Managing Director Paul Dodsworth has personal and professional reasons for wanting to help East Cheshire Hospice.
His firm Estate Planning Solutions (EPS) will celebrate opening a new office in Macclesfield on September 27 by taking part in the charity’s Will Month initiative.
Participating solicitors will waive their usual fee in exchange for a donation to the Hospice during October.
Paul saw for himself what the Hospice means to families when he lost his father Peter (84) five years ago.
Paul has run EPS for 20 years and the new office on Jordangate is part of expansion plans.
Paul Dodsworth whose company Estate Planning Solutions are taking part in Will Month.
Daughter Megan (23) also works in the business and is studying for a legal executive qualification.
Paul, a fellow of the Institute of Professional Will Writers and diploma member of the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners, said: “If people haven’t got a will they really should make one.
“It’s probably the most important document they will ever write.
“If you don’t write a will the State writes one for you and it will almost certainly not be what you want.
“We’re not just will writers – we’re estate planners as well, helping people make sure their wealth ends up with the right people at the right time.
“Most people don’t realise what you can achieve by writing the right Will to suit your circumstances and objectives.
“Many will just write a basic Will that gives everything to their children but that does nothing to protect any of their estate. It does nothing to guarantee what their children, or other beneficiaries, will inherit.
“You can use your Will as a financial planning tool and that’s what we do for 99 per cent of clients.”
The other participating solicitors are Moneybox Wills and Trusts, GPW Tax and Law, THP Law and Stratford Solicitors.
They will write single and mirror Wills or update an existing Will and waive their usual fee in exchange for a donation to the Hospice.
Contact the firms directly to make an appointment.
The campaign was a big success last year when it switched from a week-long event to a monthly initiative, allowing more flexibility.
Almost £14,000 was raised for the Hospice which cares for one in three of its patients from gifts left in Wills.
To find how to contact participating solicitors visit the Hospice website or email fundraising@echospice.org.uk or call 01625 433477.
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