Mark Hopper
Managing Associate
Mark Hopper is a Managing Associate in Rothera Bray’s Wills and Probate team and specialises in the administration of taxable estates and trusts, and the drafting of Wills involving the use of trusts.
Expertise
- Estate administration and Estate taxation
- Administration of trusts, including ancillary drafting and taxation
- Drafting of Wills and Trusts
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
Approach
A lot of the work we do can be complex; both technically, from a tax and legal perspective; and emotionally, due to the circumstances involved. My goal is to use my expertise to guide clients through their own particular situation, to take away as much of the stress as I possibly can, and to make them feel comfortable that they are in a safe and caring pair of hands.
Career Highlights
- Prior to returning to the Loughborough office, where he worked for six years from 2017-2023 while at Chesterton House/Woolley Beardsleys & Bosworth, Mark headed up the Private Client department of a multi-office practice in Leicestershire
- Mark joined Rothera Bray as a Managing Associate in the Wills, Probate and Trusts team in February 2026
Experience
Experience
14 years
Qualifications
- Mark attended St Andrews University in Scotland where he completed a Theology degree
- Mark later trained at ARTTS International in Yorkshire, gaining a Production Operations Diploma
- Mark completed his legal studies at the College of Law in Guildford, completing the Graduate Diploma in Law with Commendation and the Legal Practice Course with Distinction
Awards
Finalist for the Law Society’s Junior Lawyer Pro Bono Awards in 2008
Positions Held
- Loughborough
- m.hopper@rotherabray.co.uk
- 01509 275021
Experience
Experience
14 years
Qualifications
- Mark attended St Andrews University in Scotland where he completed a Theology degree
- Mark later trained at ARTTS International in Yorkshire, gaining a Production Operations Diploma
- Mark completed his legal studies at the College of Law in Guildford, completing the Graduate Diploma in Law with Commendation and the Legal Practice Course with Distinction
Awards
Finalist for the Law Society’s Junior Lawyer Pro Bono Awards in 2008
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