Porter Dodson > Sturminster Newton, England > Firm Profile

‘They give clear concise advice that is commercially considered.’

‘Straightforward advice that is easy to understand and make decisions based on.’

‘I have found Kate Shawcross to be proficient and very numerate with complex Schedules of Loss.’

‘Sensible and pragmatic advice. Work well together as a team.’

‘Easy to talk to and explain things well.’

‘We have used the services of Porter Dodson since 2011. They have, and continue to be supportive, professional and key in our ability to be effective employers. Their knowledge, experience and advice have supported us through some difficult matters with positive resolutions.’

‘Portor Dodson has strength-in-depth as a team. They communicated well with us and kept us updated clearly and explained issues in a way that provided clear options to be considered.’

‘Diligent, quick and accessible with great communication.’

‘I have worked mostly with Matthew Jackson. He has proved excellent in terms of the help and explanations he gives about the documents he reviewed.’

‘David Culshaw. Quality legal advice, commercial, responsive and delivers.’

‘Responsiveness and flexibility are crucial qualities for any successful business, Porter Dodson and particularly Evelyn Adfield have these qualities in abundance. We will use them again, without question.’

‘The operate as if they were part of your business, integrating seamlessly across our business unit and teams.’

‘Evelyn Adfield is exceptional in her approach, support, professionalism and ability to work at varying levels of complexity.’

‘A team that delivers on everything you’d expect from a legal firm – professional, credible, knowledgeable and value for money. But all of this with the added benefit of partners who are accessible and who talk both business and legal.’

‘Lucky enough to have worked with David Culshaw across two of our private equity investment rounds. David is a fantastic legal partner. I particularly admire his ability to take complex topics and convert them into easily understandable language – he makes the tricky simple.’

‘Work as part of our business, integrating seamlessly into our business units and teams.’

‘Evelyn Adfield is exceptional in her work ethic, has a broad understanding of our needs and has become a vital member of our team.’

‘Broad range of knowledge throughout, with a very approachable attitude.’

‘Down-to-earth and approachable. Easy to understand and easy to raise questions with. Good at answering technical questions in an understandable manner.’

‘Sound and prompt advice.’

‘Gemma Lindegaard is very knowledgeable and efficient.’

‘A sound local team with individuals who understand the importance of providing practical advice in an understandable way.’

‘They have a broad knowledge of agriculture and rural matters and are good at working with other professionals in a positive way.’

‘Porter Dodson have been on the other side of a range of complex cases with us. One of their specialisms is contentious trusts and probate and they provide an excellent service to their clients based in the South West. ’

‘Chris Green is a highly regarded solicitor in his field. He comes across as a business-minded problem solver which is clearly in his clients’ interests.’

‘Porter Dodson do a good job of handling clients across the South coast and offer excellent value for money.’

‘Chris Green is competent and has good strategic insight.’

‘A firm with a strong following in the South West’

‘Chris Green – a partner specialising in contentious trusts and probate, who is brilliant with clients and a top notch lawyer’

‘The company is highly regarded locally and has a range of solicitors and advisers with a wide range of backgrounds and a lot of experience.’

‘I found the practice to be represented by highly knowledgeable and diverse staff. Their strengths are communication, empathy and peaceable advice. Throughout the whole process of my divorce, my solicitor kept me grounded but showed compassion.’

‘Zoe Gaitskell’s calmness and ability to put me at ease was invaluable. Her knowledge and ability to explain the process in a way that didn’t leave me confused or stressed was fantastic.’

‘Genuinely caring and understanding.’

‘Porter Dodson is blessed with an impressive group of people who are extremely capable and care about their clients.’

‘Rebecca Marshall is an excellent solicitor – she is efficient, diligent and bright. Hugely impressive.’

‘Zoe Gaitskell is a calming and impressive partner. She brings good sense, empathy and a powerful intellect to her cases. No stone is left unturned and she is tenacious on behalf of her clients. She has extremely good instincts and great client care. I have recommended her personally.’

‘Richard Baker is a knowledgeable and skillful lawyer. He is someone with whom you need to bring your A-game. He is very commercially astute.’

‘They seem to understand there are lots of areas that aren’t straightforward and therefore may require an ‘outside the box’ approach. If there are several issues, there’s good interaction between colleagues with different specialties able to advise or act within the firm.’

‘Louise Sanders was outstanding in her responsiveness and analytical approach to the fairly novel transaction involved. She clearly applied all her knowledge and experience to presenting solutions to us and successfully completing the transaction.’

‘The team have exceptional knowledge and expertise and understand our objectives and, therefore, are able to make sensible commercial decisions particularly regarding contract negotiations.’

‘Gemma Lindegaard is our go-to contact with all our property matters. She’s approachable, knowledgeable and able to grasp the main issues quickly and respond accordingly. We find her efficient, prompt and thorough.’

‘We work very closely with Louise Sanders and her team. We have a very long-standing relationship which testifies to how valued Louise is to us as a property lawyer. She is extremely personable, highly qualified and knowledgeable, and can take a commercial and pragmatic view.’

‘I have dealt with Gemma Lindegaard mostly, with back up of a partner Louise Sanders. Gemma is a truly fantastic associate, she has the knowledge, understanding, work ethic and personal touch that is rare. She manages to get through all the work given to her in a professional and proactive way. She really is a huge asset to my business.’

‘The team at Porter Dodson keep us well informed and updated and are very capable in managing Commercial Property legal requirements.’

‘Victoria Walker is very flexible with her work approach and communicated with us in a way that helps.’

‘Down-to-earth and approachable, as well as being technically very strong.’

‘Approachable and easy to understand. Able to explain highly technical matters in layman’s terms. Pragmatic and commercially focused.’

‘My experience of the Porter Dodson private client team is that they adopt a team approach. This provides a robust and comprehensive service to the client. Each of the individuals have good technical knowledge and work well together.’

‘Sharon Collier is both very knowledgeable and also very personable; these are key attributes when working with private clients.’

‘Sarah Stone and Tom Mottram deliver a great service to clients and add value.’

‘I have utmost faith in the capability of the staff I work with. Not only are the very professional with a high level of knowledge and expertise, but they are also responsive and approachable.’

‘The core strengths of the Porter Dodson team are, I believe, their commitment to the south west as a region and their knowledge and expertise that their communities would require and expect of them. I have visited a number of their offices and they are welcoming places to visit.’

‘The private client team at Porter Dodson are very much focused on providing a first-class service across the south west. I have worked with a number of individuals within the team and they all come across as incredibly genuine, good people who just want to do the right thing for clients.’