Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) has appointed two new members - Holly Chantler and Chris Keenan - to its board of directors.
Holly is a partner at Morrisons Solicitors in Redhill. She became an SFE member in 2009 and joined its Surrey board in September 2015, before being appointed as joint regional co-ordinator in February 2016. She is a panel deputy for the Court of Protection and was named one of Eprivateclient’s top 35 under-35 practitioners in 2015.
Chris has been a member of SFE for more than three years whilst practising as an associate solicitor at Humphries Kirk solicitors’ Wareham office. With seven years of post-qualified experience as a private client solicitor, he has a particular interest in current and retrospective applications for NHS continuing healthcare funding and residential care funding issues.
Holly said: ‘It is a very exciting time for SFE and I am thrilled to be a part of its future. I am passionate about raising awareness of the issues surrounding older and vulnerable people, as well as helping to increase the profile and influence of SFE and its members, in order to promote expertise and best practice in this complex area of law.’
Chris said: ‘Our sector is undergoing whole-scale change and I am delighted to be given the opportunity to tackle these challenges head on and work for the ongoing benefit of our members.
‘SFE brings together hard-working and diligent lawyers that care about their clients and the work they do, and I am thrilled represent these individuals as a director of SFE.’
SFE is an independent, national organisation of more than 1,500 professionals, such as solicitors, barristers, and chartered legal executives, providing legal advice on specialist areas, such as wills, powers of attorney and elder abuse.
