The new firm will be known as Crombie Wilkinson Ellis Lakin Solicitors and will provide a broader range of services for the agricultural community in Pickering, North Yorkshire, and the surrounding area.

Crombie Wilkinson specialises in areas such as commercial property, conveyancing and company law.

As part of the merger, Jessica Appleby, senior associate solicitor at Crombie Wilkinson, who specialises in wills, property and agricultural law, will move from the Malton office to join the team in Pickering.

Greg Cross, solicitor and collaborative lawyer at Crombie Wilkinson, will also join Jessica to expand the family law advice service available to people in Pickering.

Jennifer Bartram, senior director and head of the agricultural team at Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors, said she was pleased to welcome the partners and staff of Ellis Lakin to the firm.

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“The Crombie Wilkinson team [is] pleased to assist them in expanding legal service provision to their clients in and around Pickering.
 
“The firm will now employ a team of 110 lawyers and support staff across North Yorkshire to continue our provision of quality and specialist legal services in this region.  

“It is our intention to continue to expand those legal services across the county.”

John Ellis of Ellis Lakin & Co, said it was pleased to be working with businesses and individuals as it develops its offering under the Crombie Wilkinson Ellis Lakin Solicitors name.

“We will continue to look after our clients, providing them with excellent legal advice with a quality service and I look forward to the fact that we will be joined by Jessica and Greg, who will help us expand the services we offer to our existing and new clients, as well as the support we will receive from the rest of the staff who make up the team across the offices in York, Selby and Malton.”