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DALEHOUSE, TIVIOT DALE, STOCKPORT, SK1 1TA, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0161 930 5151
Fax:
Fax 0161 930 5252
DX:
719421 STOCKPORT-7
Web:
www.gorvins.com
Email:

Valerie Bown

Tel:
Work +44 161 930 5151
Email:
Gorvins

Work Department

Private client.

Position

Partner and head of private client department specialising in wills, tax planning, probate, trusts and elderly client matters, including lasting powers of attorney and court of protection work.

Career

Trained John Hardman & Co; qualified 1997; joined Gorvins 1997 as private client solicitor; senior associate 2001; partner and head of department 2004.

Member

STEP; Law Society Private Client Section; Association of Women Solicitors; Solicitors for the Elderly.

Education

Monmouth School for Girls; University of Manchester (1980 BA Hons American Studies); University of Central Lancashire (1993 CPE); College of Law, Chester (1994 LPC).

Leisure

Golf, photography, cycling, swimming, gardening.

Practice Areas

Private client

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