
Dorset law firm, Coles Miller, have announced the promotion of four members of their legal team.
The appointments come into effect on May 1 and will take the number of partners to 14.
"These promotions come at an exciting time for Coles Miller and show our commitment not only to promoting from within, but to providing clients with the best quality advice across our breadth of legal services," says David Parfitt, Senior Partner at Coles Miller.
Residential conveyancing solicitor Jason Barnett will be promoted to partner after joining Coles Miller's Bournemouth office in 2000.
Coles Miller have promoted a further three solicitors to Associate level. Commercial solicitor Matthew Smith, based in the Bournemouth office, will be promoted to Associate Solicitor alongside Poole based family and collaborative lawyer Colin Mitchell and clinical negligence lawyer Lydia Wright.
"I'm proud to work alongside these very talented solicitors and these promotions recognises their achievements in helping support our growth," says David.
"It is also particularly pleasing as Jason, Lydia and Matthew joined Coles Miller as trainee solicitors and since then have grown and developed their careers with us."