About
Jan Atkinson is Partner and Head of the 25-strong Private Client team at Osbornes with over 25 years' experience advising on wills, estates and trusts. She focuses on high-value estate administrations, international/cross-border estates and disputed probate and trust matters and is a registered TEP and CTAPS, frequently appointed as an independent administrator in complex contentious estates.
Practice areas
Private ClientTrustsProbateWealth PlanningEstate AdministrationContentious Trusts & ProbateInternational Estates
Office
Expertise
High-value estate administrationInternational/cross-border estatesDisputed probate and trustsWealth planningIndependent administrator appointmentsContentious and non-contentious private client work
Education
- Heanor Grammar School
- University of Sheffield (BA Hons History)
- King’s College, University of London (PGCE)
- Nottingham Law School (CPE (Commendation))
- Law Society Finals
Admissions
- Qualified (1987)
- Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP)
- Registered Contentious Trust and Probate Specialist (CTAPS)
- Executive Committee Member, Private Client Section, Law Society
- Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- Member, Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)