Criminal law solicitor Richard Atkinson has been elected deputy vice president of the Law Society
He will take office in October, supporting incoming president Lubna Shuja and vice president Nicholas Emmerson, and will be president in 2024 when the Law Society marks its 200th anniversary. Atkinson, a duty solicitor and higher rights advocate, said: ‘As lawyers we need to be courageous and speak out on behalf of those less able, for the independence of the legal system and institutions that are key to a functioning democracy.’ He lives in Kent and chairs the Law Society’s criminal law committee.
