Deborah Linford > Sills & Betteridge LLP > Grimsby, England > Lawyer Profile

Sills & Betteridge LLP
18a Dudley Street
Grimsby
DN31 2AB
England

Work Department

Immigration and Family Law

Position

Next Generation Partner 2024

Associate and Head of the Immigration Department, specialising in Personal Immigration and Citizenship

Career

Deborah qualified in London following which she returned to the North East, where she has practised ever since.
Deborah commenced employment with Sills & Betteridge LLP in November 2018 when she opened the Immigration Department.
Deborah sits on the North East Lincolnshire School’s Appeal Panel and the One Adoption North & Humber Adoption Panel.

Memberships

Deborah is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA).
Deborah is also a member of Resolution and is accredited in Complex lower income financial remedies & Children Law – Private, she is also Law Society Family Law Accredited.

Education

The University of Newcastle Upon Tyne – BA Honours in Law and Accounting
The College of Law London – Legal Practice Course

Leisure

Spending time with family including walking their dog and going to football matches
Collecting sea glass and making cards
Keeping fit and eating out

Lawyer Rankings

East Midlands > Employment > Immigration

Sills & Betteridge LLP‘s immigration department is headed by director Deborah Linford, ‘a complete professional who knows her job inside out’ and a specialist in immigration applications for leave to enter and remain, settlement, citizenship, EEA applications and appeals.