Founder

• Jun 1998 - Present

Legal Love Letters™ Legal Love Letters™ is the new branding style of WillandProbate.com and exists mainly with the aim of creating an pleasant shift in the way we feel about wills and what we are *really* saying when we write one. I work closely with my clients to create a clear plan that succeeds for everyone involved in terms of love as well as legacy. Although they are practical legal documents, when you think it through, writing a will is also very much about the people and causes we feel affection for. Would you leave what you have worked hard for to somebody you dislike? Probably not. With this in mind I think it's pretty safe to say that they aren't just about the money, they're more about love and appreciation: a Legal Love Letter. Doesn't that feel nicer already? So.... Who do you love? 💌 ______________________________________ As a legacy professional for over 20 years, I've worked with families who have wills in place as well as families without them and I can not emphasise enough the importance of arranging this part of your financials properly. I've no idea why people in my industry and magazines like Which are still promoting basic mirror wills in this day and age, The structure is so utterly out dated and doesn't work fairly for a majority of couples whether married or unmarried. In my opinion, basic mirror wills are not fit for purpose in today's modern world and people are being effectively guided towards having their children or families disinherited. This mis-information is on such a scale, I would bet that in the future, will writers and solicitors will be called to account over it on the scale of PPI claims. #whodoyoulove #legacy #legacyletters #education #willandprobate Show less

Managing Director

• 1998 - Present

Chairman

• Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

Businesses giving Back... BEA is a non-profit organisation run on a voluntary basis by local business people. We aim to create a relaxed and informal atmosphere where you can develop lasting business relations while also raising money for charities through various fund raising events such as quiz nights, golf days, BBQ's and wine-tasting to name a few!

Vice Chairman

• Jan 2009 - Nov 2011

BEA is a non-profit business network organisation whose Members also endeavour to raise money for local charities - our Golf Days alone over 3 years raised almost £10,000 for Purley Cancer Care and more recently we have been supporting Help for Heroes.

Membership Chairman

• Jan 2007 - Apr 2009

Business to Business Friendship and networking. www.croydonbea.org Business to Business Friendship and networking. www.croydonbea.org

Draughtsman

• Mar 1980 - Sep 1991

Surgical Industry - Research, development and design of surgical instruments and related products from concept through to production. This included the very first mobility scooter long before it became the success it is today. The first prototypes made over 30 years ago, had a shedload of car batteries on the back and toppled over going up kerbs! I loved this particular project. HVAC - A great mixture of working on site and on the drawing board - contracted to various companies over a number of years. The old pen and ink drawings we used to do were superseded by autoCAD. Yes, I am that much of a dinosaur :) The last project I worked on was one of the plant rooms for the Channel Tunnel before it was completed. Show less

Freelance Illustrator

• Apr 1986 - Mar 1990

Comissioned to produce individual drawings of each and all of the National Trust sites in England and Scotland for use in the National Trust Passports which their visitors, supporters and fans still use to this day. I still get a kick out of knowing that thousands of nature enthusiasts around the country are carrying passports with my work in and am proud to have been part of such a great project. Comissioned to produce individual drawings of each and all of the National Trust sites in England and Scotland for use in the National Trust Passports which their visitors, supporters and fans still use to this day. I still get a kick out of knowing that thousands of nature enthusiasts around the country are carrying passports with my work in and am proud to have been part of such a great project.

Junior Draughtsman in Research & Development

• Jul 1980 - Oct 1984

Initially employed as a junior draughtsman and moved quickly into Research & Development of surgical instruments and equipment whilst studying Mechanical Enginnering at Carshalton College. It was extremely interesting work and projects I was involved with included the very first mobility scooters and also the Huckstep Jig which was revolutionary at the time in the repair of shattered bones - both of these aids now widely used around the world today. I loved it. As part of my job, I also produced hundreds of technical specification drawings for the archive of historical and superseded surgical instruments. Show less