Erica is a senior associate in the private client team and advises individuals and families on a wide range of trust and estate matters.

Erica specialises in wills, estate and succession planning, probate and estate administration, trusts, and tax planning for UK and international clients. She also advises on the preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney and deputyship applications, supporting clients with planning for potential future loss of mental capacity. Erica regularly assists families with lifetime gifting and inheritance tax mitigation, with a focus on protecting assets for future generations.

Digital assets are an increasingly important aspect of Erica’s practice. She advises on digital asset considerations in estate planning and administration, including issues of access, ownership, evidential control, and succession planning. 

• Advising personal representatives on obtaining grants of probate and dealing with all aspects of estate administration. 
• Advising beneficiaries on post-death considerations to enable tax efficient outcomes.
• Advising both UK and non-UK domiciled individuals on UK tax and inheritance/succession planning.
• Advising on succession issues both in a personal and business context.
• Advising clients about preparing for a possible future loss of mental capacity and therefore a loss of the ability to actively take part in managing their finances or making decisions about their own health and care.

• CLT International: STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates                      
• College of Law: Qualified Lawyer (Transfer Test)                   
• BPP Professional Education (Bar Vocational Course)                   
• University College London: LLM          
• Kingston University: LLB 

• Member of The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) 
• Dementia Friend