Meet our team / Zoe Mellen
Zoe Mellen
Senior associate
Senior associate in the personal planning team
My Role
I am a private client solicitor providing advice on wills and estate planning, estate administration (including applications for grants of representation) and Court of Protection matters.
My experience
I have worked as a private client solicitor since 2014. I enjoy getting to know clients, hearing their stories and providing solutions to their needs. I understand that for many people, discussing issues pertaining to mortality and incapacity can be difficult. I am also conscious that I am often explaining new concepts and procedures to clients at a time of particular vulnerability (e.g. bereavement).
My specialisms
- Wills
- Lasting powers of attorney
- Estate administration (including applications for grants of representation)
My insights
'Willanthropy' - a new term for an old idea
Remember a Charity (part of the Chartered Institute of Fund Raising) works to encourage more people to leave a gift in their will to...
New intestacy law provisions highlight the need to make a will
If somebody dies intestate (without a will) leaving both a spouse or civil partner and children, the spouse or civil partner is entitled...
Thinking about early onset dementia
Many people will have been moved hearing TV presenter Fiona Phillips talking about caring for her parents who both had dementia. Now...
