A dedicated contentious probate and trusts team at Ashtons Legal covers the gamut of matters and is applauded for having ‘great strength and depth in the team with an excellent mix of experience at all levels’. At the firm’s Ipswich office, practice head Polly Stephenson has more than a decade’s experience specialising in contentious probate and trusts work, forging a strong reputation for advice to both claimants and defendants, and both executors and beneficiaries in claims under the inheritance act. Joanna Baker is a more junior partner to note, also focusing solely on this area. At the Norwich office, Gino Ballestracci bolsters the offering with broad skills in dispute resolution.
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Joanna Baker
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Polly Stephenson
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Joanna Baker; Gino Ballestracci