Pictured above: Sarah Walker has joined
the private client team at Shakespeare Putsman LLP
in Stratford as Partner
Highly experienced private client lawyer Sarah Walker has joined
the Stratford office of Shakespeare Putsman LLP as Partner.
She joins from Birmingham firm The Wilkes Partnership where she
was with the private client team for five years, most recently as
an Associate. Previously, Sarah was Assistant Solicitor at
Blakemores Solicitors in Coventry.
Recognised for her extensive knowledge and experience of
delivering robust advice and solutions for a variety of Wills,
Trust and Probate matters, including Inheritance Tax Planning,
Lasting Powers of Attorney and cross-border and contentious Probate
matters, Sarah is a specialist in all matters for private clients
and a fully qualified member of STEP.
Of joining Needham & James, the Stratford-upon-Avon site of
Shakespeare Putsman LLP, which has offices across the Midlands,
Sarah says: "This is the latest step in the ongoing development of
the Private Client team in Stratford, both in terms of resource and
profile. The team is very focussed on its sustained development by
building on its reputation as a centre of excellent legal advice in
this specialist area, and its superb client care.
"This is an exciting time to join the firm and presents the
perfect professional opportunity for me. Needham & James
already has an excellent reputation in Stratford and Warwickshire,
and we have the ideal team to match the needs of the high quality
clients' work across the area."
Also joining the private client team at Needham & James is
Mark Ferguson. Based at the firm's Shipston-on-Stour offices, where
the team is headed by partner Finulla Allen, he joins as an
Assistant Solicitor. Mark, a student member of the Society of Trust
and Estate Practitioners (STEP), was previously with
Stratford-based Independent Trust Corporation t/a ITC Legal
Services for two years, where he was In-house Legal Adviser and
worked on a range of complex probate work.