Holmes & Hills Solicitors has achieved its best-ever set of departmental rankings in the latest Legal 500 results, securing two Top Tier positions and entering the Corporate & Commercial departmental rankings for the first time. The results reflect the firm’s continued investment in specialist expertise, client service and collaborative legal support across East Anglia and the South East.
Holmes & Hills has secured Tier 1 status for both its Planning Law and Commercial Property Departments, with the Commercial Property Department reaching the top tier for the first time. The Corporate & Commercial Department has also entered the rankings for the first time. Together, these developments build on the firm’s established reputation and demonstrate growing recognition of its expertise among clients and peers alike.
The firm's ranked practice areas are:
The latest results highlight the depth of talent across Holmes & Hills Solicitors, with 10 individual lawyers recognised: five Leading Partners, three Next Generation Partners and two Leading Associates. Further lawyers are also mentioned in the editorial commentary, these are:
• Matt Downing
• Zoe Diss
• Anna Watson
• Sarah Holbrook
• Alexandra Jury
• Sam Bawden
• Abbie Chisnall
• Chrissie Parkes
• Ellie Hambling
• Catherine Hibbert
Within the Planning Law Department, both Steven Hopkins and Michael Harman continue to be recognised as Leading Partners, while Sarah Hare maintains her position as a Leading Associate. Their continued recognition reflects the firm's longstanding reputation for advising on complex planning, development, compulsory purchase and infrastructure projects.
In the Commercial Property Department, Rebecca Mason retains her Leading Partner ranking, while Chris Milner continues to be recognised as a Next Generation Partner, reinforcing the department's strength in supporting developers and landowners on complex development and land matters.
Furthermore, the Family Law Department continues its impressive standing, with Carol Toulson maintaining her Leading Partner ranking and Alexander Garrett's ranking as Next Generation Partner reflects his promotion to Partner, recognising his growing profile and contribution to the department.
Lawrence Pearce also maintains his ranking as a Next Generation Partner, recognising his expertise within the growing Construction team and that department's continued growth and market reputation.
Within the Serious Injury and Clinical Negligence Department, Jason Brady retains his Leading Partner ranking and, for the first time, Myriam Musumari receives individual recognition as a Leading Associate, highlighting the calibre of expertise available to clients navigating life-changing injury and negligence claims.
Legal 500 rankings are based on an extensive independent research process, incorporating client feedback, peer reviews and detailed assessments of the work undertaken by law firms and individual lawyers. As such, they provide an independent indicator of a firm’s market reputation, technical expertise and quality of work highlighted through the research process.
The advancement the Commercial Property Department to Tier 1, alongside the continued Tier 1 ranking for Planning Law and the introduction of Corporate & Commercial to the rankings, reflects the breadth of specialist expertise across Holmes & Hills.
For clients, this means access to established specialist teams across a wide range of legal matters, with the ability to draw on expertise from different areas of the firm where their legal needs span multiple disciplines.
These results reflect the dedication of colleagues across the firm and reinforce Holmes & Hills' position as a trusted legal adviser throughout East Anglia.
As the firm continues to grow, the latest Legal 500 rankings provide independent recognition of the quality of advice, strength of specialist teams, and exceptional client service that remain at the heart of Holmes & Hills' success.
With more than 200 legal professionals delivering a broad and collaborative range of legal services, Holmes & Hills is well positioned to build on this progress. The 2027 Legal 500 rankings provide independent recognition of the firm’s specialist expertise, joined-up approach and position as a leading law firm in the region.
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