Commercial Solicitors

Laura Wilkinson

Solicitor - Residential Conveyancing

laura.wilkinson@poolealcock.co.uk

Call me: 01270 871801

Laura is a very experienced property lawyer, having qualified in 2007.  She currently assists in the management of the department, providing support and advice for any matters requiring additional technical consideration.  Laura takes great pride in making thorough investigations and asking lots of questions to ensure that everything is just as the client is expecting and hoping for.

Laura advises on a range of transactions, including:

– Sales & purchases;

– New build purchases;

– Auction properties

– Remortgages;

– Equity release;

– Transfer of equity;

– Standalone repayments of Help to Buy mortgages.

What clients say about Laura:

“A big thank you for your persistence, patience and proactiveness on our sale and purchase.”

Helen Stoller

Partner - Divorce & Family Law Team

helen.stoller@poolealcock.co.uk

Call me: 01270 527049

Helen is a dedicated family Solicitor and Partner who is adept at dealing with all aspects of family law including marriage and relationship breakdown, matrimonial finances, arrangements for children and nuptial agreements.

Helen’s clients benefit from her passion for providing sound, sensible legal advice alongside excellent service, describing her as “an absolute credit to Poole Alcock”, “amazing” and another stating “thank god for Helen Stoller”!  Helen’s primary concern is that her clients are well-informed, well-advised and well-cared for throughout proceedings.

Helen is proficient in advising clients in relation to the financial aspects of their separation and assisting clients to negotiate a financial agreement whenever possible.  In cases where alternative methods of dispute resolution are unsuccessful, Helen is able to advise and assist clients in resolving matters through court proceedings.

Helen has a particular interest in helping families to resolve arrangements for children and has recently acted for clients involved in complex Finding of Fact hearings where there were serious safeguarding concerns and in relation to emergency applications involving internal relocation and issues of parental alienation.

Helen also advises clients who have cohabited on their obligations and rights upon separation and provides advice to clients who are contemplating cohabitation or marriage in relation to cohabitation agreements and pre and post-nuptial agreements to help protect their assets in the event of a separation.

Helen is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in relation to complex financial remedies and private law children.  Resolution are a national organisation of family lawyers who are committed to a non-confrontational approach to resolving family law issues, whilst also ensuring the best outcome for their clients.

Sarah Jarrett

Partner - Head of Agriculture

sarah.jarrett@poolealcock.co.uk

Call me: 01270 621651

An experienced commercial and property lawyer specialising in the agricultural sector.

Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 1993 before joining Poole Alcock in 2002 and becoming an equity partner in 2004. She now heads the agricultural department.

With a vast variety of experience and knowledge, Sarah advises clients on all non-contentious aspects of agricultural law, including:-

• Buyer and selling farms
• Selling land for development
• Farming partnerships
• Tenancies and licences
• Succession and estate planning
• Boundaries and rights of way

Sarah is a member of the Agricultural Law Association.

Alisha Whitehouse

Trainee Solicitor

alisha.whitehouse@poolealcock.co.uk

Call me: 01270 613904

Alisha studied Law at Keele Univeristy and obtained her first class Bachelor’s degree in 2019. In the same year she went on to study the LPC LLM where she was awarded the LLM Prize for 2020 for the best overall performance on the Masters degree.

Alisha began working at Poole Alcock in 2019 as a Post Completion Clerk where she dealt with all registrations for the residential conveyancing department. In 2021 she was offered a paralegal role in the Agricultural department assisting Sarah Jarrett and then secured a training contract with the firm where her first seat will continue in this department.

Rachael Day

Solicitor – Divorce and Family Law Team

Rachael Day

Call me: 01270 621655

Rachael is a Solicitor within the family team and deals with all aspects of family law including marriage and relationship breakdowns, arrangements for children, financial provision, divorce and nuptial agreements.

Rachael works to help clients to resolve their financial and children arrangements through negotiations wherever possible. If court proceedings are required, Rachael is experienced in advising and assisting clients through the entire court process from initial application to final hearing.

Rachael is a member of Resolution, an organisation which works to assist clients to work towards a non-confrontational approach to resolving family law issues, whilst ensuring the best possible outcome for clients.

Rachael is particularly interested in advising and assisting clients in relation to arrangements for children where there are serious safeguarding concerns or emergency orders are needed. Rachael is committed to working with clients to ensure the best possible outcome in their matters and works to ensure that clients feel reassured and supported throughout what can be a very difficult time.

Stacey Bennett

Operations Partner

stacey.bennett@poolealcock.co.uk

Call me: 01270 613907

Stacey joined the firm in May 2014 as Business Development Manager and went on to take the position of Operations Manager in January 2016.

Stacey’s primary role is to ensure the firm’s operational efficiency and effectiveness of strategic planning and delivery.

Stacey works within all areas of the practice to promote and develop a consistent culture of excellence in quality, client care and risk management, in accordance with the firm’s ‘Committed To Excellence’ promise. Stacey also helps to ensure the firm continues to meet the strict standards set out by Lexcel, a Law Society accreditation the firm has proudly maintained since first being awarded in 2012.