With over 30 years of experience, Annette is a seasoned Attorney-at-Law, always aiming to provide exceptional service while prioritizing client relationships through every process. She has wide ranging expertise, covering the areas of Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Estate Administration, Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Development and Corporate/Commercial matters.
Annette’s extensive knowledge in the realm of Estates sees her unravelling the complexities of planning and administration for testators, beneficiaries and executors, particularly in relation to the preparation of estate planning instruments and wills and the transfer of assets on death. She can be counted on to steadily guide executors and beneficiaries as to their duties and obligations in the application process on death, the costs and expenses of administration, the documentation to effect transfers and all that is required for a smooth delivery of wealth to beneficiaries in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
Well known for her collaborative and affable nature, Annette has worked with a diverse range of clients, including executors for local and international estates, Attorneys-at-Law, beneficiaries in various countries, and individuals with interests in foreign assets. Her experience in navigating complex legal issues such as conflict of laws scenarios, allocation of assets, duties of executors and trustees in the management of assets and tax considerations allows her to provide comprehensive solutions to her clients.
Annette’s passion for all matters relating to land see her equally well versed in the areas of Real Estate and Real Estate Development. Her services include applications for first registration of lands, sub-divisions, splinter titles, strata titles and all applications under the Registration of Titles Act. She is also frequently involved in the preparation and review of sale/ purchase agreements, development agreements and generally guiding clients to ensure compliance and protection of their interests. Further services include matters affecting sitting tenants, restrictive covenants, caveats, encroachments, and property taxes.
Always a team player, Annette works closely with the firm’s Corporate and Commercial Attorneys in relation to family-owned companies and the nuances of same when it comes to the management and transfer of assets on death.
Annette is involved in various professional organizations which reflects her commitment to the legal community. She has actively served in the Jamaica Bar Association and is an Adjunct Tutor at the Norman Manley Law School. On a broader level, she has served as a member of the Air Jamaica Strata Executive Committee and the Jampro Pension Fund Board as Chairman for several years.
In her spare time, Annette enjoys the privilege of being Jamaican (the art, the culture, the sports, the breathtaking scenery), international travel, runs/walks, cooking, and spending quality time with her family and friends.
