agriculture and estates / catastrophic injury / wills, trusts and probate / services to union members

Louise Eccleston

Partner

tel: 0844 346 3155
email: leccleston@walkersmithway.com
office: Chester

Languages: Welsh learner

Partner Louise heads up our Wills, trusts and probate department within the firm. Louise qualified in 1993 and joined Walker Smith Way in 1996. Specialising in Wills, administrating estates, trusts and providing elderly client advice, Louise has broad experience of many different estates gathered over the years, and experience in representing clients as a trustee, attorney or deputy (at the Court of Protection). Many of the estates she administers involve agricultural property.

Louise became a partner of the firm in 2001 and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Solicitors for the Elderly and the Law Society Probate section. She is secretary for STEP Cheshire and marks STEP exam papers for other professionals wishing to enter this international society.

Louise has also been appointed by MS Support Centre and Age UK Cheshire as a Trustee.

Why did you choose to specialise in Wills, trusts & probate?
I'm interested in looking after my clients and their families, getting to know them as individuals and serving them throughout their lives.
What has been the highlight of your career so far?
Becoming a partner at Walker Smith Way in 2001 and managing a great team of like minded, hard working colleagues.
What do you feel most passionate about within your working life?
Ensuring my clients are well cared for, and that they feel at ease when discussing important matters with me. Helping them to understand complex issues which affect their daily life.
What do you feel most passionate about within your home life?
Spending time with my husband, family and those close to me.
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what's the first thing you'd do?
Celebrate and then think seriously about improving my welsh by taking time to immerse myself in a residential course.