Wendy Mustard

Wendy Mustard - Solicitor

I joined PGS Law in March 2023 as a solicitor in the Private Client department. I have previously worked for a large national firm in Newcastle upon Tyne in the Estate Planning Team and at a Sunderland firm as the Head of their Private Client team. 

I assist clients with their Wills, succession and tax planning, and powers of attorney but my particular interest and speciality is dealing with the administration of estates when someone has died. I deal with a wide variety of estates, including those liable to Inheritance Tax, intestate estates (where the deceased did not leave a Will), and advising beneficiaries about varying their entitlement under a Deed of Variation. 

I also act as a Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection and I have been appointed as attorney for a number of vulnerable 

I have been a trustee of Grace House North East since 2019, a charity working to enrich the lives of children, young people and their families. I also undertake regular pro bono work for other charities. 

I graduated with an LLB (Hons) in 2009 and went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at Northumbria University. I qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive then as a Solicitor shortly afterwards. 

I am an Associate member of the highly regarded Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP) and have completed two-thirds of the STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates (England & Wales). STEP is the leading worldwide professional association for practitioners dealing with family inheritance and succession planning. 

I am a fully accredited member of The Association of Lifetime Lawyers. Lifetime Lawyers are experts providing specialist legal advice for older and vulnerable people, their families and carers.

In 2018, I became a Dementia Friend. The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative educates people to understand the condition and aims to inform the perception people have about dementia. 

• Probate and estate administration

• Deeds of variation

• Wills

• Powers of attorney