Managing Director
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Gemma Adam
Qualified: 2008Managing Director and SolicitorAs the managing director of Edward Connor Solicitors, Gemma is responsible for strategy, compliance, and staff management.
Charities
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Caroline Eade
Qualified: 2003Head of CharitiesCaroline leads our Charities team which specialises in Christian organisations and churches, on charity law and regulation, including governance and constitutional matters.
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Mary Drew
Qualified: 2004Partner (Charities)Mary is a Partner in the Charities Team. She specialises in advising Christian organisations on charity law matters including advice …
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Liz Bowes-Smith
Qualified: 1991Charity Senior AssociateAs an Associate at Edward Connor Solicitors, Liz advises churches and Christian organisations primarily on governance issues.
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Lynn Cadman
Senior Associate (Charity Advisor)Lynn is part of the Charities team and specialises in advising churches and Christian organisations on their governance and constitutional matters, particularly focusing on helping churches become CIOs.
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Rosie Hopkins
Qualified: 1998Charity AssociateRosie is part of the Charities team and specialises in advising churches and Christian organisations on their governance and constitutional matters, particularly focusing on helping churches become CIOs.
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Lynda Wilson
Qualified 1997Charity AssociateLynda is an Associate solicitor in the Charities team. She specialises in advising churches and Christian organisations on charity law …
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Juliette Shelley
Qualified: 2003Charity SolicitorJuliette is a solicitor in the Charities team, which specialises in advising churches and Christian organisations on governance and constitutional …
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Katherine Coxon
Qualified: 2004Charity SolicitorKatherine is a solicitor in the Charities team, which specialises in advising churches and Christian organisations on governance and constitutional …
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Amy Hall
Qualified: 2016Charity SolicitorAmy is a solicitor in the Charities Team, which specialises in advising churches and Christian organisations on governance and constitutional …
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Lily Brewster
Charity ParalegalLily joined ECS (known then as FIEC Practical Services) in 2017 to act as the Research and Advice Coordinator. She …
Employment & HR
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Mark Jones
Qualified: 1996Solicitor and Head of EmploymentMark advises Christian organisations and churches on all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, data protection and human rights issues.
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Mark Bainbridge
Qualified: 1997Partner (Employment)Since qualifying as a solicitor in 1997, Mark has specialised in employment and equality law cases. Mark has been recognised …
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Gemma Herrick
Qualified: 2009Associate (Employment)Gemma is part of the Employment Team, advising churches and Christian organisations on all aspects of employment law and HR issues.
Property
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Steve Wright
Qualified: 2003Head of PropertySteve joined the property team in 2024. He is excited to help churches and charities make the most of their …
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Paul Tollerton
Qualified: 2004Partner (Property)Paul advises churches and Christian organisation on all aspects of property law.
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Thomas Welch
Qualified: 2017Senior Associate (Property)Thomas is a Senior Associate on our Property team.
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Ganine Eshun
Conveyancing ExecutiveGanine Eshun has recently re-joined ECS. She is an Advanced Paralegal of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and …
Legal support
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Debs Hunt
Legal Support Team ManagerDebs is our Legal Support Team Manager. Her role involves leading the Support Team as well as finding creative solutions …
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Heather Paris
Senior Legal SecretaryHeather is part of the team which is responsible for our finances and administration
Finance
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Jane Hoxley
Finance and Administration OfficerJane is part of the team responsible for our finances.
Operations
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Lindsey Davies
Head of CommunicationsLindsey is responsible for delivering our communication strategy, facilitating both internal and external communications to increase our effectiveness.
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Rowan Gosnal-Tyler
Operations and Compliance ManagerRowan is responsible for managing the operations of the legal office, the legal administration, and compliance.
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Sarah Bailey
Executive Assistant & Recruitment CoordinatorSarah works with the executive team providing administration and organisation assistance.
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Esther Coekin
Data Analyst, IT and Finance OfficerEsther has a varied role which includes using data analysis to allow the firm to make data-driven decisions, providing …