David Whittaker  Solicitor & Partner

David graduated from Cardiff University in 1977 and qualified as a solicitor in 1981. He has worked for many years in the Newport and Monmouthshire area.  He was formerly a partner in the Newport firm of Le Brasseur Davis, where he practised a wide range of legal disciplines.  He joined Jacklyn Dawson in 2001 since when he has specialised in property matters, and wills and probate.  He became a partner in 2007. 

David is our Head of Residential Conveyancing and Conveyancing Quality Scheme Senior Responsible Officer. He has nearly 40 years experience.

 

 Julie James   Solicitor & Partner

 

Julie studied law at Cardiff University from 1981-1983 and at Lancaster Gate College of Law, London. Julie qualified as a solicitor in 1987 having trained and completed her articles with Hugh James Solicitors, Cardiff. After a period of years with Hugh James post qualification Julie joined her family’s firm Derek James & Vaux in Newport becoming a partner in that firm in 1990. Julie joined Jacklyn Dawson in December 2003, becoming a partner in May 2007.    Julie has over 30 years experience in property and probate matters.

 

 Matthew Price  Solicitor and Partner

Matthew joined Jacklyn Dawson in 2020 as a partner in the Monmouth office. He has over 20 years experience in residential conveyancing and commercial property.

Following his law degree he completed the Legal Practice Course at Cardiff University and qualified as a solicitor in 2004 having completed his training at Hugh James Solicitors in Cardiff. He also worked in Abergavenny for several years.

 

    David Smith   Solicitor

David has over 30 years experience in private client work,  specialising in conveyancing, wills and probate.  He has helped many clients over the years through the stresses of moving house and has practised extensively in these areas since qualification in 1988.

David qualified as a solicitor after gaining a law degree at university and completed his articles as they were then called at Loosemores solicitors in Cardiff. Having gained experience at a number of other firms in the local area, David joined Jacklyn Dawson in 2004.

He has dealt with a wide range and variety of matters over the years and has a wealth of knowledge and experience on non contentious matters.

 

   Lynsey Lee-Brassington     Solicitor

Lynsey joined Jacklyn Dawson in March 2015 and specialises in all forms of non-contentious law with particular expertise in property matters. She has over 10 years experience in conveyancing, wills, probate and advising the elderly as well as 3 years experience in commercial conveyancing.

Lynsey qualified as a solicitor in 2010 after gaining a bachelors degree in Law with Criminology from Keele University. She completed her training contract at Hedley’s Solicitors in Surrey and worked at different firms before moving on to join our firm in 2015.

 

  Denize Okutan  Solicitor

Denize joined Jacklyn Dawson in January 2020 and is based in our Monmouth office. Denize studied at Cardiff University, and has been in private practice for a number of years before qualifying as a solicitor in 2016.  Denize specialises in residential and commercial conveyancing. 

 Kelly Pratt

Kelly joined Jacklyn Dawson in August 2022 is based at our Monmouth office.

Kelly’s area of expertise is residential conveyancing including sales, purchases, remortgages and transfers of equity. In addition to running her own caseload Kelly assists Matthew Price in the Monmouth Office with residential matters as well as basic commercial property matters.  Kelly studied Law and Politics along with her Legal Practice Course at Swansea University and qualified as a Solicitor in 2018.

Kelly is committed to providing a friendly and professional service to all her clients.