John Goodrich
John Goodrich is a Consultant in the Private Client Department
John qualified as a solicitor in 1971 and has been a prominent member of the local legal community since 1973, serving as Treasurer of the Yorkshire Law Society from 1991 to 2010. He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE).
In addition to the administration of estates John's specialisms include:
- Preparation of Wills
- Related inheritance tax advice and tax-efficient drafting
- Strategic financial and inheritance tax planning
- Drafting and administration of trusts
- Elderly and disabled client advice
- Preparation and registration of Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney
He combines maturity with an up to the minute specialist knowledge, as illustrated by two recent quotes from satisfied executor clients of difficult estates:
"Thanks for your diligence in dealing with this problematic affair, especially the groundbreaking work on taking advantage of the unused nil rate band so kindly legislated by Alistair Darling. You should be proud of this detective work"
"A HUGE thank you for your brilliant and careful work on X's Will and Estate. When I asked you to take it on it all looked straightforward - a list of building society accounts. Then the fun began! Given the complexity, you have completed your work very quickly"
John is an experienced speaker at seminars covering the above topics and for a time conducted seminars for solicitors on behalf of a leading CPD provider.
