The team at Porter Dodson LLP is based across a network of seven offices in Somerset, Devon, and Dorset, enabling it to advise clients throughout the region on probate matters, tax relief and compliance, and wills and succession planning. Under the leadership of estate planning expert Sharon Collier, the team offers particular strengths in the administration of agricultural estates and is also active in mental capacity work.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Down-to-earth and approachable, as well as being technically very strong.’

  • ‘Approachable and easy to understand. Able to explain highly technical matters in layman's terms. Pragmatic and commercially focused.’

  • ‘My experience of the Porter Dodson private client team is that they adopt a team approach. This provides a robust and comprehensive service to the client. Each of the individuals have good technical knowledge and work well together.’

  • ‘Sharon Collier is both very knowledgeable and also very personable; these are key attributes when working with private clients.’

  • ‘Sarah Stone and Tom Mottram deliver a great service to clients and add value.’

  • ‘I have utmost faith in the capability of the staff I work with. Not only are the very professional with a high level of knowledge and expertise, but they are also responsive and approachable.’

  • ‘The core strengths of the Porter Dodson team are, I believe, their commitment to the south west as a region and their knowledge and expertise that their communities would require and expect of them. I have visited a number of their offices and they are welcoming places to visit.’

  • ‘The private client team at Porter Dodson are very much focused on providing a first-class service across the south west. I have worked with a number of individuals within the team and they all come across as incredibly genuine, good people who just want to do the right thing for clients.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sharon Collier

Other key lawyers

Kate James, Tom Mottram, Sarah Stone, Chris Green, Paul Watkins, Clare Sanderson