Meg Wilton is a highly experienced private client lawyer and Director at Elite Law Solicitors. She is a CILEX Lawyer and a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP) and is based in the firm’s Leighton Buzzard office. Meg advises individuals, families, executors, trustees and attorneys on wills, probate and estate administration, estate planning, trusts, inheritance tax planning and lasting powers of attorney.
With more than two decades of private client experience across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, Meg is known for providing clear, practical and sensitive advice. She helps clients protect their assets, plan for the future and manage the legal responsibilities that arise following a bereavement or loss of capacity.
Meg has worked in private client practice since 2001 and was admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in 2008. She became a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners in April 2023, reflecting her specialist knowledge of trusts and estates, and was promoted to Director in 2025.
Her extensive experience enables her to handle difficult and complex family, financial and personal circumstances efficiently and sensitively. Meg explains legal issues in straightforward language so clients can understand their options and make informed decisions.
Probate and Estate Administration
Meg supports executors and families with the administration of estates after someone has died. She explains the responsibilities involved, guides clients through the probate process and provides practical assistance with complex estates, helping matters progress with clarity, care and attention to detail.
Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
Meg advises on lifetime and succession planning, including preparing wills, creating and managing trusts, declarations of trust and inheritance tax planning. Her tailored advice helps clients record their wishes, provide for the people important to them and protect family wealth for the future.
Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection
Meg helps clients put lasting powers of attorney in place so trusted people can make decisions if support is needed in the future. She also advises families and attorneys on capacity-related matters and Court of Protection applications, providing calm guidance through what can be a legally and emotionally complex process.
Meg’s Private Client Expertise
- Will writing and will reviews
- Probate and estate administration
- Estate planning and wealth succession
- Inheritance tax planning
- Trust creation and administration
- Declarations of trust and property ownership
- Lasting powers of attorney
- Court of Protection and deputyship applications
Meg’s Professional Qualifications
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, admitted in 2008 and CILEX Probate Practitioner
- Full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners since April 2023
- STEP-accredited legal practitioner
Questions Meg Can Help With
- What should I do first when someone dies?
- Do I need probate to administer an estate?
- What happens if someone dies without a will?
- How do I apply for a grant of probate?
- What are an executor’s legal responsibilities?
- How can I reduce inheritance tax on my estate?
- Which inheritance tax allowances and exemptions may apply?
- Should I make a lasting power of attorney?
- What is the difference between a health and welfare LPA and a property and financial affairs LPA?
- Do I need a declaration of trust when buying or owning property with someone else?
- Who should I appoint as my attorney?
- What preferences and instructions can I include in a lasting power of attorney?
- What happens if someone loses mental capacity without a lasting power of attorney?
- How do I apply to the Court of Protection to become a deputy?
- Should I use a trust as part of my estate planning?
- When should I review or update my will?
