
Bridge McFarland LLP is proud to announce the appointment of three new Partners. Rachel Miskin, Joshua Hunter and Kerry Smales who were previously all Senior Solicitors at the Firm.
Rachel joined Bridge McFarland in 2014 as a qualified Solicitor with Personal Injury experience but now specialises in the niche area of costs litigation. Rachel is delighted by the promotion “It has been a privilege to have developed my legal career at Bridge McFarland. I am so pleased to be joining this Partnership and I am very much looking forward to the next chapter”.
Joshua is a key member of our Residential Conveyancing team in the Grimsby office. Joshua copes incredibly well with the fast-paced nature of conveyancing transactions. He always manages to stay calm and it is no surprise that he regularly receives thanks from grateful clients. When speaking about his promotion Joshua had this to say: “I am proud to be taking this next step in my career having joined Bridge McFarland as a Summer Placement 10 years ago, evidencing the Firm’s continuing commitment to career development. I hope to inspire younger members of the team and to continue to play a key role in the promotion and development of the Firm.”
Kerry has invaluable experience of handling clinical negligence claims particularly having dealt with claims as both a defendant and claimant lawyer. She is passionate about helping people who have suffered negligence and is enjoying doing just that a Bridge McFarland: “I have worked for Bridge McFarland for less than 4 years and this is my second promotion in that time. I am delighted to work for a firm which genuinely encourages progression, and I am looking forward to embracing my new role as partner.”
Managing Partner, Stephen Oldridge is extremely happy with the new appointments “We are very lucky to have three such talented individuals joining the partnership ranks. They are, of course, top quality lawyers but they bring much more than that. All three are striving to make the firm better whether that be in terms of improving our already high client service levels, helping us to find more efficient and effective ways to work or helping to train and develop their team members. I am excited about the future of the Firm with partners like Rachel, Joshua and Kerry on board”.
Partners at our Hull office in Marina Court are pleased to welcome the new partners.

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