Wards Solicitors announces raft of promotions

Wards has announced that four of its solicitors have been promoted to Partner at the firm. They are:

• Jeremy Johnson in the Commercial Property team, who is based at the firm's Weston-super-Mare office
• Laura Jakeways, who specialises in Wills and Probate cases and is based at the Portishead branch
• Alison Lamont, a Court of Protection specialist based at Wards' Bristol office
• Emma Kerry, a Disputes specialist focusing mainly on cases involving wills and inheritance matters, who works at the firm's Clevedon office.

Wards has also announced two new promotions to Associate level: Alison Mellor, a Wills and Probate specialist in Bristol, and Richard Green, a Personal Injury claims solicitor who works in North Somerset.

Wards' Managing Partner David Sheridan said: "We are especially pleased to announce these promotions to Partner and Associate within the firm, despite the problems caused by the current epidemic. These excellent specialist solicitors deserve this recognition. Congratulations to all of them."