Mitchell Thompson

Mitchell is a Partner in the Private Client department and joined Thackray Williams in June 2018.

Prior to this he managed a team dealing with Estate Administrations at a Surrey based regional Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners ranked Private client department and before that ran a Private Client team of solicitors and paralegals at a National firm providing Wills, Probate and Power of Attorney advice and assistance to policyholders of an over 50’s insurance provider as well as a well-known national funeral provider. He qualified as a Solicitor with a local firm in Beckenham in 2005.

Mitchell is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). STEP is a global professional body, comprising lawyers, accountants, trustees and other practitioners that help families plan for their futures. STEP as an organisation set industry standards for Private Client work. Full STEP members, known as TEPs, are internationally recognised as experts in their field, with proven qualifications and experience.

Mitchell has dealt with most areas of Private Client work over his career (Wills, Trusts, Tax, Powers of Attorney, Deputyships and Estate Administration). He enjoys dealing with this sort of work because he likes to help families at different stages of their lives.

In collaboration with specialist colleagues in the real estate, corporate/commercial, employment and family teams, Mitchell also assists business owners health checking their businesses. Mitchell’s focus is to make sure they have an optimum setup for personal taxation purposes and business succession.

Mitchell also advises families and individuals on property transactions for tax planning purposes.

In his spare time Mitchell enjoys time with his family and can often be found climbing trees or crawling through soft play areas at the behest of his 4 year old son.