PJF - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Solicitor
- Member and Treasurer of the Kildare
Elaine has been a member and Treasurer of the Kildare Solicitor's Bar Association and a volunteer with the Free Legal Advice Centre.
Elaine Farrell is a qualified solicitor and works in residential conveyancing, landlord and tenant law and probate. She has Law Society of Ireland specialist Diplomas in Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring and Commercial Litigation. Read more…
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Commercial Solicitor
- Legal Support Professionals
Emma is a commercial solicitor providing legal and tax advice to businesses and individuals.
Emma is a qualified solicitor and an AITI chartered tax advisor. She received an academic scholarship to UCD where she studied Commerce and Italian. She received a first class honours and was Student of the Year in 2011. While studying with the Law Society, she represented Ireland at the Brown Mosten International Client Consultation Competition in 2014. She and her teammate took first place and brought the title back to Ireland.
Emma provides legal and tax advice to businesses and individuals.
She has a focus on providing legal and tax advice to SMEs and family businesses and has particular experience in commercial property transactions, M&A deals and inheritance/succession planning. Emma also works on litigation matters including medical negligence, personal injury, inheritance disputes and tax litigation. Read more…
Helen Coughlan qualified as a Solicitor in 2004. She studied law in University College Cork and obtained a first class honours BCL degree in 1999. She trained with Matheson Ormsby Prentice, Solicitors, in Dublin.
Her specialties include family law and medical negligence. Helen is an experienced family lawyer and is a qualified family mediator. She is a trained collaborative law practitioner and is a founder member of the Kildare West Wicklow Collaborative Solicitors Group. She regularly appears in the Circuit and High Court and also in the Court of Appeal.
Helen has been Chair of the Family and Child Law Committee of the Law Society. She has been the President of the Kildare Solicitors Bar Association and is an elected member of the Council of the Law Society. She is a Chairperson of Mental Health Tribunals for the Mental Health Commission.
"Thank you so much for your support in reaching this settlement. From my reluctant and emotional first day that I met with you in Newbridge 3 and a half years ago I knew I was in safe hands. I wasn't wrong! Your guidance through the whole process has been a testament to your professional skills, expertise and unending knowledge. You left no stone unturned and had my trust throughout. You showed respect and empathy and for this we can't thank you enough.
I don't think I fully understood the role of the solicitor until now and I'm awe. I have no doubt you get a lot of joy out of advocating for others.
Helen Coughlan is a partner and advises on medical negligence*, family law and personal injuries*. Helen is a qualified family mediator and collaborative law practitioner and is Chairperson of the Family and Child Law Committee of the Law Society. She regularly appears in the media to discuss family law issues and has a particular focus on complex and high-net-worth family law cases involving family businesses and complex asset profiles. In her medical negligence* practice, she has helped many clients negotiate significant settlements to compensate them for their injuries. Read more….
Niall Farrell is the Managing Partner of the firm which was founded by his father Mr. Patrick Farrell in 1976. Niall qualified as a Solicitor in 1988 having studied at University College Dublin.
Niall is also a notary public which is a public official appointed by the Chief Justice primarily to certify and authenticate documents for use abroad.
He practiced in London initially where he worked in the areas of personal injuries claims, business disputes, family law and serious criminal cases. He is a qualified UK solicitor as well as an Irish Solicitor.
Niall was a member of the Council of the Law Society of Ireland for many years and has been chairman of many of its committees. Niall has been Chairman of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, a committee which is appointed by the President of the High Court to deal with serious complaints against Solicitors. He was also a member of the Incorporated Council for Law Reporting in Ireland which produces the official record of Court Judgments. He was a member of the Courts Martial Rules Committee and chairs Mental Health Tribunals for the Mental Health Commission. In addition, he has been an adjudicator in disputes brought before the Private Residential Tenancies Board and has chaired many Garda disciplinary hearings.
Niall has written articles for newspapers and has appeared on national radio and television. He has been a director of a number of charities.
Niall's special areas of interest are:
Niall is a consummate professional, a phrase often quoted but rarely experienced. In this case however, it applies. Niall has worked with us on many different areas of our businesses and we have found his opinions to be at all times excellent.
Niall qualified as a Solicitor in 1988 having studied at University College Dublin. He practiced in London initially where he processed cases including personal injuries claims, business disputes, family law and serious criminal cases. He is a qualified UK solicitor as well as an Irish Solicitor. Read more…
Patrick J Farrell founded the firm in 1976. He originally hailed from County Cavan and moved to Kildare in 1960 where he worked as a partner in a local solicitor's firm until opening the doors at Patrick J. Farrell & Company LLP.
He retired in 2009, having practised for fifty years, during which time he brought a wealth of experience and knowledge to the practice. He embedded in the firm an ethos of placing the clients' interests first and foremost while doing so in a courteous manner to clients, other solicitors and staff (many of whom have been with us for in excess of fifteen years). He cultivated strong relationships with clients, by treating each one individually and with respect and by getting to the root of their legal need in as efficient and expeditious a manner as possible. This strong relationship is evidenced by the number of longstanding clients which we have retained over the years who return again and again for our services. He was involved in many voluntary organisations locally.
Niall Farrell, his son and managing partner, now continues that ethos. We have five solicitors and a support staff of seven. For the past forty years the firm has been focused on bringing exceptional legal service to the community both locally and nationally including private clients, national charities, religious congregations, GAA and other sports clubs, banks, insurance companies and many businesses. The firm has a wide range of experience in all areas of commercial and private law.
At Patrick J. Farrell and Company LLP, we believe in providing our clients with the best legal service which we carry out in a competent and effective manner. To do this seamlessly we have invested substantial resources in our training and technology to provide an up to date, thorough legal service to all of our clients.
Sinéad is an experienced conveyancing solicitor and advises her clients on the purchase and sale of their houses. She has a particular focus on residential properties and acting for homeowners.
Sinéad Dooley joined the firm in 2016, returning to her native Kildare, having previously worked in residential and commercial conveyancing in Dublin since 2005.
She qualified as a solicitor in 2009 having studied in UCD and completed a post-graduate diploma in commercial litigation in 2010. Read more…