Askew Bunting Solicitors are pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Cook, who will joining the practice as a consultant.
Sean, who has more than twenty years’ experience in the legal profession, will be based at the Guisborough office, dealing with family and civil litigation matters.
He completed his training at a firm in Middlesbrough and qualified as a solicitor in 1996, specialising in civil litigation and family matters.
In 2000 Sean relocated to Manchester, and then Leeds, where he worked in a large national practice dealing with high value civil litigation, representing clients in the county court, High Court and Court of Appeal.
In 2010 Sean returned to Teesside to join a local firm.
In 2013 Sean was appointed by the Lord Chancellor to sit as a Deputy District Judge on the North-east circuit, hearing Civil and Family cases.
Askew Bunting Solicitors is based in both Middlesbrough and Guisborough - the Guisborough office having been established in 1935.
It currently employs 46 staff and offer legal advice in matrimonial and family, residential and commercial conveyancing, wills and probate, civil litigation and personal injury.
Senior partner Will Towler feels Sean’s appointment can only enhance the firm’s professional reputation.
“We are delighted to welcome Sean, who will be a valuable addition to the team”
Jan Bennett, Partner and head of Matrimonial Department, said: “We are thrilled to have Sean on board, bringing his wealth of knowledge and experience”.
- Askew Bunting can be found at 55-62 Borough Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2JH. Call on 01642 252555.
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