainee solicitor in May 2014 and qualified in June 2016.
An Associate in our Private Client department, Lynne advises clients across Angus.
Since joining the firm in 2005 as a Trainee Solicitor, having previously worked in Local Government, Lynne has become a valued member of the Private Client team, dealing principally with Wills, Powers of Attorney and Executry Administration, and also undertaking Trust and Eldercare work.