Tony O’Malley
Managing Partner
We’re the real deal. Expert lawyers that genuinely care about their customers and helping our community.
Lyndsey Bell
Legal Director
Dispute Resolution
My work gives me purpose as I’m genuinely making a difference to people’s lives.
Laura Sillars
Legal Director & Head of Serious Injury
Personal Injury
Helping clients recover after life changing accidents is why I’m in this business.
Lynn Adam
Operations Director
Personal Injury
I feel like I’m using my expertise for good, helping customers overcome challenging circumstances.
Louise Cameron
Senior Associate
Dispute Resolution
I always fight for my clients best interests because it can make all the difference to their lives.
Amy Wardrop
Associate
By Your Side
Amy Wardrop was recruited to the firm in November 2020 to be part of the launch of our By Your Side service in January 2021.
She delivers our Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts and Executry services as the department head.
Amy has recently been shortlisted for the Young Practitioner Award for her outstanding customer service and contribution to the growth of Friends Legal.
Val Roberts
Consultant
Laser Eye Surgery
Consultant at our Edinburgh office, Val has a special interest in eye injury cases
Kerry Quinn
Litigation Executive
Personal Injury
I always strive to make my clients experience stress free and easy – they have already been through enough.
Jacqueline Robertson
Litigation Executive
Personal Injury
Hearing people breathe a sigh of relief when they contact us makes my job worthwhile.
Robert Lilley
Senior Claims Negotiator
Personal Injury
People appreciate empathy, it is vital to my role to be supportive and empathetic.
Suzi Loyd
Trainee Solicitor
Personal Injury
Rachel Thomson
Senior Solicitor
Dispute Resolution
Anita Barlow
Paralegal & Team Leader
By Your Side
Mari-Louise Graham
Wills & Executries Assistant
By Your Side
Mari-Louise Graham is a Wills & Executries Assistant working in our By Your Side Team. She joined the firm April 2021.
Mari-Louise deals primarily with initial enquiries from the public in relation to Wills, Power of Attorneys and Executory enquiries. In her spare time, Mari-Louise enjoys outings with the kids, going to the gym and socialising with friends.
Tom Heaphy
Business Consultant
Tom Heaphy is a Business Consultant working in our By Your Side Team.
Tom joined Friends Legal in November 2020, bringing a wealth of experience in business development from industries such as legal, finance and manufacturing. Tom deals primarily with our business-to-business relationships and has a strong desire make legal services more accessible and transparent to all. In his spare time, Tom enjoys travelling in his vintage campervan.
Josh Davidson
Creative & Digital Marketing Consultant
Josh Davidson is a graphic design graduate from Falmouth University (2013). Since then, he has worked with a myriad of businesses to create branding, web & marketing projects across the UK.
Josh’s specialism rests in the design, development, and delivery of websites, as well as how they feed into digital marketing. Josh runs Friends Legal’s website, digital advertising, and print marketing. Josh is an avid gamer, movie lover and has two cats named Minerva & Wanda.
Louise Murphy
Office Manager
Deborah Jaconelli
Accounts Manager
Danielle Duffy
Business Support Assistant
Contact Us,
Your Way
We are happy to be guided by you and we understand the importance of having a number of ways you can contact us. We can offer all our services virtually, or over the phone, as well as in-person. It has become increasingly necessary to offer a way of supporting our clients through a channel that suits them. To support this, we have a number of channels you can contact us through and we are happy to adapt to your needs.
Our Promise To You
You are able to contact us by phone: Monday – Thursday from 9am-6pm & Friday 9am-5pm, as well as Saturday from 9am-1pm. We aim to return telephone calls within 4 working hours, but calls will be responded to on the same day we receive them wherever possible. Substantive response to all correspondence within 5 working days. You'll be assigned a dedicated member of the team, who you can communicate with directly.
Email Us
You can email us directly at mail@friends-legal.co.uk or using any contact form on our website to get your query to the right team.
Social Media
You can connect with us socially by following our accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Youtube
Video Calling
We are happy to help you virtually through video conferencing services, like Zoom. Call us to set up an appointment.