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Ava Graves

Senior Associate

What can I do for you

Ava is a Senior Associate in the Private Client team at Mills & Reeve, specialising in all aspects of succession planning, tax planning, estate administration, wills, trusts and lasting powers of attorney. She advises individuals, families, business owners, landowners and trustees on a wide range of private client matters.

Ava has extensive experience preparing wills (including those incorporating trusts and bespoke family arrangements), advising on inheritance tax reliefs, managing lifetime gifts and trust administration. She regularly supports executors in administering both taxable and non‑taxable estates, including those involving business or agricultural property, international assets, blended families and vulnerable beneficiaries.

Supporting your ambitions

Ava is committed to making complex legal issues accessible and achievable for her clients. By taking the time to understand each client’s personal, family and financial objectives, she develops clear and practical solutions tailored to their long‑term goals.

Ava guides clients through each stage of the private client journey - whether planning ahead with lifetime structures, navigating the probate process, or addressing succession challenges within families or businesses. Ava’s approach is proactive, thorough, sensitive and solutions‑focused, ensuring that clients feel supported throughout.

Additional Information

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What else should you know

Ava is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and completed her qualification in 2022.

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As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Related sectors and services

  • Private wealth
  • Estate, trust and will disputes
  • Wills, estate and succession planning
  • Private client
  • Estate, trust and will disputes
  • Probate
  • Wills, estate and succession planning

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