Bob Tomlinson, conveyancing specialist and head of the Thatcham office of Gardner Leader solicitors, has retired after 39 years with the firm.
Patrick Stewart, a senior associate who has over 20 years’ experience in both residential and commercial property, and Michelle Challis, an associate who has worked for 10 years in residential sales and purchases, will take over the running of the office.
Gardner Leader has also promoted three of its solicitors: Judith Rountree, who won LawNet's Young Lawyer of the Year Award 2013, to senior associate in the dispute resolution department in Newbury, and Andrew Shipp and David Finnerty to associates.
Tomlinson first qualified as a property solicitor in 1977 while working at Gardner Leader in Thatcham. Within two years he was appointed partner, head of the Thatcham office and a leading player in Gardner Leader's 13 strong conveyancing team, which is based across all three offices in Newbury, Thatcham and Maidenhead. He successfully steered the expansion of the Thatcham office, including the establishment of a new inheritance protection department.
Derek Rodgers, managing partner of Gardner Leader, said: "The Thatcham office, along with our other offices in Newbury and Maidenhead, is really thriving and Bob played a significant role in this success.”
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