Donna Baker, Harry Austin, Katherine Millman & Stephen Smith After much hard work and a smooth Most of us will require legal services at some point during transition into their new, open-plan our lifetime, and when the time comes, you want to be sure offices in December 2017 based at Plym House, Plympton and Glanvilles Mill, that the services you’re paying for are first-class, efficient, Ivybridge; the team has been focusing reliable and being carried out by a fully qualified team of on providing the best possible service lawyers. Look no further than Howard & Over solicitors, who they can for each client.
provide all of the above and so much more, ensuring each client’s needs are their top priority every step of the way. We met up with Donna, Katherine, Stephen and Harry to discuss their development as a law firm internally and externally and why they are your top choice when it comes to legal services.
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hoosing a solicitors firm to take care of your legal requirements can be difficult, especially when the process is sensitive and complicated. You want to ensure they are the right fit for you, with the approachability and experience to take on your issues and deal with them professionally, efficiently all whilst providing a brilliant service. OM caught up with the team at Howard & Over to find out why they are your number one choice in Plymouth for your legal needs.
been an upgrade in premises, website and branding with modernisation at the forefront of the move.
Starting out as a small firm in Plymouth over 100 years ago in 1914, Howard & Over is now an established and respected law firm serving the people of Plymouth and South Hams with first-class service and expert legal advice.
“We needed to bite the bullet and move forward”
Since the firm was established in 1914, it has gone from strength to strength with many changes taking place across the business. The most recent changes have
With their offices in Ivybridge, Devonport and Plymstock becoming increasingly dated, the new management team: Donna Baker, Katherine Millman, Jan Millar and Tim Quinn decided to push the firm forward, moving away from old-fashioned, unsuitable premises to new modern and more importantly accessible offices.
When considering new premises for the Plymouth office, the partners decided that Plym House in Plympton was the perfect location, easily accessible from the A38 and all main routes in and out of the city via car or public transport and with free parking available for their clients who drive. “Plymstock isn’t too far away from here, Ivybridge is a 10-minute car journey away and Plympton is right on our doorstep. We aren’t on the outskirts; we are still in Plymouth”
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As you would expect from a firm the size of Howard & Over, they are able to offer their services to both personal and business clients with a wide range of services available including Residential and Commercial Property, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Probate, Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Family, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence, Business and Agriculture, and Debt Collection. Although the services offered at each office differ, any member of staff is willing to travel between the two at the convenience of the client, always putting the client’s needs ahead of their own. Getting to know each client and understanding their needs every step of the process with any legal requirement is something the team at Howard & Over pride themselves on, going out of their way to ensure each client is looked after and understands the process fully.
When consulting with a solicitors’ firm, most of the time the matter is urgent, sensitive and occasionally distressing for the client; this is something Howard & Over understand as a law firm and allow each case to be handled with care, diligence and empathy.
The Ivybridge office was originally based on Fore Street and has now moved to an openplan and refurbished office in Glanvilles Mill at the centre of Ivybridge with the team opting to keep their location close to the high street.
“The client is relying on you entirely to get it right for them, and documents tend to look like a foreign language to them. When we advise our clients, we make certain it is explained to them and that they understand it fully.”
Civil Litigation Solicitor, Stephen Smith tells us - “We now have a nice, professional environment where we can welcome clients.”
Approachability, efficiency and friendliness are the top attributions Howard & Over uphold themselves on and the team of 25 strong are on hand
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