At Mills & Reeve LLP, Lucy Howard ‘leads the team brilliantly’. It is ’fantastic from top to bottom’. Howard specialises in estate, trusts and will disputes, and acts for a wide range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, business owners, trust companies and professional trustees. Senior associate Kieran Leahy is lauded for his ‘exceptional drafting skills’. A core area of focus is dealing with disputes about the validity of wills, as well as other actions involving trustees and executors. The group continues to be busy acting for a number of charities on contested legacy matters. Senior associate and ’excellent all-rounder’ Kim Ryan is also recommended.
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'Lucy Howard was immediately approachable, professional and knowledgeable. I have not been disappointed with my choice. It has been a great comfort to have such expertise supporting me through this difficult time.’
‘Lucy Howard is an exceptional solicitor, she is very experienced and this follows through with her team. She seemed to immediately grasp my situation and I found her easy to talk to about my predicament. Medi Evans has also been a great help, nothing is ever too much trouble.’
‘Really outstanding – I would score them 11/10 if that was allowed! Under Lucy Howard's exceptional leadership, they have quickly established themselves as the leading firm for contentious trusts and probate disputes in the Midlands.'
‘Lucy Howard is an exceptional lawyer. She has excellent technical knowledge combined with superb instincts for how best to handle a dispute. She is definitely the lawyer you want on your side in complex trusts and probate disputes.'
- 'Kieran Leahy is an outstanding litigator who is quickly becoming very well known in this area of law. His ability far exceeds his experience – a real rising star in this area.'
- 'Medi Evans is a high-quality all-round lawyer. She is a real pleasure to work with, and builds very positive relationships with clients who appreciate her calm yet robust litigation style.’
- 'Kim Ryan is totally unflappable and very perceptive: she gets straight to the heart of the matter and manoeuvres the other side expertly.'
‘Lucy Howard is a tremendous lawyer. Knowledgeable, smart and very articulate. Kieran Leahy is such a safe pair of hands. He is happy to get stuck into the detail but also able to zoom out and see the picture strategically, which is such a skill.'
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Practice head
Lucy Howard
Other key lawyers
Kieran Leahy; Kim Ryan; Medi Evans