Balfour+Manson announces associate promotions

Balfour+Manson has announced the promotion of four members of its litigation team to associate: Mark Boni, Paddy Fulton and Iain Thomson in Edinburgh, and Jenna Dicken in Aberdeen.

Iain Thomson joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2011 and has specialised in family law since qualifying in 2013.

Mark Boni and Paddy Fulton joined the firm in 2012 as trainee solicitors. Mark now works primarily in Commercial Litigation, with a varied case load, working with David Flint and Gordon Deane. Paddy Fulton specialises in personal injury cases and works closely with Partner and Head of Litigation, David Short.

Jenna Dicken joined the firm after completing her traineeship in 2014. Jenna is based in Aberdeen and her case load is principally made up of medical negligence and personal injury cases working with Julie Clark-Spence.

Elaine Motion, chairman of Balfour+Manson, said: “I am personally delighted to see such talented young people being promoted; they have all worked exceptionally hard over the years and are a key part of the firm’s success going forward and deserve this recognition.

“The firm is fully committed to developing our best people who are already with us – and to recruiting talented staff externally. Our focus is and will continue to be to grow the business in strength, depth and quality, to continue to offer the personal service we are known for.”