rhw Solicitors LLP strengthens private client team with the bolt on of Cockburns solicitors
rhw, top Surrey practice, has announced that Cockburns solicitors, a niche Guildford practice specialising in tax, trusts, wills and probate will join the firm's existing private client team of Clive Barnard and Gary Stones on 6 September 2010.
The firm's principal, Gillian Cockburn, qualfied in 1979 and has worked for top London law firms before setting up her own practice in 1992 and moving it to Guildford in 1993. Gillian has many years of experience in tax and trust law working with lawyers, accountants IFAs and their clients. She is a member of STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) as well as being a member of the Probate Section of the Law Society and the Charity Law Association.
Gillian writes for a number of publications and textbooks and has been quoted in the quality National Press. She has also lectured, including presenting a report on English succession law in Strasbourg at the Palais de l'Europe.
Gillian brings her team of Caroline Sturge and Simon Clark to rhw. Caroline has been with Cockburns for over 13 years and is extremely experienced in trust work, wills, deeds of variation and dealing with the Office of the Public Guardian. Simon has been with Cockburns for over 7 years and has considerable expertise in wills, lasting powers of attorney and estates. Simon has also written for the Surrey Law Society magazine.
Gillian said:
"I am particularly pleased to be joining rhw and to be heading up the Tax, Trusts and Estates department. This is a very exciting opportunity for us all. Clive and Gary between them have considerable expertise and I look forward to working with them together with Caroline and Simon. I will particularly value Clive's contribution and the years of experience he has had in this area of work. My aim is that together we will be an asset to rhw, sharing our expertise to further enhance rhw's reputation for private client work. I look forward to the new team working closely with the other departments of rhw and providing complimentary advice to rhw's specialist departments as well as to its commercial and litigation clients. I am sure that our joint skills will be a useful addition to rhw and to the specialist services provided by rhw solicitors as a whole."
Gillian can be contacted on 01483 302000 or by email gillian.cockburn@www.rhw.co.uk
Clive can be contacted on 01483 302000 or by email clive.barnard@www.rhw.co.uk
Caroline can be contacted on 01483 302000 or by email caroline.sturge@www.rhw.co.uk
Gary can be contacted on 01483 302000 or by email gary.stones@www.rhw.co.uk
Simon can be contacted on 01483 302000 or by email simon.clark@www.rhw.co.uk
For further information about rhw solicitors LLP, please contact :-
Julia Brown - Practice Manager - 01483 302 000
julia.brown@www.rhw.co.uk