Lynsey Kerr

Partner

Private Client Services

Phone

0131 656 5721

Address

Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE

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Lynsey Kerr

About Lynsey

Lynsey is a Partner within our Private Client team based in the Edinburgh office. She advises Executors and beneficiaries in the administration of estates, drafts Wills and Powers of Attorney and advises Attorneys on their responsibilities and duties. She also creates and administers Trusts and provides inheritance tax planning advice.

Lynsey has a keen interest in the Third Sector and is involved with the establishment, reorganisation and winding up of Charitable Trusts. She is part of the Firm’s Third Sector team. 

Lynsey is a Governor of St Columba’s Hospice which offers palliative care and support to patients and families. She has previously been a Trustee of LifeCare, an Edinburgh based charity providing a flexible range of care, support, community services and social activities for older people. Lynsey is also a Trustee of Ponton House Trust which is a grant making body providing support to vulnerable and disadvantaged children locally. 

Lynsey is a member of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet and sits on the WS Council.

Expertise

Highlights

  • Notary Public
  • Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the leading worldwide professional body for private client professionals
  • Winner of a STEP Excellence Award
  • Awarded a Distinction level STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates

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