England - South West • Private client
Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP
The team at Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP has been praised for their ‘thoughtful, incisive, friendly – but tough – advice.’ The practice has expertise in will writing, estate planning, estate administration, and is highly regarded for its trust expertise. Department head Carla Brown is noted for her extensive experience in advising high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals on estate and tax planning. Beverley Randall joined the team from Laceys in January 2023.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The consistency, professional confidence and competence of individuals of all levels from support administrators, juniors to partners is what impresses, retains me and increases the volume of work I instruct. All matters relating to wills, probate, trusts, conveyancing, taxation, estate planning have been addressed and executed with professional diligence and delivered in timely manner without errors or redundant work.'
‘Careful, polite in depth analysis.’
‘Thoughtful, incisive, friendly - but tough - advice.’
‘The personal tax, trusts and probate team have the technical knowledge to met all personal and private client needs. They have the advantage of having a local presence and have exceptional expertise in the area.’
‘Carla Brown is exceptional in her knowledge and client care. She is not afraid to tackle complex technical and family matters. I would never hesitate to recommend Carla to my clients.’
Work highlights
- Advised a businessman and his family and network of advisers to provide holistic estate and inheritance tax planning advice.
- Advised on the administration of a large estate for a long-standing client, leading to multiple other matters for the children.
- Acted in case of apparent financial abuse by carer, involving prolific spending on client’s debit card in the three months pre-death, as well as safeguarding issues due to suspected physical neglect.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carla Brown