CONNOLLY FINAN FLEMING SOLICITORS - Key Persons


Amanda Connolly - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Managing Partner
Amanda Connolly is the co-founder and managing partner at Connolly Finan Fleming Solicitors. Over the course of her career, she has demonstrated a tenacity for defending her clients that is unparalleled.

Ciara Burke

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager
  • Professional Office Manager
Ciara Burke is a professional office manager with 7+ years of expertise in executive administration. She holds a Legal Studies Diploma from Dublin Business School and a Legal Secretarial Diploma from Pitman Training. She has completed four out of eight FE1s. Her role as an office manager is pivotal to the health of our office and the top notch services we provide to each and every client. Ciara assists in organising office operations and procedures, she assists in the accounts and deals with suppliers in relation to office products. Ciara maintains office efficiency by planning and implementing office systems, layouts, and equipment procurement and assists in implementing office policies by establishing standards and procedures; measuring results against standards and making necessary adjustments. Ciara does our legal aid claiming and ensures the office runs smoothly and efficiently

Dania Clejan

Job Titles:
  • Legal Executive
Dania Clejan is a legal executive with two years of experience in managing the Circuit Court, Central Criminal Court, and the Court of Appeals and EAWs. Dania has shown herself to be a thorough critical thinker who's always looking ahead.

Peter Fleming

Job Titles:
  • Solicitor

Sam Friel

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Sam Friel holds a LLB in Irish Law from Griffith College and was one of eight people chosen to represent his college for Brehon Law Judicial internship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2016. Over the course of his year in the field, Sam has secured multiple not guilty verdicts for clients across the country.

Simon Fleming

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Simon Fleming BA LLB has been a solicitor specializing in criminal law since 2007. He is a graduate of Clongowes Wood College OC and holds a BA in Law, Sociology, and Politics and a LLB in Law at NUI Galway. Simon completed his apprenticeship at O'Flynn Exams in Cork City prior to moving to Dublin to practise criminal law. Simon has been with the firm since 2011 and is proud to serve alongside his colleagues and friends. He comes from a family of legal professionals, including his father, Patrick D. Fleming, who was a Barrister at Law from 1934 until his death in 1968. Simon's father, Peter Fleming, was a solicitor from 1968 until 2012, and his brother, David, is a Barrister at Law who was called to the Bar in 2007. Simon enjoys working with his clients, injecting his knowledge, expertise, and passion for law in each and every case. Areas of expertise: Criminal Law