A Partner in our specialist Private Client team, Rachel advises individuals and families on a range of personal issues including the drafting of Wills and Powers of Attorney, Executry administration matters (often involving cross-border elements), Trust administration and Inheritance Tax planning.
Nick has been providing guidance to clients in the fields of Wills, Trusts, Executries, Inheritance Tax planning and the law relating to the elderly for some 40 years. He is listed as a leading expert in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth directory.
He remains a valued member of Thorntons Private Client team although, since retiring as a Partner, he undertakes only limited client facing work. However, his extensive knowledge of the history of client matters and his technical skills are still available to his colleagues.
Morna leads our large Edinburgh private client team and also provides focussed tax advice to clients across our business. She has considerable experience in delivering specialist succession planning, asset protection and capital taxation mitigation advice to wealthy clients, particularly landowners and entrepreneurs, and she is also involved in the preparation of Wills and in the winding up of large, multi-faceted estates.
Megan is a Legal Director in our Private client team in Edinburgh. She advises individuals and families on a range of issues including succession planning, trust and executry administration and asset protection. She also advises on Powers of Attorney and Will drafting.
Megan studied law at the University of Abertay, graduating in 2011 and receiving her Diploma in Professional Legal Practice from the University of Dundee in 2013. She joined Thorntons as a trainee solicitor in May 2014 and qualified in June 2016.
Lisa is a Partner in our Private Client team in Cupar, but also works from our offices in St Andrews and Perth. She advises individuals, families and charity clients across Fife and Perthshire on a range of issues including succession planning, trust, executry and charity administration and asset protection.
Graham is a key member of our Private Client team in Perth
He deals with all areas of Private Client work including Wills, Powers of Attorney and Executries.
Graeme is a highly regarded Private Client Solicitor with almost 25 years’ experience and a key member of Thorntons Specialist Private Client team in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He provides expert advice to individuals and families on a broad spectrum of issues, including Wills, Powers of Attorney, Executries, succession planning, generational wealth transfer, and asset protection.
A key player in the legal team based at our office in Perth, Bruce has more than 25 years experience in dealing with all types of property transactions and has a particular interest in development, investment and planning matters.
A key member of our specialist Private Client team, Audrey advises high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients and their families on tax and estate planning, trusts and asset protection.
One of the largest full service law firms in Scotland has today (1 June 2017) announced the appointment of three new partners, expanding its senior team in Dundee and Edinburgh.
Two of the appointments at Thorntons are of existing associates, namely Chris Byrne and Jacqueline Henderson. The third appointment is Morna Coutts, who joins the firm after seven years at Morton Fraser.