Jenny Pierce > Wards Solicitors LLP > Bristol City Centre, England > Lawyer Profile
Wards Solicitors LLP Offices
52 BROAD STREET
BRISTOL
BS1 2EP
England
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Jenny Pierce
Work Department
Personal tax, trusts and probate
Position
Jenny Pierce, Partner, is Head of the Wills, Probate and Mental Capacity team at Wards Solicitors and specialises in Will writing, probate, long term care planning, capital tax planning, elderly client law and trusts and law relating to mental capacity.
In 2015 Jenny was appointed to the Office of the Public Guardian’s prestigious Panel of Professional Deputies and is frequently appointed as a Professional Deputy for Property and Affairs, for vulnerable clients who lack capacity. She also has a STEP Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable clients.
Memberships
- Full member of Society of Trust and Estate Planners (STEP) since 2006.
- STEP Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable clients since 2016
- Full member of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) since 2012
- SFE Client Care in Practice Award since 2015
- Regional Coordinator for Bristol & Bath Solicitors For the Elderly (SFE) since 2002
- Director on the national board of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) since 2018
- Appointed to the Office of the Public Guardian’s prestigious Panel of Professional Deputies in 2015
- Member of Law Society Probate Section
- The Winner of the Association of Women Solicitors 2010 award for the Best Woman Solicitor Managing a Probate Practice
- Has specialised in Will writing, probate, long term care planning, capital tax planning, elderly client law and trusts and law relating to mental incapacity since 1994
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
With particular skill advising elderly and vulnerable clients, the ‘knowledgeable, professional and approachable’, Wards Solicitors LLP variously advises on family tax planning, trust management, powers of attorney, mental capacity work, and asset protection. Practice head Jenny Pierce is experienced in all aspects of later life planning, while Rachael Abbott is praised for her ‘extremely efficient, articulate, and professional‘ approach.