On 1st February, Andrew Gill from our Malmesbury office celebrated being on the roll of solicitors for 60 years, having qualified on 1st February 1965. He has been in professional practice ever since.
Andrew joined Forrester and Forrester, now Forrester Sylvester Mackett in 1988 after working as partner in a West Midlands practice for over 20 years. His years of wide-ranging work have given him a thorough appreciation of the needs of both personal and business clients. Andrew now concentrates on non-contentious property related work.
Andrew is also a Notary Public based on the High Street in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. He acts for clients in the areas of North Wiltshire and the South Cotswolds, including Swindon, Chippenham and further afield. He was appointed as a Notary Public in 1974. Andrew’s practice as a Notary is independent of FSM and is regulated by the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
When not at work, Andrew enjoys the countryside and his menagerie of animals.
At age 82, Andrew still travels from his home in Herefordshire to our Malmesbury Office one day a week (Wednesday) to see clients and colleagues, and otherwise embraces working from home culture for the remaining four days.
FSM Solicitors are coming together as a firm to celebrate Andrew’s long service with a formal dinner.
FSM Partner, Matthew Paterson says,
“Andrew is the best lawyer I have ever encountered and thankfully, we have always been on the same side! He has a worthwhile opinion on almost every legal matter and combines his erudition with humour, dedication and a “can do” attitude.”
Andrew Gill says,
“I consider myself fortunate having been able to meet and help a wide range of clients which has given some challenges and many interesting situations. I like to think that working has kept me young! I have certainly seen some massive changes in the legal profession and the way it does its work over the last 60 years – not all of them, sadly, for the better. Nevertheless, my time with F & F and FSM has been fulfilling and I will miss the involvement when the time comes to pack up.”