Catherine Connelly

Paralegal

Catherine deals with the preparation of Wills, meeting with clients to take instructions providing advice and attending on the execution additional duties extend to preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney for clients and arranging registration of the same, obtaining Grants of Probate and Administering Estates.

Catherine initially trained at the Leeds Probate Courts where she worked before leaving in 2002 to pursue a career in Private Client. Catherine has over 20 year’s experience dealing with all areas of Wills and Probate.

Contact Details

0113 399 3428

David Capewell

Paralegal

David specialises in the administration of trusts and their tax affairs. He is also involved with the administration of estates and tax planning.

With over 30 years’ experience as a Certified Accountant, David has been an essential member of our team since joining in 2004. Prior to this, he had spent over 20 years working for accountancy firms.

Contact Details

0114 290 6217

david.capewell@keebles.com

Eilidh Jordan

Associate

Eilidh specialises in private client matters and advises individuals and their families on a wide range of matters including wills, lasting powers of attorney and deputyship applications. Eilidh also deals with the administration of deceased estates including estates subject to inheritance tax and advises clients and their families across a number of pro-bono advice clinics in Sheffield.

In 2010, Eilidh was called to the Bar as a Barrister and cross qualified as a Solicitor in March 2016. Eilidh is now increasing her expertise in the private client area by undertaking exams to become a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Contact Details

0114 290 6206

eilidh.jordan@keebles.com

George Connell

Consultant

George has been a solicitor for more than 35 years. Born in Sheffield, he trained in Liverpool and came back in 1975 to join the practice where his father was a solicitor.

His key areas of expertise are estate and trust planning, administration of estates and the formation and administration of trusts for high net worth individuals.

George is a member of the Probate Section (Law Society) and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Contact Details

0114 290 6213

george.connell@keebles.com

Leanne Farey

Associate/Chartered Legal Executive

Leanne specialises in personal injury claims including accidents at work, slips and trips and road traffic accidents.

With over a decade’s experience as a Chartered Legal Executive, Leanne Farey has been an integral part of our team, having joined the firm in 1996.

Leanne is accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers as a Senior Litigator.

Contact Details

0114 290 6264

leanne.farey@keebles.com

Louise Rudkin

Associate

Louise advises on all aspects of estate administration, the preparation of wills and inheritance tax planning. She also deals with lasting powers of attorney, Court of Protection applications, as well as the registration of enduring powers of attorney.

Louise has worked within the legal sector in South Yorkshire for almost 20 years. In that time he has worked for several local private practices, Sheffield City Council and the Crown Prosecution Service. She has over 9 years of experience in her chosen specialism, Private Client work.

Louise works closely with a range of clients and their families, providing bespoke advice in respect of planning for the challenges of later life, such as concerns about care fees, loss of capacity and inheritance tax worries.

Contact Details

01302 308669

Michele Wightman

Partner

Michele specialises in advising on all aspects of private client work, with an emphasis on high value tax, trusts and estates. She runs the private client team and heads up the private client and charity sector.

Michele has been with the firm for almost two decades, having trained and worked in the region for 26 years. She is Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners qualified and noted in the Legal 500. As well as heading up the private client team she is the Under Sheriff for South Yorkshire and sits on the boards of South Yorkshire Community Foundation and Taptonholme.

Contact Details

0114 290 6207

michele.wightman@keebles.com

Natalie Sheldon

Senior Associate

Natalie specialises in advising individuals and their families on a wide range of estate planning matters including preparation of Wills, administration of deceased estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Tax planning and Trusts.

Since qualifying as a solicitor Natalie has also sought to increase her expertise and is now a qualified trust and estate practitioner and is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Contact Details

0114 290 6248

Sherelle O'Brien

Solicitor

Sherelle specialises in private client matters such as wills, probate, powers of attorney and Court of Protection applications. Sherelle also deals with administration of estate matters and can assist in obtaining probate and letters of administration in intestacy matters.

Sherelle has been part of the private client team for a number of years and qualified as a solicitor in 2017 after completing her training with the firm.

Contact Details

0114 290 6377

sherelle.obrien@keebles.com