WORLD CLASS BELFAST - Key Persons
Adele is our IT Director and one of our senior management team.
She heads a team of IT professionals focused on developing and improving our platform and ensuring that our infrastructure is secure.
Alison Taylor is a Trainee Solicitor in our private client team. She deals with the winding up of estates, attorneyships, trusts and patient affairs.
Amanda Murray is a specialist in our lender instructed residential lending team.
She specialises in acting for lenders taking security over residential property.
April McDowell is a specialist in our residential property team specialising in sale, purchase and remortgage transactions for private clients.
Ciara Barlow is a Senior Associate specialising in Divorce, civil partnership and Family Law.
She focuses on Dispute Resolution and the Division of Assets to include Negotiated Settlements, Ancillary Relief proceedings, Maintenance proceedings, seizing applications and variation of Settlements.
Ciara's experience extends to Pensions, undertaking detailed consideration of the pension history including any public sector transfers, private sector transfers and accrued rights. Ciara is an expert in complex Child Law.
"Ciara is most impressive. She grasps the technical details, while showing empathy, giving me confidence that she is not just going through the legal process, but she is actually on my side, which gives me great comfort."
Claire is a Risk Manager in our residential property team specialising in the identification and resolution of complex title issues. She also specialises in high value and complex sale, purchase and remortgage transactions for private clients.
Claire Tipping is a Manager in our Recoveries Team.
She focuses on recovering outstanding monies on behalf of lenders, creditors and public bodies.
Conor is a Trainee Solicitor working in our Criminal Defence team.
Conor has a particular interest in Immigration and Human Rights Law and also has experience in all aspects of criminal defence including Fraud, Motoring Offences and White Collar Crime.
Courtney Vance is a specialist in our private client team. She specialises in wills, winding of estates, tax planning, power of attorneys and trusts.
"I had full confidence in her abilities throughout the process."
Daniel's expertise is in Will, Trust & Estate Disputes.
He advises on Will validity disputes, financial provision claims for disappointed family members and trust and land disputes.
Daren Johnson is a partner in our Criminal Defence team.
He focuses primarily on Civil Dispute Resolution, Fraud, Regulatory and Compliance matters, Judicial Review and all aspects of Immigration & Human Rights law.
"He was so professional"
Dearbhla is a specialist in our residential property team specialising in sale, purchase and remortgage transactions for private clients.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Professional and Knowledgeable Solicitor
Drew focuses on the development of Real Estate assets.
He is a dual qualified (England, Wales/Northern Ireland) real estate solicitor specialising in large, mixed-use, regeneration schemes.
He won the BCO rising star awards in 2017.
Drew was ranked and highlighted for his work in the Real Estate sector in the Legal 500 for 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
"Drew Nesbitt is a highly professional and knowledgeable solicitor who has provided expert legal advice to my business."
Emma Nolan is Manager in our Recoveries Team.
She focuses on recovering outstanding monies on behalf of lenders, creditors and public bodies.
Felicity Townley is our HR Manager.
She is responsible for all aspect of developing and implementing our people strategy.
She focuses on recruitment, induction & integration, reward, performance management and diversity & inclusion.
Gareth Morgan is a Legal Executive in our Recoveries team. He assists in recovering outstanding monies on behalf of lenders, creditors and public bodies.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Head of Our Dispute Resolution
Gary is head of our Dispute Resolution team, specialising in conducting litigation on behalf of large financial institutions, banks, construction and engineering companies.
Gary has a formidable reputation as a litigator.
He specialises in providing straight forward solutions to quickly resolve disputes on issues such as;
Gilbert is a real estate lawyer and the firm's senior partner.
He specialises in complex large scale residential housing schemes.
Gilbert advises leading Northern Irish real estate developers and local Housing Associations.
Gilbert was ranked and highlighted for his work in the Real Estate sector in the Legal 500 in 2022.
Hannah Simpson is an Associate on our Personal Injury & Negligence team.
She specialises in medical negligence, catastrophic injuries, accidents at work and industrial disease claims.
Hannah also advises on road traffic accident claims and has expertise in vehicle damage and credit hire recovery.
My experience with Hannah has been superb. She is friendly and courteous and will act in your best interest with professional attire. My thanks go to Hannah and her team and I would recommend them to anyone who needs legal advice.
Hannah-Louisa is an Associate and Risk Manager in our residential property team.
She specialises in the identification and resolution of complex title issues.
She also specialises in high value and complex sale, purchase and remortgage transactions for private clients.
Helen Boal is a manager in our private client team.
She specialises in;
Ian is a Partner in our residential property team focussing on business development and management of the department.
He also works for individual clients in sale, purchase and remortgage transactions.
"Charismatic, he knows his stuff and he's very witty, he's easy to engage with and very supportive, and he goes over and above."
Izabela is a Senior Solicitor in our Real Estate team, assisting on development, investment and landlord and tenant transactions.
"fantastic to see how dedicated she is to her clients. She is efficient and a fantastic communicator."
Joanne is a Specialist on our Recoveries team. She assists in recovering outstanding monies on behalf of lenders, creditors and public bodies.
Julia is a specialist on our Lender Services team.
She specialises in acting for lenders taking security over residential property.
Kasha is a specialist in our family law and divorce team supporting solicitors and clients to achieve better results.
Kerri is a Trainee Solicitor in our Residential Property team specialising in sale, purchase and remortgage transactions for private clients.
Kristina is a manager in our residential property team focusing on post completion matters.
Laura is a specialist in our lender instructed residential lending team.
She acts for lenders taking security over residential property.
"Laura was very helpful with any queries I had throughout the process of the remortgage. It was my first time remortgaging a property so I wasn't 100% certain what to expect at the different stages but I felt confident that the case was in good hands. I would definitely recommend Wilson Nesbitt to friends and family."
Lauren is a Partner in our Residential Property team; specialising in transactions involving complex title and high value property purchases and sales.
She is responsible for the training and risk management within the residential property team.
Partner Lenore Rice heads our Individual & Family Life sector, tailoring her
Leo is a Senior Associate on our criminal defence team. Leo has 35 years of experience in all aspects of criminal defence including fraud, motoring offences and white collar crime. He has a particular interest in human rights law and judicial review matters.
Expertise
Our lawyers have the knowledge and expertise to provide advice on all types of corporate and M&A matter. Our collaborative culture allows us to work with multiple specialists across Wilson Nesbitt to deliver on complex transactions. We work for private companies, partnerships, industrial and provident societies, and private individuals. We deliver on a diverse range of transactions and focus on fulfilling our client's commercial objectives.