Travis joined JMW in 2021 as a Trainee Solicitor and qualified into the non-contentious limb of the Private Wealth Department in 2023. He successfully passed the Diploma in administration of trusts and estates with Distinction in 2025, becoming a full member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Travis has experience in a wide range of Private Client matters including:
- Administration of complex and taxable estates, with experience with ‘Grant on Credit’ applications and claims for Agricultural Relief and Business Relief.
- Administration of non-taxable estates, whether testate or intestate.
- Simple and complex will structures, with the objectives of succession planning and asset protection in mind.
- Declarations of Trust, most often concerning the protection of contributions to the purchase (and the maintenance costs) of a property.
- Lifetime estate planning, with the objective of mitigating one’s exposure to Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Income Tax.
- Trust formation and administration, with the objectives of asset protection and management, tax planning and inter-generational wealth planning in mind.
- Lasting Powers of Attorney, often acting as Certificate Provider to certify capacity.
Prior to joining JMW, Travis graduated from the University of Law (Manchester) with a First Class Honours in his LLB in 2020. He went on to achieve a Distinction in his LPC with Masters in Law.
Outside of work, Travis plays cricket for his local team, goes to the cinema to watch the latest films and regularly visits his favourite burger spot: Honest Burgers.