Partner promotion for private client specialist

Charlene Vilia, who has been with the firm since 2021, specialises in all aspects of pre and post-death private client work. Her expertise includes the preparation of wills, inheritance tax planning, preparing and registering Lasting Powers of Attorney and registering Enduring Powers of Attorney.

She has a varied caseload of clients both locally and further afield, and deals with all aspects of estate administration, acting for executors and administrators following bereavement where the deceased has left a Will and when they have passed away intestate. Charlene qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and is based at the firm’s Sheffield office.

Charlene said: “I am delighted to have been promoted to Partner at Lupton Fawcett and grateful to the firm for the opportunities and support that they have provided to me. I am excited to play a key part in the firm’s ongoing success in the future and the expansion of our private client services.”

In her new position, Charlene will focus on providing exceptional client care and service throughout the Sheffield area while raising the profile of Lupton Fawcett’s private client services in the region. She will also play a key role in supporting and expanding the firm’s growing private client team in Sheffield.

James Richardson, managing partner, said: “Charlene is a welcome addition to the partner team; she is known for her friendly and approachable service and always goes the extra mile for clients.

“Her promotion underscores our commitment to recognising and nurturing talent within the firm.”