Areas of work:
Clare specialises in providing individual estate planning solutions to private clients. Her expertise in inheritance tax planning encompasses the provision of tax-efficient Wills, preparation of lifetime settlements and the administration of Estates, including Estates with foreign assets. Clare provides private client services to the clients of other City firms which do not have an in-house private client department. Clare is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly and is a recommended advisor for Mencap.

Career history:
1987– 1989 – Withers (Trainee Solicitor)
1989 – 2005 – Asb-law (became a Partner in 1994)
2005 – Joined Goodman Derrick LLP as a Partner

Education:
Wimbledon High School
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Guildford College of Law

Qualifications:
BA Cantab – 1st Class Law Degree
Solicitor – Qualified 1989
Chartered Tax Adviser – Qualified 1991 – Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
Trust & Estate Practitioner – Member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners

Hobbies:
Clare is married with two daughters and so heavily engaged in organising their social lives. Clare attempts to counterbalance the effect of a sedentary job by dance classes and running. She is a member of a reading group and is active in the Association of Inter-Church Families.