John Thurston, LL.B., TEP, solicitor. He is particularly interested in the law relating to wills, trusts, taxation, powers of attorney and elderly clients. He frequently presents continuing education courses for commercial providers and local law societies. He is the author of "A Practitioner's Guide to Powers of Attorney", "A Practitioner's Guide to Trusts", "A Practitioner's Guide to Inheritance Claims" , "A Practitioner's Guide to Executorship and Administration" and "Estate Planning for the Middle Income Client" all published by Bloomsbury Professional. He is also a contributor to "Tolley's Administration of Trusts" and "Tolley's Administration of Estates", and contributed a section to "Tax Efficient Will Drafting" published by LexisNexis Butterworths. He is also a consultant.

He lives in Lincolnshire and has various outside interests such as astronomy, walking particularly in the Lake District, and teaching himself how to play the saxophone.