Alison Chaloner

Senior Associate

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What can I do for you

Alison qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and specialises in advising clients on all aspects of their estate planning, including wills, trusts, tax advice and the succession of family businesses.

Alison is also experienced in complex trust and estate administration, and advises on trust restructuring and post-death variations.

What do others say

"Alison has been brilliant at advising on wealth/tax management strategies and guiding us through the complexities. She is an excellent technical and pragmatic lawyer whose advice is to-the-point and provided in a clear and calm manner."

Supporting your ambitions

Alison’s focus is to build long-term relationships with clients and become their trusted advisor. Since joining Mills & Reeve Alison has advised a number of clients on re-structuring their affairs, including the transferring of a farming business into a trust, and advising on the interplay between discretionary trusts and loans.

Alison recently dealt with a complex downsizing issue as part of a wider probate matter, securing a residence nil rate band allowance that was greater than the value of the downsized property and saving the clients a significant amount of inheritance tax. The clients were delighted with the outcome.

What else should you know?

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Alison worked in public relations for L’Oréal and then Chanel. Alison was drawn to the academic challenge of a legal career and had a desire to help others. Alison qualified as a solicitor in London, but relocated to the Midlands to live closer to family. Alison has two young children and survives on minimal sleep!  

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”