England - South West • Private client
Wollens
‘Friendly, approachable, quick, knowledgeable’, the team at Wollens advises clients on a broad spectrum of matters, including estate administration, inheritance tax, trusts, succession planning, and contentious probate. The team’s expertise also extends to care and capacity work, which includes Court of Protection cases and matters concerning powers of attorney. The practice is jointly led by Katrina Vollentine, praised for her 'great strategic and practical insight'; the 'technically superb' Christopher Linton; and the 'extremely experienced and knowledgeable' Karen Miller.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘All the individuals at the firm with whom I have interacted have time to listen and understand. They make an effort to address the needs of clients - whether in the context of home visits or working with time differences with overseas clients. At all times, the client comes first. The firm should be very proud of their team.’
‘Katrina Vollentine is a really committed individual, completely wedded to her client's interests, with great strategic and practical insight.’
‘An excellent team with real strength in depth with some excellent high-value work: not to be underestimated!’
‘Christopher Linton is technically superb with a terrific work ethic, and he is always a pleasure to deal with. Katrina Vollentine is likewise technically superb, highly efficient and a real pleasure to work alongside. Wollens has some extremely prestigious work for high-net-worth clients, and I regard the team as perhaps the best, west of Taunton.’
‘Wollens provide specialist advice to clients who are under the jurisdiction of the Court of Protection. They have the best interests of their clients at heart, which includes dealing with matters efficiently and in a cost-effective manner. They are approachable and have empathy for even the most difficult of clients. Just a genuinely lovely group of people, that are also great at their jobs. A leading private client practice in the South West.’
‘Karen Miller is extremely experienced and knowledgeable of her field of practice but also of the local market in Devon. Karen's extremely approachable nature and ease with which to deal with the firm has impressed the mutual clients who I have referred for legal work.'
‘Friendly, approachable, quick, knowledgeable, transparent on fees, high quality service.’
‘Christopher Linton is fantastic at what he does on private client matters, and the praise that we receive from clients for recommending him speaks volumes. His knowledge, questioning mind, delivery and execution skills are as good as I have seen.’
Work highlights
- Acted for the executors and trustees in a cross-border £40m+ matter involving the high-value sale of a private company, overseas assets, Inheritance Act claims, complex family protection issues and third party lawyers.
- Advised the family of an author who passed away unexpectedly, without a will but with a complicated estate, leaving a spouse and minor child to inherit the estate and sort out the assets. This matter has a value of £1.2m.
- Acted in a £50m+ matter involving wills and general planning for high-net-worth clients involving land issues, overseas assets and a young family with new additions and need to protect interests.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Katrina Vollentine, Christopher Linton, Karen Miller