Making a difference Lodders makes ten promotions

We are delighted to announce ten promotions across our Real Estate, Dispute Resolution, Business Services, Agriculture and Rural, Private Client, and Operations teams, including three legal director appointments.

In Lodders’ Real Estate group, Constantine Berry and Josy Haigh are promoted to legal director, Laura Taylor to senior associate and head of the New Homes team, and Lauren Pearson, who joined Lodders as a paralegal in 2014, and completed her training and qualified as a solicitor at the firm, is also promoted to senior associate in the Strategic Land and Residential Development team.

Property dispute resolution specialist Ellie Crofts is promoted to legal director within our Dispute Resolution practice. We also promoted Nicola Vernon to associate in our Business Services group, Nicola Beach to senior associate in our

Agriculture and Rural team, and Alexia Haines to associate in our Private Client team, which is one of the largest dedicated private client practices in the region.

In Lodders’ Operations team, Emily Brampton becomes facilities manager, and Will Elson is promoted to digital marketing executive at the firm. As Lodders’ first-ever marketing apprentice, Will joined the in-house marketing team in November 2021.

Fun ways to fundraise

Beverley Morris, partner and head of Lodders’ Family Law team, raises money for Cystic Fibrosis charities through hosting regular quiz nights and holding raffles. This is a cause that is close to her heart.

Outside the 9 to 5

On 22 September 2023, Vivienne Middleton, partner in our Family Law team, will take part in Strictly 9 to 5. Don’t be fooled by the name though, this is far removed from Vivienne’s regular job!

Organised by No.5 Barristers’ Chambers, Strictly 9 to 5 is a dance competition. This year its compere will be Will Mellor, Strictly Come Dancing’s 2022 semifinalist, while past professionals from the show, Flavia Cacace and Pasha Kovalev, will be judging the dancers. Taking place at the ICC in Birmingham, the event will be raising money for the Child Brain Injury Trust and Midlands Air Ambulance. We’re looking forward to cheering Vivienne on from the audience!