Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales since December 1984
Solicitor of the High Court of Ireland since May 1991
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland since March 2000
Solicitor of the High Court of Scotland, 2008
Fellow of the Chartered Institure of Arbitrators
CEDR Accredited Mediator
Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths
Academic:
BA Law (Honours), Liverpool John Moores University, 1980
LLM (Honours), University College , Cork, 2002
Certificate in Advanced Advocacy for Solicitors, Law Society of Ireland
Diploma in Notarial Practice , University of Cambridge, 2005
Diploma in Trust and Estate Planning 2005, Law Society of Ireland
Diploma in International and Commercial Arbitration (awarded by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators following a study at Keble College, Oxford, 2008
Membership:
Law Society of Ireland
Law Society of Northern Ireland
Law Society of England & wales
Law Society of Scotland
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America).
American Bar Association
Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
Centre for International Legal Studies
Professional Negligence Lawyers Association
Experience:
Solicitor - Sole Practitioner since June 1992
Law Society of Ireland Tutor in Civil Litigation since 2003
Awards & Prizes:
President's Prize from the president of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators for achieving the highest mark in the award writing examination, 2005
Lord Mayor of Dublin June 2007 Unsung Heroes Award in recognition of service as FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centre) volunteer.
