Leah Hanson

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Expertise

Leah Hanson is a highly experienced private client lawyer and member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Qualifying in 2009 as a solicitor, Leah has vast and varied experience across a wide range of private client matters including the preparation of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, dealing with the administration of Estates for deceased clients and the creation and management of Trusts.

Leah can provide expert analysis for clients, their families and business partners to comprehensively plan for later life, retirement and beyond. She is well versed in assisting with the preservation of wealth through life-time gifting and the creation of trusts. Leah aims to provide her clients and their families with estate planning advice throughout their lives, including providing Inheritance Tax analysis and mitigation and care home fee planning.

Primarily dealing with high net worth individuals Leah has extensive experience in preparing Wills for those with business interests, agricultural property and companies and further regularly deals with obtaining Probate and Inheritance Tax reporting in estates with such assets and those with property and/or investments held in foreign jurisdictions.

Leah Advises

  • Individuals, particularly business owners, senior professionals and high net worth clients
  • Executors when dealing with Estates
  • Attorneys or Deputies when managing finances for others
  • Trustees when administering Trusts
  • Elderly clients and those with capacity issues
  • The families of elderly clients or those with capacity issues

Experience Highlights

  • Dealing with an Estate involving the death of a major shareholder in a multi-million pound UK company
  • Providing Inheritance Tax advice in conjunction with an IFA to save £250,000 in tax for one client
  • Acting as an Attorney and Deputy for clients with no close family or friends to effectively manage their finances throughout their lives
  • Acting as a professional Trustee following the death of both parents acting alongside lay Trustees to hold in excess of £1 million for the benefit of a disabled adult son and charitable beneficiaries

Career History

Previous Law firms

  • Wilkin Chapman LLP, Private Client Partner (2021–2023)
  • Lockings Solicitors, Head of Private Client Department (2013–2021)
  • Sandersons Solicitors, Associate Solicitor (2007–2013)

Memberships

  •  Society of the Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Education

  • College of Law York – Legal Practice Course (2006-2007)
  • University of Leeds – LLB (Hons) Law (2003-2006)

Expertise

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Leah Hanson is a highly experienced private client lawyer and member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Qualifying in 2009 as a solicitor, Leah has vast and varied experience across a wide range of private client matters including the preparation of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, dealing with the administration of Estates for deceased clients and the creation and management of Trusts.

Leah can provide expert analysis for clients, their families and business partners to comprehensively plan for later life, retirement and beyond. She is well versed in assisting with the preservation of wealth through life-time gifting and the creation of trusts. Leah aims to provide her clients and their families with estate planning advice throughout their lives, including providing Inheritance Tax analysis and mitigation and care home fee planning.

Primarily dealing with high net worth individuals Leah has extensive experience in preparing Wills for those with business interests, agricultural property and companies and further regularly deals with obtaining Probate and Inheritance Tax reporting in estates with such assets and those with property and/or investments held in foreign jurisdictions.

Leah Advises

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  • Individuals, particularly business owners, senior professionals and high net worth clients
  • Executors when dealing with Estates
  • Attorneys or Deputies when managing finances for others
  • Trustees when administering Trusts
  • Elderly clients and those with capacity issues
  • The families of elderly clients or those with capacity issues

Experience Highlights

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  • Dealing with an Estate involving the death of a major shareholder in a multi-million pound UK company
  • Providing Inheritance Tax advice in conjunction with an IFA to save £250,000 in tax for one client
  • Acting as an Attorney and Deputy for clients with no close family or friends to effectively manage their finances throughout their lives
  • Acting as a professional Trustee following the death of both parents acting alongside lay Trustees to hold in excess of £1 million for the benefit of a disabled adult son and charitable beneficiaries

Career History

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Previous Law firms

  • Wilkin Chapman LLP, Private Client Partner (2021–2023)
  • Lockings Solicitors, Head of Private Client Department (2013–2021)
  • Sandersons Solicitors, Associate Solicitor (2007–2013)

Memberships

  •  Society of the Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Education

  • College of Law York – Legal Practice Course (2006-2007)
  • University of Leeds – LLB (Hons) Law (2003-2006)