Private client team expands

A Shropshire law firm has expanded its private client team in Oswestry with the addition of two new solicitors.

Mai Lewis and Angharad Hird have joined Lanyon Bowdler, and head of Lanyon Bowdler’s private client team, Edward Rees, said they were already proving to be valuable assets to clients and the firm as a whole.

He said: “Angharad and Mai have added to the team’s capacity to help clients with the preparation of wills, give advice on inheritance tax, prepare and register Lasting Powers of Attorney, and assist with estate planning and administration.

“Angharad qualified as a solicitor in 2013, and worked in London and Cambridgeshire before moving back to Wales and working in Chester and Wrexham.

“Mai qualified in 2020 and is an affiliate member of the Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners (STEP), meaning she has been recognised for holding the very highest professional standards in her work.

“Both Angharad and Mai have joined us from a nearby firm, and between them have extensive experience and local knowledge which will be hugely beneficial to our clients."

Angharad studied law at Lancaster University, going on to do a Masters in Law at University College London, before completing the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in London.

Mai comes from a farming background and graduated from the University of Sheffield with a history degree before completing the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course and Masters at the University of Law, Chester.

Pictured: Angharad Hird (left) and Mai Lewis