PRESTON REDMAN - Key Persons
Adrian is a Partner at Preston Redman who is Head of the Firm's Residential & Commercial Property Department.
Adrian qualified as a Solicitor in 2004 (having completed a Law degree and the Legal Practice Course) and was promoted to Partner in 2008 having trained with the firm. Adrian is the firm's Managing Partner and Compliance Officer for Legal Practice.
Adrian is an Expedition Assessor for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and a Trustee of Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust.
Amy is a Solicitor practising in our Private Client team.
Amy qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024 following the completion of her training contract with the firm.
Amy advises clients in relation to Wills, Powers of Attorney, Administration of Estates, Trusts, and Tax Planning.
Amy achieved a First Class Degree with Honours in Law at Southampton Solent University before completing her Legal Practice Course and Masters in Law at The University of Law.
Outside of work Amy enjoys long walks, running and fitness classes.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Solicitor
- Associate Solicitor / Commercial Property / Residential
Bradley joined the firm in January 2023 and works in the Property Team and is supervised by Adrian Falck. Bradley qualified as a Solicitor in February 2018, after attending the University of Bournemouth for both his degree in Law and the Legal Practice Course.
Bradley has experience in all types of residential conveyancing, but has also been involved in Commercial Property transactions including; drafting and agreeing both residential and commercial leases, lease extensions, deeds of variation, deeds of easement, commercial financing, acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold commercial property, and other general land registration applications including adverse possession.
Working with a broad range of clients including companies, partnerships, charities and individuals Bradley works to fully understand the desired objectives so as to achieve these goals as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Away from the office Bradley enjoys spending time with family and friends and playing football.
Brandon Gillard-Bunting is a trainee solicitor supervised by Jeremy Clough.
Brandon joined the firm in May 2023 as a legal secretary in the Commercial Property Team before becoming a Trainee in September 2024. He is currently working in the Property and Commercial department having previously worked in the Commercial and Intellectual Property department.
Brandon holds a degree in Law from the University of Roehampton and is currently completing his Legal Practice Course and Masters in Law at BPP University alongside his Training Contract.
Outside of work Brandon enjoys walking, running, cooking and socialising with family and friends.
Charlotte joined the firm in January 2022 as a secretary in the Litigation Team and is now the first employee at the firm to undertake the Solicitor Apprenticeship. Alongside her work, Charlotte will complete her studies at the University of Law and will qualify as a Solicitor in 2025. Charlotte predominantly works on family matters under the supervision of Janine Bryant and Helen Davies.
Charlotte graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a First Class Honours LLB Law Degree in 2019 and has previously worked as a family secretary at another local firm.
Outside of work, Charlotte enjoys vegan cooking, swimming and watching live music. Charlotte is currently teaching herself British Sign Language.
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Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Commercial Property
Daniel is a partner at Preston Redman who deals with a broad variety of property related matters in the Property team. Daniel qualified as a Solicitor in 1992, joined Preston Redman in 1996 and became a partner in 2008.
Daniel deals with a wide range of non-contentious property work including residential and other conveyancing, commercial leases and landed estates.
Daniel is the firm's Senior Responsible Officer for the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme.
Away from the office Daniel enjoys running, cycling and watching live music and football.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Commercial Property / Development and Planning
Daniel is a partner at Preston Redman who deals with a broad variety of property related matters in the Property Team. Daniel qualified as a Solicitor in July 2015, joined Preston Redman in 2019 and became a Partner in June 2022. .
Daniel has experience in residential and commercial conveyancing as well as both residential and commercial landlord and tenant work. Daniel also regularly acts for lenders and borrowers on commercial finance matters, for example in support of development projects, and for developers on the acquisition and subsequent sale of development sites
Daniel specialises in leasehold enfranchisement and can advise on lease extensions for residential flats, the collective enfranchisement of blocks of flats and the exercise of leaseholder's right of first refusal.
Working with a wide range of both individuals and commercial clients, Daniel aims to give straightforward practical advice in order to achieve his client's goals as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Outside of the office, Daniel is a keen football fan and, until recently, played for and coached a local Dorset League side. Daniel enjoys running and going for walks with his wife and Golden Retriever and enjoys making the occasional lego model!
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Solicitor
- Senior Associate Solicitor / Commercial Property / Development and Planning
Daniel joined the firm in October 2024 and works in the Property Team. Daniel graduated from the University of Southampton in 2001 and has been a local and loyal presence in the local Bournemouth and Poole area ever since. He estimates having dealt with more than 1,500 property transactions, after first walking into a solicitor's office as a trainee solicitor more than 20 years ago. Daniel qualified as a Solicitor in 2004
Daniel brings a wealth of experience on non-contentious real estate matters ranging from purchases for first-time business owners through to complex multi-site development and dealing with purchase, sales and leases within large commercial property portfolios. He takes the view that every client is deserving of high-quality legal services, whatever their experience in life and business.
Daniel has served as chair of governors for a Poole school and as a charity trustee for a number of local organisations. He enjoys spending time with his three children, playing games and generally having a lot of fun, and is a keen follower of rugby league, cricket and his beloved Liverpool Football Club.
Job Titles:
- Risk and Compliance Manager
David is the firm's Risk & Compliance Manager. He graduated from Nottingham Trent University with an MBA and has spent 30 years working in specialist operational roles for a number of mid-sized law firms. David's work is centred on risk and compliance an area of increasing importance to Solicitors. He supports the firm in mitigating risks and maintaining compliance with necessary regulations and legislation ensuring that we deliver consistently high levels of service to our clients.
David's role, within the practice, is to provide support across the following areas:
Job Titles:
- Consultant Solicitor ( Non - Practising )
Douglas was a partner of Preston Redman from 1977 until 2017 but is now a non-practising consultant to the firm. This means that Douglas is still available to help his former clients and to introduce them to the appropriate member of the firm who can deal with their legal work.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Trainee Solicitor
Florence Morrow is a trainee solicitor supervised by Kelly Payne.
Florence joined the firm in July 2022 as a Personal Assistant to Mark Lello in the Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property Department before becoming a Trainee in September 2024 in the Property Department. Florence has now moved to the firm's Private Client department
Florence holds a degree in Law from the University of Exeter and is currently completing her Legal Practice Course and Masters in Law at the University of Law.
Outside of work Florence enjoys walks with her dogs, going to the gym, spending time with family and friends and baking.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Solicitor Apprentice
Georgia Hems is a Solicitor Apprentice and is primarily supervised by Hugo Haub and Louise Boyle.
Georgia joined the firm in December 2023 as a legal secretary in the Property Department before moving to the Litigation Department in April 2024 to work as a paralegal.
Georgia is currently studying at BPP University and previously graduated in 2023 with a First Class Honours in law from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Georgia is hoping to become a solicitor advocate in the future and her interest in the bar led to her achieving Middle Temple's Access to the Bar Award in 2023.
Outside of work, Georgia enjoys reading, spending time outside, and cooking.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate Chartered Legal Exec
Helen is a Senior Family Lawyer who began her career in law in 1995, qualified in June 2000 and is a valued member of the Family Law team at Preston Redman, which is managed by Tim Flower.
Helen has worked as a family lawyer dealing with all aspects of family law and relationship breakdown. Helen has a keen interest in assisting victims of domestic abuse.
Helen's focus is on working with families where the local authority has become involved, she provides advice, assistance and support to parents where social services are involved with the family.
Helen also has a particular interest in assisting the wider family members eg. grandparents and aunts and uncles when they wish to care for children of the family who may no longer be living with their parents once proceedings have been issued by the local authority.
Helen has completed the London, Brighton and Bournemouth Marathons raising funds for domestic abuse and cancer charities.
Hugo joined the firm in May 2016, shortly after finishing his degree, and qualified as a Solicitor September 2019, having completed his training contract. Hugo deals with a broad range of contentious property matters and accepts instructions in other areas of civil litigation including construction, consumer law and disputes relating to goods and services.
Hugo has experience in both commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes including forfeiture, residential possessions, debt recovery, service charge issues, contested business lease renewals, right to manage claims and covenant disputes. He is a member of the Property Litigation Association.
Acting for a variety of clients ranging from experienced property investors and commercial landlords to small family businesses and resident-owned block management companies, Hugo appreciates that every client is unique and adopts a tailored approach to each instruction.
Hugo enjoys a range of sports including tennis, running and hiking. As a child, he has lived in New Zealand, Spain and Portugal and loves experiencing new cultures and traditions.
Janine is a partner at Preston Redman who works in the Dispute Resolution/General Litigation Team. Janine qualified as a Solicitor in September 2009 and became a Partner in June 2019. .
Janine advises in respect of Employment Law managing a large number of cases each year and advises both employers and employees on a number of employment issues such as redundancy; disciplinary and grievance matters; Settlement Agreements and reviewing and preparing employment documents. These range from simple Settlement Agreements to complex Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal matters. Janine is a member of the Sub-Solent Employment Lawyers' Association
Janine also advises on a range of Family Law matters including divorce and matrimonial finances; Pre-Nuptial Agreements; domestic violence (including Non-Molestation and Occupation Orders) and children matters, with a focus on more complex matters. Janine is supported by a range of colleagues who provide support and also cover the more straight forward cases.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Commercial Property
Jeremy is a partner at Preston Redman who is Head of the Firm's Company and Commercial Department.
Jeremy qualified in 2009, joined the firm in 2011, and became a Partner in 2015.
Jeremy's practice areas include:
Advising lenders on complex real estate lending transactions.
Advising buyers and sellers of companies in connection with share sales and assets sales.
Advising on corporate re-organisations including mergers and demergers.
Advising on joint venture documentation including shareholders' agreement, articles of association, collaboration, promotion and option agreements.
Preparing and advising on commercial contracts including terms of business for the supply of goods and services.
Advising on the sale, purchase and finance of Commercial and Development real estate in England and Wales.
Advising on leases of commercial real estate in England and Wales.
Advising on corporate real estate transactions.
The transaction value of Jeremy's work varies from approximately £1million to £30million. The percentage of Jeremy's time spent on each work type varies from year to year depending on a number of factors including client requirements and market conditions.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Solicitor
Jeremy joined Preston Redman's Private Client department in April 2023, having qualified as a Solicitor in 1994.
He obtained a degree in Geography from the University of Birmingham before completing the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Law Society Finals.
Since qualifying, he has acquired extensive experience in private client law including the administration of estates, Wills, tax planning and trusts.
He has also furthered his professional qualifications by becoming a member of The Chartered Institute of Tax, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and The Association of Lifetime Lawyers.
Away from the office Jeremy is a motorcycle enthusiast and enjoys spending his time swimming and walking his dogs.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Solicitor
- Associate Solicitor / Commercial Property / Development and Planning
Jodie is a Solicitor who deals with a broad variety of property related matters in the Property Team. Jodie qualified as a Solicitor in 2018 and joined Preston Redman in September 2022 and is supervised by Adrian Falck.
Jodie graduated from Bournemouth University with a first class Law Degree and completed her Legal Practice Course in Bournemouth and obtained a distinction.
Jodie deals with residential and commercial property matters, including sales and purchases, leases of commercial property, commercial financing and residential development.
Outside of the office Jodie enjoys running and swimming and travelling as much as possible.
John is now a consultant of the firm having been a partner for 45 years. John continues to promote the firm and his involvement with long standing Clients.
John joined the firm as an Articled Clerk on 31 st October 1969. Following qualification John worked in Bristol for a short time and then joined Preston Redman as a Partner on 1 st July 1977 along with Richard Clough and Douglas Neville-Jones. They were joined later by Henry Mckeown and John Bridger.
His specialist areas of work have included residential and commercial property, planning and Private Client.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Trainee Solicitor
Jshan Kumar is a trainee solicitor in the Commercial and Intellectual Property department.
Justine is a Solicitor practising in our Company & Commercial department, assisting Mark Lello.
Justine qualified as a Solicitor in November 2024.
Justine advises on a range of corporate transactions and commercial agreements. She is also experienced advising on the registration and protection of intellectual property.
Justine joined Preston Redman at the end of her training contract in 2024 and has a Masters in Law, Business and Management from the University of Law. She found her interest in business law at an early stage in her career.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Solicitor
- Senior Associate Solicitor / Commercial Property
Justyn qualified in 1990 has been with the firm since 1991 working in the Company and Commercial Team, supervised by Jeremy Clough
Justyn specialises in commercial property which accounts for two thirds of his work and company law, including: -
Job Titles:
- Member of Staff
- Practice & Finance Manager
- Practice & Finance Manager / Accounts
Kate is the longest standing member of staff at Preston Redman having joined the firm in 1986. She is responsible for the seamless day to day running of the practice, carrying out a wide range of managerial and supervisory duties including staff, recruitment, legal compliance, administration, premises management, business development and finance.
Kate also works alongside the Accounts Department, COFA and COLP as Finance Manager, ensuring all financial and accounting matters are conducted within the SRA Accounts Rules, its focus on Client monies and correct allocation. She is a member of the Institute of Legal Finance and Management.
Outside the office Kate likes to keep busy doing house renovations, cooking, baking and going to the gym, and is the most senior member of the Preston Redman running team, who run from Bournemouth to Boscombe every week.
Kelly is a partner at Preston Redman who is Head of the Firm's Private Client Department.
Kelly deals with a broad variety of Wills, Probate, Trust and Tax related matters in the Private Client Team. Kelly qualified as a Solicitor in March 2010, joined Preston Redman in February 2021 and became a Partner in August 2021.
Kelly achieved a First Class Degree with honours in Law and Taxation from Bournemouth University and subsequently completed the Legal Practice Course there, having obtained an Academic Achievement Award. She is a full member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and The Association of Lifetime Lawyers.
Away from the office Kelly enjoys spending time with her family and friends, walking her dog in the Dorset countryside, and travelling to new places.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- in 2018 As a Legal Secretary
Liam is a Solicitor practising in our Family team.
Liam qualified as a Solicitor in March 2023. Liam joined Preston Redman in 2018 as a legal secretary and completed his training contract with the firm.
Job Titles:
- Junior Lawyer / Paralegal
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Construction Disputes
Louise joined the firm in February 2022 and works in the Dispute Resolution Team dealing with all types of civil and commercial litigation cases. Louise qualified as a Solicitor in September 2009.
Louise has extensive experience in Business Recovery and insolvency, dealing with contract and commercial disputes, Landlord and Tenant issues, contentious probate, Partnership arguments and construction and engineering claims. Louise has broad knowledge on enforcement and can advise on a variety of ways to recover Judgment debts.
Working with a wide range of clients including companies, partnerships and individuals Louise strives to build a strong connection and relationship with clients to fully understand the issues in hand to achieve their desired objectives as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Away from the office Louise enjoys spending time with family and friends, music, cooking and trampoline fitness. Louise can also play the drums.
Mark Lello is an Equity Partner at Preston Redman, he qualified as a Solicitor in December 1989 and joined the firm in 2022. He has always specialised in company and commercial work including, for a number of years, the protection of intellectual property.
Mark is an Associate Trade Mark Attorney, qualified Corporate Finance professional and a Notary Public. He advises clients on the full range of corporate and commercial matters including the protection of brands and inventions.
Mark is wholly committed to serving the clients of the firm and helping them to reach their objectives. He has a wealth of experience in:
company transactional work,
drafting and negotiating business contracts, and
carrying out trade mark and patent registrations.
In his spare time Mark plays keyboards in a covers band on his inevitable journey to becoming a global rock icon.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Solicitor / Residential Property
Job Titles:
- Deputy Finance Manager
- Deputy Finance Manager / Accounts
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Construction Disputes
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Commercial Property / Development and Planning