Geoffrey Shindler

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Geoffrey Shindler
Born
Geoffrey Arnold Shindler

(1942-10-21) 21 October 1942 (age 81)
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesGeoffrey A. Shindler
G.A. Shindler
Education Cambridge University
Alma mater Bury Grammar School
OccupationSolicitor
Years active1969–present
SpouseGaye Shindler
Children3

Geoffrey Arnold Shindler OBE [1] (born 21 October 1942) [2] is an English solicitor specialising in the field of wills, trusts and estates law. [3] He is a founding member and president of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). [4]

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Early life

Shindler was born in Manchester, England, to Israel Shindler and Florence Shindler (née Weidberg). [2]

Shindler attended and graduated from Bury Grammar School. [2] He graduated with first class honours from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge as a W. M. Tapp scholar with Master of Arts and Master of Laws degrees. [2] Shindler qualified as a solicitor in 1969. [5] [6]

Career

Shindler began his career as a clerk from 1966 to 1968 at the law firm, March Pearson & Skelton, working his way up from assistant solicitor from 1968 to 1971, to partner from 1971 to 1986. [2] [7]

From 1986 to 2005, Shindler was a partner at the Manchester-based law firm, Halliwell Landau Manchester, where he was Head of Trusts and Estates. From 2005 to 2006, he was a senior member at Halliwells. [7]

In April 2006, Shindler left Halliwells after 20 years with the firm to establish a new firm in partnership with Roger Lane-Smith, former Senior Partner of DLA Piper. [5] [8] The new firm, Lane-Smith & Shindler LLP, opened on 2 May 2006. [9] Shindler was at Lane-Smith & Shindler LLP until 2011 when the firm became a part of DWF LLP. [10] From 2011 to 2014, Shindler was a consultant at DWF. [3] Since 2014, he currently works as a partner at Nova Private Client LLP. [2]

Shindler is a member of the editorial board of the Wills & Trusts Law Reports [11] and Tottel's Trust Law International and Consulting Editor of the Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal. [12] He also edited Trust Drafting and Precedents. [13]

Shindler contributed to the restructuring and updating of Ray & McLaughlin's Practical Inheritance Tax Planning. [14] [15]

One of the founding members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Shindler was appointed president of STEP worldwide in November 2006. He was instrumental in developing their education program. He is a former chairman of the organisation. [5]

Personal life

In 1966, Shindler married Gaye Shindler (née Kenton). [16] The couple had three children: British television producer Nicola Shindler, Freya Boroda, and Caroline Conway. [3]

His brother is Colin Shindler, who wrote Manchester United Ruined My Life. [17]

Selected leadership and honors

Selected works and publications

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  3. 1 2 3 4 "'Retire? - I've still got too much to do' says lawyer Geoffrey Shindler". Manchester Evening News . 23 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 "STEP Private Client Awards 2017/18: Lifetime Achievement" (Video). Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners . 13 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lane-Smith & Shindler LLP: Geoffrey Shindler". Lane-Smith & Shindler LLP. July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
  6. ↑ "Trusts, Estates and You: A Contemporary Trip Around the World in 80 Minutes" (PDF). Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Director - Geoffrey Shindler". Manchester Camerata . 9 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "A new team in town to ease tax worries". Manchester Evening News . 15 February 2007.
  9. ↑ "Lane-Smith & Shindler LLP: About us". Lane-Smith & Shindler LLP. July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
  10. ↑ "Lane-Smith and Shindler join law firm DWF". Manchester Evening News . 18 May 2011.
  11. 1 2 "Wills & Trusts Law Reports". Legalease Ltd.
  12. 1 2 "Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal". Legalease Ltd.
  13. ↑ Shindler, Geoffrey; Bell, Julie, eds. (2008). Trust Drafting and Precedents. Tolley, Haywards Heath, London: Tottel, Bloomsbury Professional. ISBN   978-1-845-92832-2. OCLC   649652368.
  14. ↑ McLaughlin, Mark; Shindler, Geoffrey A.; Davies, P. L.; Ray, Ralph P. (2016). Ray & McLaughlin's Practical Inheritance Tax Planning (13th ed.). Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional. ISBN   978-1-780-43775-0. OCLC   962403742.
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  17. ↑ Baker, Rob (20 February 2011). "Geoffrey Shindler – Service to the Arts Recognized" (Press release). Manchester PR.
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