A Herefordshire law firm is celebrating the appointments of four new partners – including one who started out as an office secretary nearly 30 years ago.
Lanyon Bowdler has announced that four senior members of staff have been promoted to partners – Georgina Hughes, Karen Clarke, Kate Lawson and Emma Deering.
Georgina Hughes is based in the private client team in Hereford, qualifying as a solicitor nearly 20 years ago and working in Gloucestershire prior to joining Lanyon Bowdler in 2022.
Karen Clarke, of the personal injury team in Telford, joined Lanyon Bowdler as a secretary in 1996, before training as a lawyer so she could do more to help the clients she worked with.
Kate Lawson is a private client solicitor based in the Shrewsbury office, who joined Lanyon Bowdler when the firm merged with Longueville Gittins in Oswestry back in 2010.
Completing the appointments is Emma Deering, a chartered legal executive in the Conwy office, who works with clients across North Wales. Emma joined Lanyon Bowdler in 2021 to lead the private client team in Conwy, the firm having opened its office there in 2019.
Brian Evans, Lanyon Bowdler’s managing partner, said he wanted to congratulate Emma, Georgina, Kate and Karen on their promotions.
“I am really pleased to announce these additions to the firm’s partnership,” he said. “Each of them has had a different journey through their legal careers with a range of experiences which are hugely valuable to the firm and our clients.”