Secure your future, protect your wishes

Planning ahead ensures peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Our compassionate and friendly Private Client team focus on those important legal issues that affect individuals and families. We listen carefully to your wishes, advise you on your options and prepare tailored documentation for you. If you are making your first Will or wishing to update an existing Will, we can advise and support you through this emotional process. We can also advise you about Lasting Powers of Attorney which will assist you and your loved ones in the event that you lose your mental or physical capacity and are unable to act in your own interests.

Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney Services

We provide tailored advice and legal support across all areas of estate planning, including;

Professionally drafted Wills
Appointing guardians for minor children
Preparing mirror Wills for couples
Ensuring children from previous relationships are protected
Setting up trusts within a Will
Protection for disabled or vulnerable beneficiaries
Inheritance Tax planning
Advice on leaving someone out of your Will
Advising on the role and suitability of attorneys and replacement attorneys
Assisting with LPAs, covering both property and financial affairs, and health and welfare, to include drafting the LPAs according to your wishes, assisting with the signing process and acting as Certificate Provider, and registering the LPAs.

Why choose Max Engel for Wills & Lasting Powers of Attorney?

  • Specialist Knowledge: Our Private Client team has extensive experience with estate planning (including Wills and LPAs), inheritance tax planning, probate and estate administration and Court of Protection matters.

  • Client-centred Advice: We aim to work with you and tailor our service to your needs, whether simple or complex.

  • Regulated, Trusted and Insured: Be safe in the knowledge that you are being advised by trained professionals who are a part of an experienced and long-established local firm of Solicitors.

  • Fixed Fee Options: We can offer fixed pricing for Wills and LPAs or provide an estimate of costs where more appropriate (depending on individual need, complexity and work involved) so you know the cost from the start.

  • Full-service Support from across the firm: From probate to property, our law firm can support you and your family throughout life, through the generations, in all aspects.

We’re on your side

Meet Our Team of Experts

Our experienced staff are here to provide you with tailored legal advice and unwavering support, drawing on decades of expertise to meet your unique needs.

Rebecca Walker
Rebecca WalkerSenior Associate Solicitor
Head of Private Client
01604 887459
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Claire Beard
Claire BeardSenior Associate Solicitor
Deputy Head of Private Client
01604 887454
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Jade Atkins
Jade AtkinsSenior Paralegal
Private Client
01604 887451
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Mihaela Safaler
Mihaela SafalerParalegal
Private Client
01604 887467
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Jayne Croft
Jayne CroftSecretary
Private Client
01604 219650
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Mary Caruana
Mary CaruanaSecretary
Private Client
01604 219651
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From the initial steps of estate planning and drafting a secure Will to the complex administration of a loved one’s estate, Max Engel offers the expertise to guide you and your family through every legal step.