Solicitors Liam Owen, Emma Fawkes-Underwood and Louise Axford have been promoted to partner at one of the Midlands’ leading law firms, George Green.

Liam Owen, who joined the firm as an associate two years ago, works within the dispute resolution department and specialises in high value commercial litigation with particular expertise in construction litigation and in contentious trusts and estates.

Emma Fawkes-Underwood specialises in commercial property acting for a broad range of clients including investment landlords, retail tenants, residential property developers and financial institutions.

Louise Axford works within the firm’s private client department and specialises in the administration of trusts and estates.

Both Emma and Louise trained with the firm.

David Stevenson, Chief Executive at George Green, commented “It is always a pleasure to recognise the achievements and contributions of individuals at George Green. Liam, Emma and Louise’s promotion to partner is a huge testament not just to these individuals’ talent and hard work but also to the way in which we all work together so well right across the firm in making a difference to help each other and our clients and our people succeed. Success breeds success and these promotions are real evidence of our ability to provide the best possible environment for everyone to have the chance to be the best that they can be. These promotions are richly deserved.”

He continued “Liam is a great example of our ability to attract ambitious associates on the back of a commitment to help them grow and develop to quickly realise their partner potential. I am especially delighted that in Emma and Louise we are promoting individuals who trained with the firm showing our ability to attract the best law graduates, subsequently giving them an environment to rapidly progress. We promise to put our clients at the centre of our business and feedback suggests that we are successful in doing this; this only happens because we have partners and staff who are wedded to this vision and are will not compromise in achieving it.”

George Green LLP is a leading full service law firm and recognised as such in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Our lawyers make a difference by helping our clients succeed. We have offices in Cradley Heath and Wolverhampton.

From left: Liam Owen, Louise Axford, David Stevenson and Emma Fawkes-Underwood