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Katrina Hopkins

Principal Associate

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What can I do for you

Katrina is a solicitor specialising in private client law, advising individuals, families and trustees on succession and estate planning, trusts and capital taxation.

She has a particular specialism in advising landowners and farmers on estate strategy, ownership structures and inter‑generational planning. Katrina’s work frequently involves complex trust and estate arrangements, and she supports clients through both the planning and implementation stages.

Supporting your ambitions

Katrina takes a collaborative approach, working closely with clients and their professional advisers to deliver practical, tax‑efficient solutions tailored to each family’s objectives.

She has a significant role within the team’s landed estates practice, supporting partners on complex private client matters and drawing on the firm’s national private wealth, tax, property and corporate expertise to provide joined‑up advice.

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What do others say

The Mills & Reeve private client team is recognised as a national leader in the legal directories. Katrina is described as “highly recommended by clients” in The Legal 500.

What else should you know

Katrina is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

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.

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
  • Private client
  • Landed estates

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