Joined the firm in September 2012 and became a Partner in the firm in 2018. Ruth is a solicitor having qualified in 2010 and is a registered tax consultant.  Ruth advises on capital taxes, wills, probate, powers of attorney, wardship, trust and estate planning and probate disputes. Ruth also advises high net worth individuals on estate planning.   Ruth is the current Chairperson of the Law Society Taxation Committee, a member of the Tax Administration Liaison Audit Committee (TALC) which is a high level consultative body between the Revenue Commissioners and the legal, accounting and taxation professions and an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute (Chartered Tax Adviser). Ruth has lectured and tutored on the Law Society Professional Training and PPC Programme and has had articles published in the Irish Probate Journal and PLC Private Client Multi Jurisdictional Guide.  Ruth holds a Bachelor of Civil Law Degree from NUI, Galway and an LLM Degree from Kings College London in Employment Law and Commercial Arbitration. Ruth is also a Notary Public for the City and County of Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow having been appointed by the Chief Justice of Ireland in 2017 and commissioned for life. 