Solicitors and paralegals have successfully rounded off the year as 85 of the Law Society of Scotland's members have been recognised in their chosen area of practice.
The Law Society's accreditation programmes offer members the chance to receive recognition for their work after demonstrating their abilities over a period of time whereas the certifications are awarded to those who have completed comprehensive training and coursework.
Over the past month, the following Law Society members have achieved new professional milestones in:
Accredited Specialists
Child Law
Accredited: Karen Lynn Walker, Barnetts
Construction Law
Re-accredited: Julie Scott-Gilroy, Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP
Family Law
Accredited: Laura Elizabeth McCarthy, Macleod & MacCallum Limited
Incapacity and Mental Disability Law
Accredited: Dr Catherine Dianne Millen, BTO Solicitors LLP
Accredited: Jane Elizabeth McNicol, Macnabs LLP
Medical Negligence (Defender Only) Law
Re-accredited: Joanna McCormack, National Health Service Scotland
Accredited Paralegals
Civil Litigation - Family Law
Helen Gibb, W. & A.S. Bruce
Commercial Conveyancing
Rebecca Mackie, Blackadders
Residential Conveyancing
Kimberley Rennie, Andersonbain LLP
Angela Breen, MooreMarshall Limited
Maureen Makeham, McArthur Stanton
Caitlin Muir, MacTaggart & Co
Law Society Certification
Certified in Trauma-Informed Law
Katherine Anderson, Civil Legal Assistance Office
Meegan Anderson, Innes & Mackay Limited
Tanya Bagri, Jones Whyte Law Ltd
Sophie Berry, Dailly, Moon and Co., Solicitors
Marisa Borland, Bridge Legal Limited
Marco Buonaccorsi, Public Defence Solicitors Office
Megan Carling, Macnabs LLP
Greg Cunningham, Public Defence Solicitors Office
Kirstie Donnelly, TC Young LLP
Michael Fyfe, Jones Whyte Law Ltd
Rosa Gentles, Public Defence Solicitors Office
Catherine Hammond, Digby Brown LLP
Gayle Heeps, Scottish Social Services Council
Jane Joiner, Scottish Legal Aid Board
Lorna McCann, McIntosh McCann Ltd
Nicola McLelland, Civil Legal Assistance Office
Alison McNab, Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Jennifer McPhee, Anderson Strathern LLP
Stephanie Miller, Civil Legal Assistance Office
Rosie Pereti, Civil Legal Assistance Office
Karen Poke, Procurator Fiscal Service
Margaret Price, R & R Urquhart LLP
Mary Raymont
Ziqyia Riaz, Cambell & McCartney
Donna Seivewright, Public Defence Solicitors Office
Colin Severin, Public Defence Solicitors Office
Karen Sutherland, Gibson Kerr Limited
Lorna Walker
Jennifer Whitten, Digby Brown LLP
Suzanne Williams, Levy & McRae Solicitors LLP
Certified in Legal Technology
Andrew Arnott, RWG (Repair & Overhauls) Limited
Lisa Cruickshank, Brodies LLP
Nicole Guidi, Frank Irvine Solicitors Ltd
April Law-Reed, Sportscotland
Iain Martin, Scottish Social Services Council
Nicholas Oprescu-Havriliuc, MBM Commercial LLP
Rachael Ruth, Brodies LLP
Anne-Sylvie Vassenaix-Paxton, DWF (France) AARPI
Recertified in Trauma-Informed Law
Dave Berry, Jackson Boyd
Jade Carthy, A.C. O’Neill & Co.
Clair Cranston, Macnabs LLP
Ann Gray, Procurator Fiscal Service
Fehmida Hanif, Brodies LLP
Emma Hannah, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Frances Hewitt, McKinnon Hewitt
Ann Jane Malloy
Alison Reid, Clan Childlaw Limited
Amanda Richardson, McAndrew & Richardson
Douglas Simpson, Health Law Limited
Gemma Waddell, A C White Solicitors LLP
Jennifer Wallace, South Lanarkshire Council
Julia Donnelly, Clan Childlaw Limited
Iain Smith, Keegan Smith S.S.C
Melissa Rutherford, Rutherford Sheridan Ltd
Nadine Martin, Gibson Kerr
Certified in Child-Centred Practice
Nadine Allam, Levy & McRae Solicitors LLP
Lauren Grantham, Walker & Sharpe
Roisin Docherty, Roisin Docherty Solicitors
Farida Elfallah, JustRight Scotland LLP
Lesley Fairfield, Fairfield Family Law
Maria Galli, Children & Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
Alison Heron, John Brown (Scotland) Ltd
Karen Jack
Gemma Johnston, Macleod & MacCallum Limited
Nadine Martin, Gibson Kerr Limited
Yvette McCormick, Lanarkshire Law Practice Limited
Gayle Middleton
Debbie Milne, Jackson Boyd LLP
Janet Morrison, Nellany & Company LLP
Ashleigh Morton, Morton Brody Law
Iain Nisbet, Cairn Legal Ltd
Feroza Rehman
Paul Sheridan, Rutherford Sheridan Ltd