Legal Awards 2010 Short list announced today

Wednesday, 17th February 2010


Legal Awards 2010 - Short list

 

Assistant/Associate Solicitor of the year 

Claire Darley, Martineau
Tessa  Gregory, Public Interest Lawyers
Julia Jones, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Laura  Kearsley,  Weightmans LLP
Paul  McConnell, The College of Law


Barrister of the Year 

Michelle Caney, St Ive's Chambers
Karl  Hirst, No 5 Chambers
Nageena  Khalique, No 5 Chambers
David  Lock, No 5 Chambers
Christopher  Watson, St Philips Chambers


Commercial Solicitor of the year 

Derek  Adamson, Buller Jeffries
Mark  Wilson, HBJ Gateley Wareing LLP
Verona Cocks,  Weightmans LLP
Richard  Morgan, Harrison Clark LLP
Helen  Tucker, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP


International Solicitor of the year

Steve  Allen, Mills & Reeve LLP
Alias  Dass, Dass Solicitors
Clive  Garner, Irwin Mitchell
Tom  Price, Wragge and Co LLP
Clive  Read, Martineau


Law Firm of the year - 5 to 15 partners

Thomas Horton LLP
Else Solicitors LLP
Lanyon Bowdler
Talbots Solicitors
Kennedys


Law Firm of the year - sole practitioners and firms up to 4 partners 

Adcocks Solicitors Ltd
Benussi & Co
Blair Allison & Co
The John Hughes Law Practice Limited
Centre for Pro Bono Services (the Centre), The College of Law, Birmingham


Law Firm of the year 16+ partners 

HBJ Gateley Wareing LLP
Hammonds LLP
Martineau
Pinsent Masons LLP
Higgs & Sons


Legal Executive of the year

Cassandra  Bates, Dass Solicitors
Susan  Elmore, Wragge and Co LLP
Alexandra  Loxton, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Stephen  Styles, Buller Jeffries
Zoe  Walker, HBJ Gateley Wareing LLP


Private Client Solicitor of the year 

Rankeshwar  Batta, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
James  Gordon, Wragge and Co LLP
Matthew  Hansell, Mills & Reeve LLP
Kevin  Harris-James, Irwin Mitchell
Neil  Lorimer, Lanyon Bowdler


Trainee Solicitor of the year 

James Baty, HBJ Gateley Wareing LLP
Keith  Browne, Martineau
Rebecca  Kershaw, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Bhavesh  Prajapati, Weightmans LLP
Benjamin  Smith, Martineau

 

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