“Helen Dawson exemplifies the strategic private client adviser trusted by business and farming families to safeguard wealth across generations. As a Senior Associate in Leeds, she delivers bespoke inheritance tax planning, sophisticated trust structures and the administration of complex estates with precision and foresight. With experience advising high net worth individuals on business interests, agricultural property and international assets, Helen takes a collaborative and commercially aware approach, working alongside accountants and advisers to ensure seamless succession planning. Her measured judgement and technical expertise provide families with clarity, confidence and enduring protection for the future.”

Fantastic Lawyers® Editorial 2026

Helen Dawson is a Senior Associate in the private client team at Brabners, based in Leeds. She specialises in advising families on bespoke succession planning and the administration of complex estates, helping to protect and pass on wealth efficiently and in line with clients’ intentions.

Qualified as a solicitor in 2011, Helen has extensive experience acting for high-net-worth individuals, business families and farming families. She regularly advises on inheritance tax planning, trusts, wills, probate and Lasting Powers of Attorney, tailoring her advice to each client’s personal and commercial circumstances.

What Helen Dawson Actually Does

Helen supports clients in putting clear, structured and tax-efficient succession plans in place. Her work includes:

• Succession and inheritance tax planning
• Drafting wills and trust structures
• Advising on and administering complex estates
• Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Planning for business and rural assets
• Advising on estates with foreign assets

She has particular experience dealing with estates that include business interests, agricultural property and overseas elements. Helen works closely with clients’ accountants, financial advisers and other trusted professionals to ensure a coordinated and strategic approach.

Why She Is Different

Helen takes a collaborative and joined-up approach. She enjoys working alongside colleagues in corporate and litigation teams to resolve issues efficiently and ensure matters progress smoothly. This integrated method is particularly valuable for business owners and families with complex asset structures.

Her focus is always on understanding a client’s intentions and long-term objectives, then putting in place practical arrangements to safeguard family wealth for future generations.

Trust Markers

• Senior Associate, Brabners (joined 2023)
• Qualified Solicitor since 2011
• Recognised by The Legal 500
• Full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Member of the STEP Business Families Special Interest Group
• Member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers
• Former member of the STEP Yorkshire Committee
• Trustee of AMP, a youth music charity

Location

• Leeds

For high-net-worth individuals, business owners and farming families seeking strategic succession planning and expert estate administration advice, Helen Dawson offers experience, collaboration and clear guidance at every stage.

Contact:
Telephone: 0113 518 5063
Email: helen.dawson@brabners.com