HATCHINGS AND MATCHINGS Corporate and commercial Solicitor Krishna Ubhi (née Gokani) married at the Hindu Temple in Coventry followed by a reception at St John’s Hotel in Solihull. The couple enjoyed a few days away and are now looking forward to their ‘official’ honeymoon in the New Year.
Saturday 25th June saw the wedding of Emily Yearley (née Brampton) from our admin team, where she married her fiancé Paul in a beautiful ceremony at St Nicholas’ church in Alcester followed by a reception at Stratford’s Welcombe Hotel. Congratulations to the newlyweds.
Congratulations to Cheltenham Private Client associate Natalie Smith on the birth of her baby girl Maddison Harley, born on Friday 19th August weighing a healthy 7lb 8oz.
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Friday 4th November was a special day in the Lodders camp with two Lodders’ babies welcomed into the world. Private Client partner Louise Igoe and Corporate and Commercial partner Kim Klahn both gave birth to baby boys in Warwick Hospital. George James Igoe weighed 7lb 0.5oz and Jake Ernst-Phillip Klahn weighed 9lb 7oz. Congratulations to both families.
PROMOTIONS
Three new associates Congratulations to Rebecca Bradley, Amrit Samra and Rachel Phillips who have recently been promoted to associates. Rebecca joined the firm in 2000 as a secretary and has subsequently risen through the ranks of our Private Client team. Amrit completed her training at Lodders and qualified into our Dispute Resolution team in 2012, while Rachel Phillips joined Lodders’ Residential Property team as a licensed conveyancer in 2015.
Growth for Lodders’ Family Law team In the last issue of Lodders Life we introduced you to our Family Law team. Partner Barbara Jordan and associate Erin Sawyer joined the Lodders team back in June 2015 allowing us to offer the full range of family law services. The Cheltenham team has been boosted with solicitor Danielle Isaac (top). We are delighted to welcome experienced senior associate Christine Williams (bottom) from Quastels in the West End to our Stratford-based team. Christine’s arrival allows us to offer a wide range of family law services to our Warwickshire clients as she explains: “This is a great opportunity to play an integral part in creating, developing and establishing a specialist family law department at Lodders’ Stratford office in the heart of the region. Lodders has an established client base and I am very excited at the prospect of working for a reputable and respected firm and as part of the family law team.”
Commitment to training Congratulations to Michael Brook who has recently completed his training contract and become a newly qualified solicitor. Michael joined the firm as a trainee in 2014 and has now qualified into our Private Client team. Stepping into Michael’s shoes as a trainee in Private Client is Aquib Yusaf.
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