England - West Midlands • Private client

The Wilkes Partnership

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The Wilkes Partnership has a busy and varied workload and specialises in advising private individuals on an extensive range of disputes from probate and Inheritance Act claims to rectification claims and disputes in relation to trusts. Practice head, Kevin Lynch, is a full ACTAPS member and regularly advises executors, administrators and beneficiaries in multi-million pound estates. At associate level, Jack Ackrill is well-regarded.

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Testimonials

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  • 'I have to say they have been great, helping me through a very difficult probate case. Billing was very clear and Jack Ackrill explained everything to me. Jack was so good when I first talked with him, I was so upset but he talked to me and walked me through everything I needed to do'.
  • 'This is a really solid team who have a good local reputation. They are a longstanding 'safe pair of hands'. Jack Ackrill and Kevin Lynch are experienced litigators'.
  • 'I have had excellent experiences working with the Wilkes Partnership contentious trusts and probate team. A well versed and well put together team, that have a broad wealth of experience and sufficient depth that they can take on high value and quite complicated estates cases'.
  • 'The team is headed up by the excellent and always reliable Kevin Lynch. My own experience has mostly been cases involving the also excellent Jack Ackrill, who is not only very competent and conscientious but also very approachable, as well as able to relate to a wide range of clients'.
  • 'A large and well-resourced group.  Andrew Piddock of the old school'.
  • 'A good value alternative to other more expensive firms. Well able to hold their own against the bigger boys. Kevin Lynch is a very engaging and likeable character'.
  • 'Wilkes have a strong reputation for contentious probate in the West Midlands. I primarily work for Kevin Lynch. He is an affable and efficient practitioner who collaborates well with counsel and has a good understanding of when to pursue a claim to trial and when to settle'.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kevin Lynch

Other key lawyers

Jack Ackrill, Andrew Piddock