A select number of the Law Society of Scotland's members have received recognition for their work as they have been accredited in their chosen fields.
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.
In the past month, 29 solicitors and paralegals have been recognised in the following areas:
Accredited Specialists
Discrimination Law
Accredited: Deborah Fellows, Thorntons Law LLP
Family Law
Re-accredited: Gillian Crandles, Turcan Connell
Re-accredited: Judith Higson, Scullion Law Limited
Freedom of Information and Data Protection
Accredited: Rebecca Roberts, Burness Paull LLP
Personal Injury Law
Accredited: Lucy Thornton, Anderson Strathern LLP
Immigration Law
Re-accredited: Grace McGill, Burness Paull LLP
Intellectual Property Law
Re-accredited: Jamie Watt, Harper Macleod LLP
Medical Negligence (Defender Only) Law
Accredited: William Henderson, National Health Service Scotland
Accredited: Kathryn McElroy, National Health Service Scotland
Personal Injury Law
Accredited: Rona Hayworth, Digby Brown LLP
Regulation of Professional Conduct Law
Accredited: Christopher Dunn, Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP
Accredited Mediators
Family Mediation
Accredited: Kirsten Knight, Balfour + Manson LLP
Accredited: Lynne Mulcahy, Balfour + Manson LLP
Accredited: Dawn Finlayson, Weightmans (Scotland) LLP
Accredited Paralegals
Banking and Finance
Eve McKinney, Brodies LLP
Victoria McLachlan, Harper Macleod LLP
Civil Litigation - Family Law
Sarah Havlin, Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP
Civil Litigation - Reparation Law
Mollie Malcolm, Digby Brown
Jack Todd, Digby Brown
Company Secretarial
Victoria Muntean, Enoda Ltd
Abigail Smith, Scottish Power Limited
Residential Conveyancing
Carolyn Johnston, Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP
Gina Berston, Lows Orkney Limited
Natasha Vials, Lindsays
Lucy Hallet, MacPhee & Partners LLP
Katherine Peace, Boyd Legal
Wills and Executries
Eilleen Riddoch, Stewart + Watson
Keri Findlay, P & KW
Julia Foster, Gilson Gray LLP