Two new partners for Sheffield firm
Sheffield solicitors Bell & Buxton have added two new partners to their ranks. Martin Sissons and Alex Watkinson have joined with the firm’s four other partners to ensure continued growth and success through 2015 and beyond.
Previously a partner at Simpson, Sissons & Brooke, Martin Sissons has over 25 years of experience in dealing with a wide variety of private client work including wills and probate, powers of attorney, court of protection applications, trust formation and administration and inheritance tax planning. Based in Sheffield throughout his legal career he has built long-lasting relationships with his clients and now often finds himself acting for several generations of the same family.
Alex Watkinson is well-known across Yorkshire as an expert in disputed inheritance claims and forged wills. He joined Bell & Buxton in 2001 and is a member of the Association of Contested Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).
Martin says: “I have worked in the legal profession in Sheffield for over 25 years and throughout that time I have always admired Bell & Buxton for its professionalism and the technical expertise of the partners and staff. I was therefore delighted to be given the opportunity to join the team earlier this year. This appointment is the icing on the cake for me and I very much look forward to playing a role in the continuing development and success of the firm.”
Alex comments that he is “thrilled at being made a partner at Bell & Buxton which, I believe is a great reflection of the growth of the contentious probate department and the hard work of all of the people who work in it. I hope to ensure that the department and the firm continue to grow”.
