Johnston Clark > Blackadders LLP > Dundee, Scotland > Lawyer Profile

Johnston Clark

01382 342205 johnston.clark@blackadders.co.uk

Work Department

Private client.

Position

Johnston is a director and panel member of The Legal Defence Union, a member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Professional Practice and Client Protection Committees, a full member of STEP and a member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.  As Chief Executive of Blackadders Wealth Management LLP, with over £200 million of client funds under management he is one of only a small number of Scottish solicitors to have personal authorisation from the FCA. His experience in commercial law supports his interest in business succession planning, particularly in farming families. In addition to his wills trust and estates practice, Johnston has day to day financial responsibility for a Housing Association and a significant independent charity for disabled children.

Career

Trained Blackadders; qualified 1985; partner 1988 to date; managing partner until 2022, specialising in private client having spent time in general commercial. Current directorship: Dundee City Developments Ltd.

Memberships

STEP; Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.

Education

High School of Dundee; University of Aberdeen (1984 LLB Dip LP).

Leisure

Tennis, golf, watching football.