Profiles

John Lacy, as deputy/coroner for County Meath for 27 years obviously has extensive legal experience in relation all medico-legal issues. As mentioned above, in adition to this he has also developped over the last 30 years a specialised practice advising a wide range of both public, private and semi-state companies on varying aspects of commercial litigation, including litigation of a medico-legal nature.

Areas of expertise - defence insurance litigation, personal injury law, private client advice.

If you would like to contact John, please ring him directly at the Kells office or email him at jblacy@nlacy.ie

Patrick Rogers, partner, has advised extensively in relation to Ward of Court issues, in particular in relation to having parties who are intellectually challenged and otherwise vulnerable made Wards of Court, dealing with their affairs and all communications with the Wards of Court Office. Patrick also has extensive and wide experience in the District Court conducting cases of course without Counsel and handling all aspects of the case in the District Court from the taking of instructions initially from client to the determination of the matter by the Judge.

Areas of expertise - residential and commercial conveyancing, employment law, administration of estates, enduring powers of attorney, estate planning, healthcare, security advice to lending institutions, criminal law, District/Circuit/High Court with respect to wards of court, personal injuries, equity matters, contracts, family law, conveyancing and land issues.

If you would like to contact Paddy, please ring him directly at the Kells office.

Nathaniel, has joined this department of the firm from McCann FitzGerald where he worked as an associate, extensively in the area of Commercial Litigation, again with particular reference to medical negligence litigation.

Areas of expertise - defence insurance litigation, personal injury law, business law, security advice, private client advice.

If you would like to contact Nat, please ring him directly at the Kells office or email him at natlacy@nlacy.ie

Johanna started her training as a solicitor with Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors in Dublin and on qualifying in 1999 moved to BCM Hanby Wallace working in the Commercial Law Department which had only just been established at that time. She gained intense commercial law experience working for big corporations involved in inward investments, mergers and acquisitions among other legal issues. She then moved to Nathaniel Lacy & Partners in Kells working predominantly in Defence Litigation acting for Insurance Companies before moving down to Tipperary, in 2004, with her husband, Alan Downey, who hails from Ballyneale, Carrick-on-Suir. She has spent the last 5 years working in Clonmel/Cashel practising mainly in conveyancing/property law and private client litigation. She now lives in Rosegreen, Cashel with her husband and 4 children.

In May, she opened the Cashel Branch of Nathaniel Lacy & Partners and offers to her clients personal legal advice with the advantage of also being able to consult with the solicitors in the Kells Branch. Her clients have the benefit of both her and Nathaniel having worked in two of the big 5 legal firms in Dublin and the experience they gained from there, yet not charging the high rates that are typically charged by those firms. This is legal service of the highest quality and is value for money. Johanna practises in almost all areas of law including personal injury litigation, property law (both residential and commercial), debt collection, business/company law, employment law, wills and administration of estates and most court work.

Johanna also has a diploma in Accounting & Finance from the ACCA, a certificate in Commercial Conveyancing and is currently studying for a certificate in Civil Litigation. She lectures for the Enterprise Board in the South East on their "Start Your Own Business" & "Progress your own Business" Courses - the legal issues. She also lectures on the Professional Course of the Law Society of Ireland.

If you would like to contact Johanna, please ring her directly at the Cashel office or email her at johanna@nlacy.ie.

Thea joined the firm in 2005 and before qualifying as a solicitor trained as a nurse. Thea was previously employed in A & L Goodbody solicitors where she worked in the Medical Law and Healthcare and Life sciences Specialist Practice Group. During the course of her practice there, she dealt with and provided advice on all aspects of healthcare law including issues surrounding the vulnerable client, Wards of Court, childcare and mental health issues. Thea's training as a nurse before qualifying as a solicitor has provided her with a unique set of skills, which allows her to practice very effectively and competently particularly when furnishing advices to other healthcare professionals, as she has firsthand experience of the environment in which they work.

Areas of expertise - healthcare, personal injury litigation, defence insurance litigation, residential and commercial conveyancing, employment law, administration of estates, enduring powers of attorney, estate planning, healthcare, District/Circuit/High Court with respect to wards of court, equity matters, contracts, family law, conveyancing and land issues.

If you would like to contact Thea, please ring her directly at the Kells office or email her at tcarolan@nlacy.ie