A North Wales 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 – Karen Clarke, Kate Lawson, Emma Deering and Georgina Hughes.
Emma Deering is a chartered legal executive in the Conwy office, who works with clients across North Wales. She joined Lanyon Bowdler in 2021 to lead the private client team in Conwy, the firm having opened its office there in 2019.
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.
Meanwhile, 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.
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.
“We are proud of our track record of providing excellent opportunities for staff to move up through the ranks to progress their careers with the firm.
“A great example of that is Karen Clarke, who is now a partner of the firm which she joined as a secretary in the mid 1990s – a real testament to her hard work and dedication to her clients.
“My congratulations go to each of our new partners, and I wish them continued success in their legal careers.”
