About Us
Ferris & Co was established in 1994 with the aim of providing a personal and effective legal service to the local community and further afield. Our reputation is built on the adoption of pragmatic, sound, commercial solutions tailored to individual client demands and needs. Our Solicitors, Paul Ferris and Shane Donnelly, provide a team-based approach to provide to the client a maximised professional service spanning various areas of the law in which expertise has been acquired over many years of practice.
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Mr Paul Ferris
Paul is an Honours Graduate from Queen’s University Belfast having graduated in 1988. He attained a Certificate in Professional Legal Studies from Belfast’s Legal Institute in 1991. He founded the practice of Ferris & Co in 1994. His main areas of interest lie in Conveyancing, Commercial Law and Administration of Estates but after many years of practice, Paul holds a breadth of knowledge in Civil Litigation, Criminal Law and Family Law. He further obtained a Certificate in Commercial Conveyancing from Queen’s University Belfast in 2011 and successfully completed a course in Mediation in 2012.
Mr Shane Donnelly
Shane is a Graduate from Queen’s University Belfast having graduated in 1994. He attained a Certificate in Professional Legal Studies from Belfast’s Legal Institute in 1997. Shane is a member of the Northern Ireland Children’s Order Panel and the Guardian Ad Litem Children Order Panel. He has a particular interest in all aspects of family law, both private and public, representing both children and parents. Shane represents clients in criminal matters, both Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court, civil litigation – County and High Court and provides representation at mental health tribunals. In 2012, Shane also obtained a Certificate in Advanced Advocacy.