Geoffrey Shindler

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

Early life Shindler was born in Manchester, England, to Israel Shindler and Florence Shindler (née Weidberg).

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.

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. The new firm, Lane-Smith & Shindler LLP, opened on 2 May 2006. Shindler was at Lane-Smith & Shindler LLP until 2011 when the firm became a part of DWF LLP. From 2011 to 2014, Shindler was a consultant at DWF. and Tottel's Trust Law International and Consulting Editor of the Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal. He also edited Trust Drafting and Precedents.

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

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. The couple had three children: British television producer Nicola Shindler, Freya Boroda, and Caroline Conway.

Selected leadership and honors 1995-1997: Opera North, Director 2005–present: Manchester Camerata, Board Member; Chairman (2007–2012) 2006–present: Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), STEP Worldwide, President; Chairman (1994-1998); Vice President (1998–2006); STEP Education Committee, Chairman (1999-2006) 2006–present: Lancashire County Cricket Club, Board Member (2012–present); Vice Chairman (2009-2012); Chairman Business Committee (2008-2012) 2007: Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the administration of justice Manchester Portico Library Charitable Trust, Trustee Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal, Editor Wills & Trusts Law Reports, Editorial Board

Selected works and publications Books

Journals