John is part of the private Client team. He is one of the leading specialists in Will preparation in Scotland and regularly speaks at seminars and conferences. Other areas of special interest include contentious estates, estate planning and tax mitigation, powers of attorney and living wills. He is passionate about care of the elderly on which he is an expert.
John is the author of ‘Drafting for Succession, now in its 2nd edition and compiled Greens recent styles of Powers of Attorney and Petitions for Financial Guardianships. He revised the course notes for CLT STEP Diploma. John taught for 12 years at Glasgow Graduate School of Law and was Senior Tutor in Private Client for the last two years of his tenure. He was also on the Board of Management at John Wheatley College for seven years and is an external tutor for the Scottish Paralegal Course wills, trusts and executries.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.
