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13 August 2014
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Gardner Leader—Judith Rountree

DR lawyer promoted to associate

Judith Rountree, solicitor in the dispute resolution team at Gardner Leader has been promoted to associate. 

Judith who has five years post qualification experience, was crowned Young Lawyer of the Year last year at the LawNet awards, a national organisation which has been supporting independent law firms for 20 years. Since joining the firm in 2009, Judith has worked with the team to develop a new fixed fee programme for landlords and tenants involved in property litigation, while the work she has done with the charity sector has attracted and retained a number of well known charity clients.

Derek Rodgers, managing partner at Gardner Leader comments: "Judith has always shown such drive and commitment to her clients and the firm. She has excellent rapport with her clients and has proven to be highly skilled in areas of litigation including contested probate, commercial and property litigation. I look forward to her continued success as she embarks on her career as one of our associates."

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