Awards
Our awards and accreditations reflect and demonstrate our commitment to our standard of practice and our dedication to providing the best-possible service for our clients, and supporting the wider community.
In the past five years, we’ve been shortlisted for 41 awards, and won 22 of them.
Christina wins CEO of the Year
Our chief executive, Christina Yardley won ‘CEO of the Year 2025’ in the Business Desk East Midlands Awards.
The award highlights the strength of her leadership, driving the growth that has tripled the headcount of Rothera Bray under her tenure. It follows her success as Leader of the Year earlier in 2025.
Seven Awards from Three Best Rated
We won in seven categories in the Three Best Rated 2025 awards, which are based around a 50-point inspection of local businesses.
These awards covered our Debt Recovery, Driving Offence, Employment, Personal Injury and Property teams in both Nottingham and Leicester.
Finalists in the Personal Injury Awards
Our Serious Injury team have been nominated in every category they entered in the 2025 Personal Injury Awards. The full teams have been nominated as ‘Teams of the Year’ for both Catastrophic Injury and Clinical Negligence.
As individuals, Greg Almond is a finalist in the Catastrophic Injury Lawyer of the Year category, Ian Johnson is nominated for Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year and Julie Walker is up for Claimant Lawyer of the Year. The finals are in November.
WIRED Trailblazer
We were flattered to be recognised as a WIRED Consulting 2025 Trailblazer.
The accolade celebrates innovative, fast-growing UK companies that are driving growth, leading positive change, and tackling societal, economic, and environmental challenges through technology and pioneering approaches.
Shortlisted for East Midlands Business of the Year
We’ve been shortlisted for the East Midlands Business of the Year by TheBusinessDesk.com. The nominated entries are those businesses that are innovating, disrupting and thriving.
Christina Yardley has also been shortlisted for Chief Executive of the Year. The awards ceremony is in October 2025.
Large Law Firm of the Year – Highly Commended
Our Leicestershire branches were Highly Commended in the Leicestershire Law Society awards 2025, for Large Law Firm of the Year.
It recognises the growth of our firm and the sterling efforts of our Leicester teams.
Professional services winners – cheers duckie
In April 2025, we were crowned #1 for Professional Services in Nottingham. Our Licensing Team accepted the award at the event, run by It’s In Nottingham.
The awards are known as ‘duckies’, from the colloquial Nottingham greeting, “Ey up me duck”…
Triple win at Notts Law Society
We won every category we entered at the 2025 Nottinghamshire Law Society Awards.
Kirsten Wood received the award for Partner of the Year, Georgina Power received Junior Lawyer of the Year, and Sarah Singh won Equality and Diversity Champion. Congratulations all!
Junior Lawyer of the Year
Liam Wicks, Corporate and Commercial Solicitor at our Derby branch, was awarded Junior Lawyer of the Year 2025, at the Derby and District Law Society Awards.
The award recognises his dedication to professional growth, client relationships, business development, and local charity initiatives.
Christina Yardley wins two Leadership Awards
Our CEO, Christina Yardley, won in two categories at the TheBusinessDesk.com East Midlands Leadership Awards, for Company Leader (101+ employees) and Leader of the Year.
Christina said, “Winning these awards is a testament to the dedication and hard work of the entire firm. We’ve created a culture that prioritises people, values work-life balance and strives for excellence in everything we do. This recognition motivates us to keep pushing the boundaries and making a positive impact, both within the firm and the communities we serve.”
Double winners at the 2024 Personal Injury Awards
Our Serious Personal Injury team brought home two awards at November’s 2024 Personal Injury Awards. The team as a whole won Catastrophic Injury Team of the Year, while Julie Walker (second from left) won Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year. It shows their unwavering commitment to excellence and their drive to make a real difference for our clients.
Finalists in six categories at the Personal Injury Awards
Our Serious Injury team have been nominated for multiple categories at the Personal Injury Awards 2024. Awards include Team of the Year for Catastrophic Injury, Claimant, and Clinical Negligence. Individual finalists for Lawyer of the Year include Greg Almond, Ian Johnson, Seetal Patel and Julie Walker, again across the categories of Catastrophic Injury, Claimant and Medical Negligence.
Customer Service Champions
We were highly commended in the ‘Customer Service Champions’ category at the 2024 British Wills and Probate Awards . These awards, established in 2018, recognise exceptional service and expertise in the wills, probate, and private client sectors. Receiving this award is a testament to the trust and excellence we strive to provide to our clients.
Triple nominee at the EMC Business Awards
We’re finalists in three categories in the 2024 East Midlands Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. We were nominated in the award categories of Business Improvement Through Technology, Community Impact and Excellence in Customer Service.
Outstanding Client Care
Modern Law Private Client Awards 2024: The firm has been shortlisted in the Outstanding Client Care category at the Modern Law Private Client Awards for delivering exceptional client service, using innovation to improve and maintain client care and resolve issues and demonstrating that client care lies at the very heart of the firm.
Partner of the Year, Solicitor of the Year and Team of the Year
Nottinghamshire Law Society Awards 2024: The firm was shortlisted in not one but three categories at the 2024 Nottinghamshire Law Society Awards: Partner and Head of Personal Injury Greg Almond was shortlisted for Partner of the Year, Senior Associate Solicitor Advocate Grant Benskin was nominated for Solicitor of the Year and our Wills and Probate team were shortlisted for Team of the Year.
Excellence in Customer Service – WINNER!
East Midlands Chamber Business Awards 2023: We won the Excellence in Customer Service category for constantly striving to exceed customer expectations and delivering industry-leading standards of service, as evidenced by the feedback we receive from clients, our call staff and the values our staff follow
Social Commitment and Team of the Year
Enterprising Women Awards 2023: We were shortlisted in both the Social Commitment category for the impact that our CSR policies have had on our staff as well as the wider community, and the Team of the Year category for the work of our Private Client team, who were nominated for their commitment to clients and providing excellent customer service as well as their involvement in community initiatives.
Young Achiever of the Year
Personal Injury Awards 2023: Our Trainee Solicitor Abagail Clark was shortlisted for Young Achiever of the Year for the dedication, expertise and unwavering support she offered to clients and their families who have been the victims of medical mismanagement or catastrophic events or accidents whilst completing her seat in the firm’s Personal Injury department.
Best Workplace Wellbeing
Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023: Rothera Bray has been shortlisted for Best Workplace Wellbeing at the Modern Law Private Client Awards for our strong commitment to providing a positive working environment that supports its staff through our social, financial and diversity and inclusion policies, as well as implementing long-term commitment to supporting the mental health of staff through some staff members completing mental health awareness training, providing flexible and hybrid working, offering wellbeing activities through our staff development forum and providing counselling and a workplace chaplain.
Volunteering and Charitable Impact
East Midlands Chamber Generation Next Awards 2023: The Volunteering and Charitable Impact Award recognises an individual in business who goes above and beyond their role within the company to support local communities and charitable organisations by volunteering. Our Head of Marketing Jo Walchester was shortlisted for this award on the basis of her support of local charities including designing websites for organisations, as well as the inititaives she has introduced within the firm to benefit staff such as our staff development forum, developing a relationship with Nottingham Workplace Chaplaincy, our employee of the month scheme and completing training in mental health awareness.
Community Champion
Nottinghamshire Law Society Awards 2023: Our Head of Marketing Jo Walchester was shortlisted for the Community Champion category at the Nottinghamshire Law Society Awards for the initiatives she has introduced within the firm such as our staff development forum and coaching and mentoring support to staff, as well as developing the firm’s social mobility initiatives and work experience programme and her work benefitting local organisations including designing the websites for NRG Lawyers and Nottingham Workplace Chaplaincy.
Community and Charity Champions
British Wills and Probate Awards 2022: We were highly commended for the Community and Charity Champions category due to several initiatives that we are involved in, including our free legal advice clinics, our association with NRG Lawyers, an organisation that aims to break down barriers for students of non-Russell Group universities who wish to pursue legal careers, our talks to school students about careers in the legal industry and different routes into the profession, as well as our staff benefits and sustainability measures.
Claimant Team of the Year
Personal Injury Awards 2022: Our Personal Injury team have been shortlisted for the Claimant Team of the Year category on the basis of the impressive settlements they have reached for clients, paperless working, effective and innovative management led by Head of Personal Injury Greg Almond, opportunities within the team for career development and progression and outstanding client care, as well as their fundraising activities for several charities.
Lifetime Achievement Award category – WINNER!
Nottinghamshire Law Society Awards 2022: Partner and Head of Wills and Probate Jayne Smith won the Lifetime Achievement Award due to her impact in the local community and the wider profession, her involvement with Nottinghamshire Law Society’s International Committee and her contributions to charitable organisations during her 40-year career at Rothera Bray.
Law Firm of the Year: Midlands and Wales
Family Law Awards 2021: Our Family and Child Care team were shortlisted for Family Law Firm of the Year: Midlands and Wales at the 2021 Family Law Awards on the basis of the quality of the services we offer, recent cases in which the team has acted, services benefitting the local community such as our free legal clinics and testimonials from clients.
Contribution to the Community Award
Nottinghamshire Law Society Awards 2021: We were finalists in the Contribution to the Community category at this year’s Nottinghamshire Law Society Awards for our community initiatives, including partnering with RideWise to launch a survey about people’s cycling habits during lockdown and donating funds to their community bike library; the adaptations made to our legal services during Covid-19 and staff wellbeing and development initiatives.
Excellence in Collaboration Award
East Midlands Chamber Business Awards 2021: We were finalists for the Excellence in Collaboration category for our legal clinics with Derbyshire Carers Association which provide free legal advice to their service users and staff. Over 400 people have accessed the clinics since they were launched, with the firm adapting the clinics to take place via phone or video call during Covid-19 to ensure service users could still access this vital service.
Client Care Award
Modern Law Awards 2020: We were shortlisted for the Client Care Award at the 2020 Modern Law Awards as a result of our high levels of client care from initial contact to the completion of a matter, including our personalised client service, our commitment to training staff to ensure they provide the highest levels of care and our use of technology including e-documents and digital signatures so that clients can access documents and get updates on the matter at any time.
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Will was amazing, very quick to respond and professional in my recent experience with the company. Highly recommended.
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Posted 7 January 2026
We had an excellent experience working with Amelia. She helped us with setting up trusts for our properties, gifting a property, and preparing our wills, all handled with great professionalism and clarity. Everything was completed to a tight deadline and Amelia ensured the process ran smoothly from start to finish. She also linked us with an accountant and arranged the necessary documentation for related activities and ongoing financial management, which made everything seamless and stress-free. We felt well supported throughout and would highly recommend Amelia’s services.
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Emma was very calm and professional, her advice was spot on especially when dealing with sensitive matters such as the children.
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Posted 5 January 2026
The final run up to completion of our sale was very stressful but we were helped by Luisa, Abbey's assistant. She maintained contact with us and updated us at each stage, extremely calm, empathetic and approachable at all times. She went out of her way to find information for us and keep us informed of the progress.
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Posted 5 January 2026
We have recently instructed Rothera Bray for the sale of our house and purchase of our new home. It has been a challenging sequence of events, for various reasons outside of our control, but Abbey Freeman has guided us through it, giving us information and explanations very clearly and answering our questions in a timely manner.
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Posted 5 January 2026
We asked Rothera Bray Solicitors - West Bridgford to write our wills and received excellent service and guidance from Talita Fantauzzi. She was professional and friendly in delivering the advice we needed. We would definitely recommend Rothera Bray Solicitors and would use them for any future legal advice and work we may require.
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Posted 5 January 2026
I had a really positive experience dealing with George on my settlement agreement. Has was friendly, efficient, and explained everything clearly in plain English, which made the whole process feel much less daunting. Communication was excellent throughout. I was kept informed at every stage and any questions I had were answered promptly. The process was handled quickly and professionally. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.
Suzi
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Posted 5 January 2026
We recently moved house and Julekha and team were amazing. We were kept well informed throughout the selling & buying process and they worked hard to achieve a very tight deadline.
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Posted 23 December 2025
I purchased my first home with an ex-partner and needed to get an equity transfer completed. The situation was very messy and chaotic involving Help to Buy. Lucy and Karen were beyond helpful in explaining everything and dealing with Help to Buy when they were being not very helpful and slow. I feel that the whole drama would be ongoing without their expertise and help. Thank you.
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Posted 23 December 2025
We enjoyed exceptionally good service from Rothera Bray. Jackie Murphy who handled our conveyancing was outstanding. She is highly professional and dealt with enquiries promptly, often on the same day! Her communication was very good and we always felt well informed. I'd have no hesitation in calling on Rothera Bray again.
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Posted 23 December 2025
A brilliant experience from start to finish. A fallen through chain and a few complications on the way, but the service provided was fantastic. Rothera Bray were clear and helpful at all times. Would highly recommend to anyone.
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I can highly recommend George Cokkinos at Rothera Bray for advice on a settlement agreement. George took the time to fully understand my situation before giving clear and appropriate advice. He was transparent on fees, kept me updated throughout and handled correspondence with my former employer efficiently. The outcome was positive and the process felt well managed from start to finish.
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