Helen Thompson > Myerson Solicitors LLP > Altrincham, England > Lawyer Profile
Myerson Solicitors LLP Offices
GROSVENOR HOUSE
20 BARRINGTON ROAD
ALTRINCHAM
WA14 1HB
England
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Helen Thompson
Work Department
Contentious Trusts and Probate
Position
Helen is a Partner and Head of the Contentious Trust and Probate Team
Career
Helen has over 20 years of litigation experience and has specialised in contentious probate for over 8 years. Helen is a Full Member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Solicitors (ACTAPS) and was noted in Chambers in 2010 for her “balance of toughness and charm” and in Legal 500 in 2015 as “one to watch.” Helen is also a trustee at St Ann’s Hospice.
Memberships
ACTAPS (Membership)
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
(Leading individuals)A standout firm due to its highly regarded and deep bench of advisors, Myerson Solicitors LLP are ‘genuine specialists’ in matters concerning contested wills and probate, often acting on conflict referral work from peers in the market. The team is adept at handling Inheritance Act claims involving complex family structures and overseas assets, disputed will cases containing undue influence and lack of capacity claims, as well as propriety estoppel matters. Department head Helen Thompson draws praise for her considerable experience in this area of law and has notable expertise acting for both claimants and defendants in Inheritance Act claims, while co-head Adam Maher‘s eminent reputation continues to generate activity for the firm. Recently promoted partner Jennifer McGuinness is ‘brilliant with clients’ and has established strength in will validity claims, as well as the firm’s most complex cross border cases. Eleanor Clarke and Stephanie Ewan consistently garner positive recognition from clients due to their ‘exceptional’ legal advice. Alice Vale is consistently active on the full range of practice matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Contentious trusts and probate North West > Private client
- Leading individuals North West > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the North West
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in the North West
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Construction
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery