Chadwick Lawrence announce new firm Partner

Yorkshire’s Legal People are pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Welton as Partner.

Due to Tim’s continued commitment to the firm, highly commended profile in the Wakefield business community and numerous achievements in the News team, Tim has earned his place as Partner at the Yorkshire based firm.

After studying Ancient History and Archaeology at Liverpool University, Tim joined Chadwick Lawrence in August 1996 as a paralegal in the criminal Department and has been with the firm ever since.

Tim completed a post graduate diploma in Law at Huddersfield University before qualifying as a solicitor in May 2006 and works at the Wakefield office, in the News department as the team leader.

Tim is also an expert in road traffic offences and privately funded criminal law and continues to work in the criminal department.

Tim chairs a number of local groups including the Wakefield Enterprise Partnership Professional Group and Wakefield is Working Group. Tim is also a founder and committee member of WACCL (Wakefield Annual Christmas Charity Lunch) which raised £14,000 for the Performance Academy at Wakefield Theatre Royal last year. Tim has also been appointed as a Director of a Wakefield based social enterprise, Topic UK.

As well as this Tim is also vice chair of governors at Flushdyke Junior and Infant School in Ossett.

Jeremy Garside, Managing Partner commented: ‘The News team has grown significantly over the past few years and Tim has played a pivotal role in this growth and the development of the firm in the Wakefield community. Therefore we are delighted to announce his promotion to Partner.

At the heart of Chadwick Lawrence is a team of dedicated, experienced and professional people and we pride ourselves on having the best in the business, driving the business forward and delivering a first class service to our clients.’