Partner

Angela McCulloch

Angela acts for trustees, executors, individuals and families. She advises on wills; estate and succession planning; the use, creation, administration and winding up of trusts; adult incapacity issues including preparation of powers of attorney; pensions; and the administration of executries. Angela is experienced in dealing with contentious trust and estate matters, including breach of trust, deadlock with trustees, legal rights claims and executry disputes.

In addition to acting for trustees, executors, individuals and families, Angela also acts for large financial institutions on the private client law services provided to their clients and customers – our “volume” services. Unique in terms of volume and number of institutions involved, Angela manages the provision of Scottish private client law services to financial institutions and is experienced in supporting the customer experience for these organisations and operating to agreed service levels.

Angela is based in Glasgow.

Living Brodies' values

Clients and colleagues alike appreciate Angela's pragmatic advice, collaborative approach and ability to get the job done calmly and efficiently.

Highlights

Acting for a large retail bank in relation to trusts and executries, and providing practical and commercial solutions when disputes arise.
Member of STEP and a former winner of the STEP President’s Prize: Qualified Practitioner of the Year – Law (Scotland).
Advising high net worth clients on the use of trusts when setting up family investment companies.
A key member of the firms' Wills by Brodies service, our online wills offering.

Rankings

Ranked as a Next Generation Partner in Contentious Trusts and Probate Scotland by Legal 500 UK 2026.
Ranked as Band 3 in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025.

Angela listens to our family situation and needs with understanding and suggests practical solutions.

Legal 500 UK 2026

Angela McCulloch is technically excellent and always calm and professional.

Legal 500 UK 2026

I highly recommend Angela for her exceptional legal expertise and unwavering dedication to achieving the best possible outcome.

Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025, Private Wealth Law

Angela is excellent to deal with. She is able to explain relatively complex issues clearly and is happy to answer questions.

Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025, Private Wealth Law