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Higgs & Johnson is ‘an excellent firm with high-level capabilities’ according to the recently released legal directory, Chambers High Net Worth (2020). Published by Chambers & Partners, the guide ranks in the area of international private wealth and noted that the firm has in-depth expertise in offshore trust and private wealth matters with ‘a great tradition in that area’. Market commentators stated that ‘they have always been a strong firm and they have a really heavyweight group of lawyers.’ The firm received the highest ranking (Band 1) and was recognized as being‘one of the big boys on the trust side.’

Chambers Commentary for Ranked Attorneys

Philip C. Dunkley QC is praised as being ‘a very, very good lawyer with a huge reputation.’  He is recognised for his experience handling big-ticket trust and private wealth disputes with one offshore expert reporting that ‘he still operates in some very big cases here.’

 

Chair of the Private Client & Wealth Management practice group, Dr. Earl A. Cash is described as ‘a solid lawyer’ with a loyal client base. Market experts commented: ‘He is very, very diligent, always responsive and an excellent lawyer.

 

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