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Colleen Dooney
Director in Wills and Probate
Department:
Experience:
11 years
Education:
Colleen graduated from Keele University in 2007 with a degree in Law with Criminology. She went on to complete a Diploma in Legal Practice at the College of Law in York in 2009. Colleen joined Wake Smith Solicitors in 2021 after having worked for a number of years in the Private Client department of a local Sheffield practice and previously in a large regional firm of solicitors. She deals with all aspects of non-contentious Private Client work.
Main Areas of Work:
- Probate applications and estate administration
- Inheritance tax planning
- Drafting wills
- Elderly client issues
- Trusts
- Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications
Great / Notable achievements at Wake Smith:
Colleen qualified as a member of the Society for Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) in 2017. STEP is a global professional association and members are internationally recognised as experts in their field, with proven qualifications and experience.