Wilkin Chapman LLP

Wilkin Chapman's position at number 106 in the UK's Top 200 Law Firms for 2019 sees it retain its place as the leading law firm in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire.

With offices in Grimsby, Lincoln, Beverley, Louth, Horncastle and Alford complemented by the firm's related Corporate Insolvency Business in Doncaster, Wilkin Chapman LLP is also extremely proud of its 2019 rankings in Legal 500, which is the most comprehensive directory of global law firms.

Using extensive research combined with clients' experiences, Legal 500 has ranked Wilkin Chapman as among the best there is in the UK in 14 specialist areas, with a plethora of lawyers and Partners praised for their excellent expertise, innovative approach and client service.

Specialists in key sectors including Housing and Development, Agriculture and Food, Energy and Renewables, Tourism, and Local Government , Wilkin Chapman's strength in these sectors is supported by its expertise in employment, corporate and commercial and, real estate as well as all aspects of Private client work. The firm adopts a holistic approach to providing professional legal services, but always with the client at its very heart.

Legal recommendations
Wilkin Chapman LLP consistently achieves recommendations in the UK's leading legal directories such as Chambers the Legal 500, the Lex 100 and the Lawyer UK 200. In the Legal 500 2019/2020, we are recommended in 14 areas of the law for specialist expertise:

Family
Commercial Property
Debt Recovery
Crime
Agriculture
Corporate and Commercial
Dispute Resolution - Commercial litigation
Personal injury and clinical negligence
Wills, trusts and probate ? East Midlands region
Social housing
Employment
Property Litigation
Wills, trusts and probate ? Yorkshire and the Humber region
Insolvency & Corporate Recovery
Our commitment to quality
Our staff and partners have made a substantial commitment to quality standards across the business. We were awarded the Lexcel quality mark by the Law Society in 1999, and were the first law firm in Lincolnshire to receive the standard.

The Lexcel mark means that, as a firm, we have successfully implemented the Law Society's Practice Management Standards, which are designed to help firms improve client care and efficiency within the office. We also employ a Quality Auditor to audit and maintain quality standards. A copy of our firms' quality policy is available to relevant interested parties on request.

Our Senior Partner
Our senior partner is Andrew Holt who is a specialist in commercial litigation and has over 20 years' experience in this field. Over the last three years, in particular, he has coordinated the firm's representation for the National Farmers Union's legal advice scheme, where Wilkin Chapman LLP is the regional panel solicitors for Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Construction	1
Corporate - General	9
Family Law	12
Immigration	2
Labor & Employment	9
Litigation	13
Litigation - General (consumer)	13
Litigation - Medical Malpractice	2
Real Estate	41