Addleshaw Goddard advises high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and trustees, with particular expertise in matters involving business assets, succession planning, and international structuring issues. The team works in close coordination with the firm’s corporate and tax practices, often supporting clients with interests in owner-managed and family-run businesses. The practice is led by Yorke Eaton, who specialises in trust structuring and planning involving private company shareholdings, and Pervinder Kaur, whose focus includes advising family trusts and clients with significant commercial interests. Laura Woffinden is also a key contact, advising on private client, trust, probate and charity matters, as well as supporting banking and corporate transactions involving trust structures.

Irwin Mitchell’s private client team covers personal tax, probate, wills, trusts, succession planning, and estate administration issues for clients across the UK and internationally. The firm advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and trustees, and work with several well-known charities on estate and will matters. Andrea Jones co-leads the national team alongside Gillian Coverley, who leads in Sheffield. Thomas Wainman leads the private client team in Leeds, focusing on inheritance tax and estate planning for business owners and rural clients. Emma McCann is a key name in the Sheffield team, handling wills, trusts, later life planning, and complex probate cases. Hollie Marcham is also recommended with expertise in international probate and trust matters.

Mills & Reeve LLP’s private client team is known for strategic estate planning, trusts, and succession advice, especially for family businesses and high-net-worth individuals. Andrew Playle co-leads the Yorkshire team and is widely recognised for his expertise in trusts, wills, tax issues, probate work, and family investment companies, while Ellie Milner focuses on business succession and long-term estate planning work, advising clients on protecting assets and trust administration. Rachel MacIntosh supports families on succession planning, wills, and philanthropy.

Raworths advises on the full range of personal tax, trusts and estates work, with particular strength in complex succession planning and multi-jurisdictional matters. The Harrogate-based team is jointly led by Alison Walker and Sam Jenner, while Rachel Tunnicliffe recently stepped into a broader strategic role. Caroline Hedges is noted for her long-standing experience in the field and work with families and trusts. The group regularly advises on estate planning issues involving business interests, trust structuring work and estate administration, often coordinating with other professional advisers.

Wrigleys Solicitors LLP advises a broad range of high-net-worth clients, with notable expertise in acting for farming and land-owning families, family business owners, and vulnerable individuals. Andrew Wriglesworth, specialising in landed estates, co-leads the Leeds team alongside Marie-Louise Hamilton, who also heads the trust management and family business teams. In Sheffield, Jane Netting and Lisa Eato jointly lead the department. Other key figures include Angus Hunter Smart, who focuses on succession planning for landowners, and Julia Boyes, who covers trust law and complex tax matters. Suzannah Farnell leads family business and trust management teams. Also noted are Kieran McIvor, with expertise in complex estate administration and cross-border work, and Hannah Allen, who specialises in tax, trusts, and succession planning work.

Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP advises high-net-worth individuals on succession, lifetime planning, and trust administration mandates. Richard Hoare leads the team from Hull, specialising in complex estate administration issues and acting as executor. Geraldine Martin provides estate planning advice across the region and beyond, while George Lyall, a dual-qualified solicitor and chartered accountant, focuses on estate planning and capital tax issues, with extensive charity experience. Sally Price handles complex estate administration and inheritance tax planning. Amy Youngman and Amy Floater support with lifetime planning, trusts, and Court of Protection matters.

Clarion’s private wealth team in Leeds is led by Stephanie Parish, who heads the firm’s specialist private wealth practice. Gareth Marland supports the team, with a focus on estate and succession planning for farming families, and Kerri-Anne Ball is recognised for her expertise in complex trusts and estates. The team handles a broad range of private client work, acting for ultra-high and high-net-worth clients, family-owned businesses, and complex cross-border matters. The firm is known for managing some of the region’s most complex family wealth and succession issues.

Schofield Sweeney advises on complex tax, trust, and succession planning matters. John Feaster leads in Bradford, and is a national expert in stamp duty land tax and complex trust and succession planning. Simon Glazebrook heads up the practice in Leeds, specialising in complex estate planning work, acting for high-net-worth individuals and family businesses, with a focus on family investment companies and international matters. Ashley Iredale leads in Huddersfield, and advises high-net-worth clients on wills, trusts, probate issues, and tax planning work.

Wake Smith Solicitors Limited advises high-net-worth individuals and families on estate administration issues, inheritance tax planning work, and wills. Colleen Dooney leads the private client team in Sheffield, overseeing day-to-day operations and working with financial advisers and accountants. Stephanie Chung and Sherelle O’Brien support.

Berwins advises individuals, families, and business owners on all aspects of estate planning and administration work. The team is co-led by Derek Hellawell in Harrogate, who focuses on probate and estate administration issues, and Paul Colman in Leeds, who handles complex estate planning matters. Colman has a strong national following for his expertise in tax-efficient structures, including family investment companies and trusts, acting for business owners and agricultural clients.

Taylor & Emmet LLP’s private client team has a wide range of expertise, including advising on bespoke tax and estate planning work for high-net-worth individuals, trust creations, and specialist inheritance tax advice. The team is also skilled in family investment company planning, estate administration, and inheritance tracing. Led by Richard King, Oliver Simpson, and Ben Brown, the department provides comprehensive services, including charity administration and philanthropic planning advice.

Wilkin Chapman Rollits advises a broad private client base, with a focus on succession planning issues, trusts, and tax mitigation work for farming families, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. The team is led in Beverley by Lesley Archer, who regularly handles complex estate planning work. Laura Fahy is noted for her work on complex wills and estate administration, including a niche specialism in estates involving bankruptcy.

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP advises high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and landed estates on domestic and international wealth structuring, succession planning, and complex trust and tax matters. Susan Maxey leads on high-value estate planning work and strategic asset protection for clients with private company interests. Fiona McLaughlin focuses on complex family wealth structures and inheritance tax planning, while Nadine Kilvington supports across estate and trust matters with experience in foreign elements and high-value estates.

Blacks Solicitors LLP’s private client team advises on wills, probate, estate administration and succession planning issues. The practice is led by Nick Rhodes, who is experienced in inheritance tax planning and often works with vulnerable clients. Annie Beaumont is known for advising business owners, particularly in the holiday and home park sector, while Jenna Keough focuses on wills, trusts and probate work.

Graysons Solicitors‘ private client team, led by Laura Cowan, advises on wills, trusts, and estate administration issues. Based in Sheffield, the team is known for its work with elderly and vulnerable clients.

Harrowells Solicitors advises on all aspects of estate and succession planning, with a particular focus on acting for landowners and business owners across North Yorkshire. The team, led by Ed Ryder, is recognised for delivering tailored advice that balances long-term family planning with the day-to-day needs of clients’ businesses.

LCF Law’s private client team, headed by Neil Shaw in Bradford, offers expert advice across wills, trusts, estate planning, and Court of Protection matters. The team is known for its work with vulnerable clients, complex cross-border estates, and tax planning for business owners. Ann Christian and Liam O'Neill are also key names, bringing particular expertise in high-value estate administration, inheritance tax planning, and trust matters.

McCormicks’ Harrogate-based private client team, led by Peter McCormick and Elaine Lightfoot, provides a comprehensive range of services including advice on wills, estate administration, trusts, and Court of Protection matters. The team is noted for its expertise in advising trustees, beneficiaries, and deputies on complex estate and tax planning issues, including matters involving cross-border assets and HMRC negotiations.

Ramsdens Solicitors LLP’s private wealth and succession team, led by Veronica Mullins, specialises in wills, trusts, probate work, and complex intestate estates. Jodie Wielgus focuses on high-net-worth succession planning, while Thomas Jagger manages the growing intestacy work, with strong litigation and Court of Protection experience.

Emsleys Solicitors Limited advises on wills, probates, and estate administration issues. The team is led by Joanne Liversidge, who oversees the firm’s growing private client offering.

Ridley & Hall’s wills, probate, and trust department provides expert advice across estate planning, administration, and trust management mandates. The team, led by Thomas Grice, is supported by experienced professionals including Hannah Pedley and Chloe Aston, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all private client needs.

SJP Law’s private client team, led by Claire Charman, advises wealthy individuals, business owners, and rural clients on wills, estates, probates, and trust matters. Known for its cross-disciplinary collaboration, the team handles both straightforward and complex estates.

Watson Ramsbottom‘s private client team, led by Stuart Maher, is known for its expertise in estate planning, wills, tax advice, and care fee planning. The team offers a personalised approach, providing tailored solutions to clients, from straightforward wills to more complex tax and trust matters.