Allison Tompkins

Qualifications and professional memberships

• Admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives June 2009
• Accredited Member of Association for Lifetime Lawyers (formerly Solicitors for the Elderly) May 2016
• Winner of STEP Worldwide Excellence Award for highest pass with distinction in Essay Route 2020
• Full Membership of STEP 2021
• Head of Wills and Probate at Fitzhugh Gates Solicitors since November 2024

Experience and expertise

• 26 years of working in private client practice
• Advising in all aspects of estate administration 
• Advising as to tax aspects of estate administration including Deeds of Variation, Deeds of Disclaimer and Deeds of Appropriation
• Preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney and advising as to their management
• Advising on and drafting Wills to include IHT planning where needed
• Registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney
• Department supervision