Samantha Brannigan
Senior Partner - Conveyancing, Private Client, Leases & Tenancies, Wills and Probate
Samantha qualified as a Solicitor in 1998. She trained and qualified with Howard Killin and Bruce and became a Partner with HKB Wiltshires in 2001.
Samantha is a specialist in:
- Residential freehold and leasehold sale and purchases
- New build sale and purchases, shared ownership & commercial sale & purchases
- Sale and purchase of chalets
- Business & premises sale and purchases
- Re-mortgages and equity releases
- Probate, Wills & Powers of Attorney
Contact: samanthabrannigan@hkbw.co.uk
Gunther Young
Partner - Private Client, Commercial Conveyancing, Conveyancing, Leases & Tenancies and Notarial
Gunther joined the firm in 2005, incorporating his sole practice of 23 years - Gunther Young & Co - into HKB Wiltshires. He has considerable background and experience in both litigation and non-contentious work.
He is the firm's Notary Public, and also a specialist in:
- Residential freehold and leasehold sale and purchases
- New build sale and purchases, shared ownership & commercial sale & purchases
- Sale and purchase of chalets
- Business & premises sale and purchases
- Re-mortgages and equity releases
- Probate, Wills & Powers of Attorney
Contact: guntheryoung@hkbw.co.uk
Sarah Harris
Partner - Commercial Conveyancing, Residential Conveyancing, Leases & Tenancies
Sarah joined the firm in 2003 as a Trainee Solicitor, qualifying in July 2004 and becoming a Partner in 2008.
She specialises in all types of property work, both residential and commercial, dealing with properties in the local area and further afield. In particular, Sarah has knowledge of the following:
- Residential freehold and leasehold sale and purchases
- New build sale and purchases, shared ownership & commercial sale & purchases
- Sale and purchase of chalets
- Business & premises sale and purchases
- Drafting and negotiating leases
- Re-mortgages and equity releases
Contact: sarahharris@hkbw.co.uk
Jonathan Puxley
Partner - Children Law
Jonathan is the Partner heading our Children Law and Family Team. Having originally trained with Wiltshire Sons & Tunbridge, Jonathan, re-joined HKB Wiltshires in April 2006 and became a Partner in April 2008. He specialises in the following:
- Public Law Child Care work (he is accredited as a member of The Law Society's Children Panel).
- Jonathan represents children (on the instructions of a Children's Guardian), and is also very experienced in representing parents, and other family members, in relation to child care matters.
- Jonathan is an Associate Member of the National Association of Guardian Ad Litem and Reporting Officers (NAGALRO).
- Jonathan is also a member of Resolution, and supports the Code of Practice, which encourages lawyers to endeavour to resolve family disputes in a non-confrontational and constructive way.
Contact: jonathanpuxley@hkbw.co.uk
Sean Gabri
Partner - Children Law, Divorce & Separation, Employment Law, Landlord & Tenant Disputes, Debt Recovery, Civil Disputes (boundary/neighbour, consumer, contract, probate and inheritance act)
Sean studied law at the University of East Anglia. Having joined he firm as a Trainee Solicitor in 2008, Sean qualified into the firm's Civil Dispute Resolution Team in September 2010.
Sean has gained a wide range of experience with the firm and specialises in the following:
- Employment Law
- Contentious Probate/Inheritance Act disputes
- Other Civil Disputes (contract, consumer, boundary / neighbour)
- Debt Recovery
- Children Private Law
- Divorce and Separation and the Financial Property issues arising from relationship breakdown.
Sean works at the firm's Great Yarmouth and will travel to the firm's Lowestoft office to meet clients.
Contact: seangabri@hkbw.co.uk
Chelsea Matthews
Partner - Commercial Conveyancing, Residential Conveyancing, Leases & Tenancies
Chelsea is one of the firm's property lawyers having joined the firm in 2024 after working seven years at another local firm.
She attended Nottingham Trent university, completing her Law Degree in 2016 and was admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in 2021.
She specialises in all areas of residential and commercial transactions including:
- Residential freehold and leasehold sales and purchases
- Commercial sales and purchases
- Re-mortgages and equity releases
- New build sales and purchases
- Commercial leases and licences
- Lease assignments and business sales
- Tenancy agreements
Contact: chelseamatthews@hkbw.co.uk
Philip Tuttle
Consultant - Commercial & Residential Conveyancing, Leases and Tenancies, Wills & Probate
Philip Tuttle qualified as a Solicitor in 1978. He trained, qualified and became a Partner with Wiltshires in 1981.
He is a specialist in:
- Residential and Commercial property
- Business transactions
- Non-contentious probate matters
- Preparation of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney
Contact: philiptuttle@hkbw.co.uk
Donna Sutton
Paralegal - Children Law
Donna joined the firm in 2019 having attained her Level 6 Practising Qualification in Family Law. She previously worked at another local firm of Solicitors for more than twenty five years working within the Family Department. Donna specialises in:
- Public Law Child Care and PLO Pre Proceedings Matters
- Private Law Children Act Proceedings
- Domestic abuse cases
Donna works from Great Yarmouth but can attend Lowestoft for appointments and to represent parents at pre proceedings meetings with Local Authorities.
Contact: donnasutton@hkbw.co.uk
Rachael Roll
Legal Assistant - Residential Conveyancing
Rachael is an experienced residential conveyancer and is a long standing member of HKB Wiltshires who has been with the firm since leaving college in 1979. She specialises in the following:
- Freehold sales and purchases (including new build properties)
- Mortgages and re-mortgages
- Probate sales
Contact: rachaelroll@hkbw.co.uk
Maria Waters
Family Practioner - Family Law
Maria is an experienced Family Law Practitioner in our Children Law and Family Team. Maria commenced her career at another local law firm, training in both criminal and family law, before moving firms in 2000 to practice exclusively Family Law. Maria specialises in:
- Public Law Child Care and PLO Pre Proceedings Matters
- Private Law Children Act work
- Domestic abuse cases
Maria is based at our Lowestoft Office but is also happy to travel to see clients at our Great Yarmouth office and to represent parents at pre proceedings meetings with Local Authorities.
Contact: mariawaters@hkbw.co.uk