Leading Trust Lawyer joins Dickinson Dees as Director
Leading northern law firm Dickinson Dees LLP has enhanced its wealth management team with the arrival in York of leading private client lawyer,[private] Caroline Hedges.
Caroline, one of Yorkshire’s most experienced trust lawyers, will lead the private client team in the York office, complimenting the wealth management practice at Dickinson Dees – one of the top five private client practices outside London. Caroline has joined Dickinson Dees as a director from Rollits solicitors in York. She was previously with Simpson Curtis (now Pinsents) and Addleshaw Booth in Leeds, having gained a First Class degree in law at Leeds University.
Caroline commented: “The expansion of our wealth management team into the York office is one of the final pieces in the jigsaw for Dickinson Dees in Yorkshire. Since the firm opened in York at the beginning of 2007, we have developed a practice which covers all legal disciplines, providing a comprehensive first-class service across Yorkshire. I am delighted to
be part of it.”
“Clearly these are challenging economic times for everyone and the careful management of private wealth is more important than ever. With more than 20 years’ experience in this field, I am pleased to be charged with building our private client team in the York office to look after clients across Yorkshire and the north of England.”
Philip Ashworth, the partner in charge of Dickinson Dees’ York office, said: “We are very pleased to welcome a lawyer of Caroline’s expertise and experience to our York office. We now have tremendously strong teams across many sectors including corporate finance, property, construction, employment, planning, charities, education and wealth management.” Caroline, who lives near Boroughbridge with her husband and three children, originally comes from Lancashire and started her legal career with Simpson Curtis in Leeds in 1986.
She is a member of STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and has also served as a committee member of its Yorkshire branch. [/private]