Historic law firm marks anniversary with raft of promotions
One of the oldest law firms in the South West has marked the end of it 275th anniversary year by announcing a record number of promotions.
Thirty five employees have been promoted at Coodes, representing more than 20 percent of the firm’s overall workforce.
Around 150 members of staff attended the firm’s recent annual general meeting at the Royal Cornwall Showground.
Two highly-experienced lawyers, Karen Pritchard and Darren Higginson have been promoted to partner with the firm.
Fourteen members of the team have been promoted to associate – the highest number of promotions to be made to this level in any single year.
Four other individuals, Iynaiya Afzal (family), Yasin Ahmed (commercial property) and Jenny Carter (personal disputes) and Caitlin Facey (wills, probate and trusts) have been promoted to trainee solicitor. Fifteen members of staff across the wider firm have also been promoted.
In the last year Coodes has appointed seven new business owners as part of its futureproofing and succession planning.
It is the first time in the firm’s history that there are more female business owners, compared to male.
Peter Lamble, chairman of Coodes, said: “We are thrilled to celebrate the culmination of our milestone anniversary year by recognising the outstanding achievements of our team. We are very proud to announce these well-deserved promotions and the unwavering dedication demonstrated by these individuals have played a pivotal role in the success of Coodes.
“This significant number of promotions reflects the excellence and expertise of our colleagues. We would like to congratulate each member of the team on their promotion and look forward to their continued growth and exceptional service they provide to our clients across Cornwall and Devon.”
Earlier this year, Coodes’ specialist commercial disputes team made three new appointments and the firm’s personal injury and clinical negligence team welcomed a new lawyer to support their growing number of clients across the South West.
