OUR PEOPLE

Meet the Elliott Bridgman team

Mark Bridgman

DIRECTOR.SOLICITOR.NOTARY PUBLIC

Mark is the Director of this Firm and also a Senior Solicitor here at Elliott Bridgman.

Mark has over 30 year’s experience in a variety of areas of Law including Private and Public Family Law, Mental Health Law, Criminal Law and Private Client matters.

Mark now specialises in Private Client and civil matters including general litigation, debt recovery and boundary disputes for both individuals and companies along with complex probate and probate litigation issues.

Mark qualified as a Solicitor in 1983 after obtaining his Law degree from Warwick University.

Mark then went on to obtain his Masters in Mental Health Law in 2004 and is a qualified Notary Public.

Marks particular strength is a willingness to undertake bespoke issues for clients that are not mainstream legal matters and to think flexibly.

Mark is an accredited Trusts and Estates Practitioner and is accredited by Solicitors for the Elderly.

Qualifications:


LLB (Hons)

LLM

Higher Court Advocate (Civil & Criminal)
Member of Solicitors for the Elderly

TEP

Notary Public

SHEFALI BHAMRA

WILLS & PROBATE DEPARTMENT MANAGER

Shefali is our Wills & Probate Department Manager having joined the Firm in 2017.

Shefali handles Private Client matters including Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection and Probate matters.

Shefali is currently an Advanced Paralegal member of the Institute of Chartered Legal Executives having completed her Professional Diploma in Law and is currently working towards becoming a Fellow.

Shefali prides herself on assisting clients during a difficult time and doing so with speed and efficiency whilst ensuring client satisfaction.

Qualifications:

CILEX MEMBER – ADVANCED PARALEGAL (mcilex)
Date Joined: 10/07/2017

Sally Westwood

WILLS & PROBATE ASSISTANT

Sally is our Wills & Probate Legal Assistant.

Sally assists Shefali Bhamra within the Firms Wills and Probate department and handles matters including Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Probate matters.

Sally is currently an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She has completed her Professional Diploma in Law and is currently working towards graduating and becoming a Fellow.

Sally prides herself on guiding her clients through their matter every step of the way ensuring that her clients’ needs are met promptly during what can often be a difficult period.

Sally previously worked for the Firm from February 2020 until March 2022 before re-joining the Firm again in September 2023.

Qualifications:

Associate Member of CILEX (ACILEX)
 
Date Joined: 11/09/2023

Anna Hunt nèe Newling-Goode

Conveyancer

Residential Conveyancing department

Anna is Head of our Conveyancing Department and has over 20 years’ experience working within the Residential Property market. Anna has helped thousands of individuals and families buy and sell their property and prides herself on the high level of customer service provided to our clients.

Anna specialises in all Residential Property matters including:

  • Sale, purchase and remortgages transactions
  • Right to Buy purchases
  • Transfer of Equity
  • Equity release
  • Deeds of easements and rights of way
  • Adverse possession

Anna has a Professional Diploma in Law and is an Advanced Paralegal Member of the Institute for Chartered Legal Executives. She has also completed with a distinction award several Professional Development courses in Land Law and Conveyancing.

Qualifications:

Cilex Member – Advanced Paralegal (MCILEX)
Date Joined: 20/04/2015

ELIZABETH GORMAN

Conveyancing Caseworker

Residential Conveyancing department

Elizabeth joined Elliott Bridgman in April 2017 and joined the Residential Conveyancing Team in April 2022 after working within the Commercial Property Department.

Elizabeth has experience in both residential and commercial property and assists with all aspects of the conveyancing process.

She prides herself on providing a personal and effective service to clients and assisting her colleagues within the department.

Date Joined: 19/04/2017

Jo Foulkes

FINANCE / Practice Manager

Jo originally joined the practice as Accounts & Office Manager in 1996 having spent her career training within Accountancy Firms in Telford and Stafford.

She joined Elliott Bridgman within its first few years of trading so has experienced the growth and development of the practice first hand.

She left the practice in 2010 to pursue other opportunities, but returned to the role at the Madeley office in May 2015.

Date Joined: 11/05/2015