Pictured above: Paul Mourton and Louise Igoe, newly appointed partners at Lodders Solicitors

Stratford-upon-Avon-based Lodders Solicitors has appointed two new partners to the practice.

Paul Mourton and Louise Igoe will bring the partnership up to 19 partners in a total of 94 staff.

Announcing the move senior partner David Lodder said: "Both have made major contributions to the development of our firm. They are hard-working, talented and well deserve their promotion.

"Our staff are very important to us and I am delighted that Paul and Louise have seen their efforts rewarded. Our aim is to combine technical ingenuity and thoughtful advice with a pragmatic approach to problem solving, and they are good examples of this. I am confident they will make a significant contribution to the direction and development of our business going forward."

Mr Mourton is a member of the Real Estate team. He joined Lodders in 2008 from Charles Russell in Cheltenham. He specialises in property investment and development, in both the residential and commercial spheres, acting for a variety of individuals, owner managed and multi-national companies.

Mrs Igoe specialises in Private Client work. She is experienced in estate administration, wills, trusts and tax planning with particular emphasis on farming and agricultural clients. She is a member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners and joined Lodders in 2003. Lodders is one of the top private client firms in the Midlands.Mr Mourton said: "It is a privilege and an honour to join the partnership."It is very satisfying to be recognised in this way - Lodders is a great firm to work for where people feel appreciated."Mrs Igoe said: "I am thrilled to have been made a partner."Lodders is a highly respected business and it is exceptionally fulfilling to be able to help clients with their affairs and know they have confidence in us. It is very much a professional firm with a family ethos, and that is important."The promotions take effect from July 1.

Gill Coombs is appointed an Associate on the same day.A legal executive in the firm's Henley-in-Arden office in the Private Client Department, she handles wills, administration of estates, inheritance tax planning, living wills and lasting powers of attorney.Private client work has formed the core of the Lodders business for 150 years - other main areas of work include property, business and agriculture.

For more information about Lodders, please visit their website here: www.lodders.co.uk