Wollen Michelmore Solicitors: simply the best

The spotlight shone brightly when Devon law firm Wollen Michelmore won three awards at the first ever Devon and Somerset Law Society 2016 legal awards.

Almost 400 people attended the inaugural awards dinner at Sandy Park, Exeter where guests were treated to a sumptuous dinner and great entertainment. The celebratory event recognised firms from across the region who took the opportunity to showcase their firms successes and professional standards.

Wollen Michelmore, who has offices in Torquay, Newton Abbot, Dartmouth, Barnstaple and Bideford, were shortlisted in 6 of the 12 categories.  Winning three of those awards, along with the inter office regional Challenge Cup, reflected the efforts of all the staff in the firm and the contributions made working with local communities.

The firm were delighted to win the Client Service award which recognised the commitment to continuously improve the standard of the client service.  Clive Meredith, Practice Director, said “we’ve worked really hard over the past 3 or 4 years to grow our business and improve our standards and we are very proud to have this professional acknowledgement of that hard work.  This is great recognition of our investment in our people and training.”

Solicitor of the Year was won by Torquay based, Rachel Carter who said “It is an honour to receive this award especially as the competition was so high.  My colleague, David Kendall, was also shortlisted as was the family team; it is great that our hard work has been acknowledged in this way.  Congratulations to all those shortlisted and to those who won!”

Chief Executive, Chris Hart was awarded Leader/Law Manager of the Year. Chris said “What an evening!  Winning 3 awards at the launch of this fabulous event is so exciting for everyone in the firm.  I see how much effort people put in to working with our clients and providing the best levels of service everyday and it’s not always an easy job.  But the team really make a huge effort to get it right time after time and these awards reflect that.   Thank you to all of them.

I’d also like to thank the Devon and Somerset Law Society, all the sponsors and DC Media for the superb event they organised. Everyone enjoyed the evening and I’m sure the 2017 awards will be equally as successful.”