Five senior solicitors - Chris Drinkall, Ed Jenneson, Gerry Morrison, Alison Munro and Richard Whittaker - have been promoted to Associate whilst Rebecca Latus and Jennifer Sewell have been made Senior Solicitors.

Three of the new Associates Chris Drinkall, Ed Jenneson and Gerry Morrison have been with Rollits since 2002, when they began their careers as trainees at the firm and they all qualified together in 2004.

Chris, Rebecca and Jennifer work in the Dispute Resolution Department at Rollits, whilst Ed specialises in employment law and Richard deals with private client matters. All are based at the Hull office. Gerry and Alison are based in the York office. Gerry specialises in charity law whilst Alison works in the firm’s commercial property team.

Managing partner Richard Field said: "We are delighted to announce these promotions all of which are thoroughly deserved. All those promoted have a commitment to continual personal development and have a depth of knowledge in those areas in which they each practise, so it is very pleasing to see so many talented individuals progressing to senior positions in the firm."

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