Niamh is a Director in the Private Client Department at Hughes Paddison, specialising in wills, estate planning, probate and supporting elderly and vulnerable clients. Niamh helps individuals and families plan, protect their assets, and navigate the legal and practical responsibilities that arise following a bereavement. 

Niamh works with clients at all stages of life, from those planning ahead to safeguard their family’s future, to relatives supporting elderly or vulnerable loved ones, to executors managing the administration of an estate.

Niamh is committed to offering clear, practical guidance grounded in empathy, helping clients feel fully understood and confident as they navigate situations that can be emotionally demanding.

Key Skills

• Wills and estate planning
• Inheritance tax planning and asset protection
• Probate and estate administration
• Powers of Attorney
• Advising elderly and vulnerable clients
• Trust creation, advice and succession planning
• Reviewing and updating existing arrangements as circumstances change

Experience

• Preparing clear, tax-efficient wills and lifetime planning structures for clients with blended families and those with a mix of agricultural, business and investment assets.
• Working collaboratively with financial advisers, accountants and other professionals to ensure holistic planning.
• Acting in matters involving vulnerable clients and assisting attorneys and deputies with their responsibilities.
• Supporting and advising families on the full probate process, including complex estates with varied assets (business and agricultural, property portfolios, and investments) trusts and cross-generational planning.
• Preparing clear, tax-efficient wills and lifetime planning structures for clients with blended families and those with a mix of agricultural, business and investment assets.
• Working collaboratively with financial advisers, accountants and other professionals to ensure holistic planning.
• Acting in matters involving vulnerable clients and assisting attorneys and deputies with their responsibilities.
• Supporting and advising families on the full probate process, including complex estates with varied assets (business and agricultural, property portfolios, and investments) trusts and cross-generational planning.

Memberships

• Full member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), the professional body demonstrating specialist expertise in trusts and estates.
• Associate member of Lifetime Lawyers (formerly Solicitors for the Elderly).
• Dementia Friend with Alzheimer’s Society.

Outside of work

Outside of work Niamh enjoys travelling and hiking, loves discovering new places to eat, and spending time with family and friends.