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Melanie Grant

Melanie S Grant

Having studied law at Oxford and completed her Articles at Payne Hicks Beach in Lincolns Inn, Melanie moved to Oakham in 1980 and joined the firm as an Assistant Solicitor in 1981. Melanie became a partner in 1986.  For more than 25 years she has specialised in family law and estimates that she has probably dealt with something in the region of 2,000 relationship breakdowns. She is also a trained collaborative family lawyer and member of Resolution.

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Jeremy F C Simmonds

Jeremy F C Simmonds

Joining his father’s firm, after reading law at the University of Buckingham, he has since qualification in 1997 focused primarily on the areas of Wills, Probate and Estate Administration together with the more specialised area of Contentious Probate.  He is a member of the Law Society’s Probate Section.

 

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Margaret J Dainty

Margaret joined Alec Crombie, the well-known Uppingham solicitor, straight from school, initially as a secretary but in time her role became that of a legal clerk, concentrating on conveyancing and probate work. During the 30 years and more that she has worked in Uppingham, Margaret has acquired a fine reputation amongst clients and fellow professionals. She has been an invaluable addition to the Simmonds Grant team since the opening of the Uppingham office in March 2009.

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Julia A Weber

Julia A Weber

Julia joined Simmonds Grant in February 2007 having relocated to this area.  Julia had many years’ experience working for a large ‘flagship’ branch of the Citizens Advice Bureau in her native West Country before her desire to represent her clients’ interests more fully led to her decision to qualify as a solicitor.  She graduated in law from Bristol University in 2003 and after the completion of her legal training, became a qualified solicitor in 2006.

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Jeremy P Simmonds


Our Senior Partner studied law at Cambridge and qualified as a solicitor in 1971. He established the firm initially as a sole practitioner in 1979, doing work as diverse as high-value conveyancing and criminal defences in the now defunct Oakham Magistrates’ Court. His role is now that of a consultant and manager partner.

 

Simmonds Grant is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (55247)and is subject to the Solicitors' Code of Conduct, which can be accessed at http://www.sra.org.uk/. The partners in the firm are: Jeremy P Simmonds, Melanie S Grant and Jeremy F C Simmonds.
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