Promotions & New Lawyers

Jo Melvin and Katherine Millman promoted to Associates ofthe Firm

South West law firm, Howard and Over Solicitors, havepromoted two of their lawyers, Jo Melvin and Katherine Millman to become associatesof the firm.

Jo joined the firm in 2007 and is a Chartered Fellow of theInstitute of Legal Executives.  She hasworked in residential conveyancing for 30 years with half of that experiencebeing post qualification.  She aided inthe expansion of the residential conveyancing department in the Ivybridgeoffice and now heads it up, as well as being head of the New Homes Team for allthree of the firm’s offices.  Jo has awealth of experience in all aspects of residential property includingresidential sales and purchases (all values), freehold and leasehold property,new builds, shared ownership, help to buy, leases, transfers of land, transferof equity and remortgages, matrimonial transfers, easements and auction salesand purchases.  She has lived and workedin and around the South Hams area for the last 31 years and so has a huge localknowledge.

Katherine joined the firm in 2012 as a recently qualifiedSolicitor and has since expanded the private client department in the Ivybridgeoffice to become head of Private Client over all of the firms’ offices.  Katherine specialises in all aspects ofprivate client work including Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Probatematters.  Since joining Howard and Over,Katherine has become a fully accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderlyand has also been awarded their Older Client Care in Practice Award.

The move will see Jo and Katherine play a more senior rolein shaping the vision and continuing the growth of Howard and Over Solicitors.

Jo said: “As we grow our services, staff numbers and clientbase, we are continuing to ensure that we provide a friendly and efficientservice to our clients which is the reputation that has allowed us to be ableto develop the firm in the first place.”

Paul Mossop, senior partner at Howard and Over Solicitors said:“Katherine and Jo have played a key part in helping the firm expand and thepartners are delighted to welcome them as associates of the firm.  We are also very excited by the new additionsto the team and look forward to a promising future together”.

Expansion at Ivybridge

The firm has now introduced Rebecca Ellerbeck, a Solicitorspecialising in family issues to the Ivybridge office, as well as Nicola Ritchie,a trainee Solicitor who is currently working alongside Jo in the Ivybridgeproperty department.

Jan Millar, managing partner of Howard and Over said: “I amdelighted to welcome Rebecca and Nicola to the firm.  As a high street firm it is important that wecontinue to offer a high level of service for family work as well asconveyancing services and Rebecca and Nicola will add expertise and enthusiasmto our already successful team.”