Promotions
Every year there are opportunities for our legal advisers to apply
for promotion and this year, the career progression process was
completed in January.
Nick Garrish was promoted from
Associate Solicitor to Partner.
Nick has been with Mayo Wynne
Baxter since January 2009 and
works within the clinical negligence
department. He specialises in a
broad spectrum of related cases,
Rebecca Louis was promoted
from Associate Solicitor to Partner.
Rebecca qualified at a Brighton firm
in 2005 and is currently managing
the team at our Storrington office.
Born and bred in Sussex, Rebecca
is keen to promote local individuals
and businesses.
Zoë Summers was promoted from
Associate Solicitor to Partner.
Family law solicitor, Zoë, joined
Mayo Wynne Baxter in the spring
of 2012 after spending the first
five years of her career working for
another local firm.
Zoë is Deputy Head of our family
Tia Clarke was promoted from
Solicitor to Associate Solicitor.
Tia joined Mayo Wynne Baxter in
October 2013 having worked at
another local firm for three years.
Tia advises clients on all aspects of
family law across Sussex.
Amanda Edgar was promoted
from Licensed Conveyancer to
Associate Solicitor.
Amanda joined Mayo Wynne
Baxter as head of residential
property at our Brighton office in
January 2015.
Before joining the firm, Amanda
We are pleased to announce five
promotions this year – three Partners and
two Associate Solicitors – which take
effect on 1st April. These are:
using his considerable experience
to provide value and substance to
his work.
Nick has been involved in clinical
negligence since 1995 and before
joining our firm worked for a private
practice in London, undertaking
claimant clinical negligence work.
At work Nick provides unique
and beneficial insight into the
management of claims against the
NHS and private practitioners.
She has a broad knowledge of
probate trusts and wills matters as
well as managing the residential
property team at Storrington. In
particular Rebecca has gained
STEP membership and is a
member of Solicitors for the Elderly
so she is well equipped to advise
on all aspects of private client work.
Outside of work Rebecca is mum
to two young toddlers and assists
with the local Steyning playgroup.
At weekends she can be found
stomping around National Trust
grounds and the South Downs or
indulging in her love of good food.
department and advises clients in
relation to all aspects of family law
and is based in our Eastbourne
office and represents clients all over
Sussex.
cohabitation agreements and
disputes, pre and post nuptial
agreements and issues concerning
children’s arrangements.
Zoë specialises in divorce and the
resolution of financial, pension and
property issues that arise following
separation. She also advises on
Outside of work Zoë enjoys
cooking, Pilates and spending time
with her family and friends.
Tia is a member of Resolution and
deals with all areas of separation
including divorce, high-net value
and complex financial claims,
settlements by consent, child
arrangements, orders and injunctive
relief. She also specialises in same
sex marriages and parental orders.
Tia is also a Resolution trained
Mediator and helps clients to reach
practical solutions and informed
decisions that are right for the
circumstances.
was a Partner and head of
residential and commercial
conveyancing at her previous firm.
release, new property development,
new leases and enfranchisement,
re-mortgages shared ownership
and option agreements.
She qualified as a licensed
conveyancer in 2007 and became
a Partner in 2009. Her areas
of expertise include freehold/
leasehold sale and purchase, equity
Congratulations to them all
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The quality of all the applications was,
as usual, very high and the firm is
always delighted to see staff wanting to
progress.
Outside of work, Tia enjoys food
(cooking and eating), horse riding
and travelling.
Amanda likes to horse ride, go
to the theatre, watch rugby and
socialise with friends.