Georgina Greenheld
Georgina qualified and joined the firm in 1981. She became a partner in 1986. She heads the Family Law department specialising in all areas of family law with a particular expertise in financial applications and cases involving substantial assets and family businesses. She is a member of the Solicitors Family Law Association.
Mark Hutchinson
Mark joined the firm in 1990 from Booth & Co having read law at Oxford and became a partner in 1991. He is the head of the Estate Planning department, specialising in trusts and estate planning. A member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). He qualified in 1987.
Roger Dooley
Roger joined Kirbys in 1990 from Walker Morris and became a partner in 1993. He heads the Property department and specialises in commercial transactions.
Jonathan Robertshaw
Jonathan heads the Litigation and Commercial departments and handles all types of general and commercial litigation disputes, contentious and non-contentious employment law and insolvency. He qualified in 1993, joined the firm in December 2001 and became a partner in 2004.
Alison Gray
Alison is a partner in the Family Law department. She is experienced in all aspects of family law including divorce, separation, cohabitation, pre-nuptial agreements and child related issues. Alison administers the public funding franchise and is a member of Solicitors Family Law Association and Family Law Panel. She qualified in 1995.
Karen Thompson
Karen qualified in 1999 and joined Kirbys in January 2003, she became an Associate in 2008. She is involved in all aspects of probate, wills and estate planning as well as specialising in advice to the elderly. She is a member of STEP.
Elizabeth Balmforth
Elizabeth qualified in 1996 having previously worked for Leeds firms, Booth & Co and Morrish & Co. and joined the firm’s Property department in December 2006. She specialises in all aspects of residential and commercial property work, both freehold and leasehold.
Shakeela Bi
Shakeela graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2003 and trained at Mewies solicitors in Skipton where she qualified as a Family Solicitor in March 2007. Shakeela joined Kirbys in June 2007 and undertakes all aspects of divorce and family work.
Ellis Chapman
Ellis joined the Estate Planning department in 2007 having studied law at The University of Leeds and the College of Law in Chester. He specialises in wills, probate and trusts.
Carolyn Greenwood
Following many years working in Harrogate, Carolyn initially qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and subsequently as a solicitor in 1998. Having worked at Brooke North llp in Leeds Carolyn returned to Harrogate and joined Kirbys in July 2007, where she specialises in freehold and leasehold residential property.
Judith Stocks
After a career in banking and a spell in the recruitment sector, Judith joined Kirbys in October 2007 as Practice Manager. Her experience in finance and HR, along with an eye for detail, makes her ideally suited for this appointment.
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