About Us
We are the Newry Office of South Ulster’s most dynamic law firm operating out of 9 offices.
We have offices throughout Counties Down Armagh and Tyrone and provide a full legal service to both commercial and individual private clients.
In addition to our excellent Legal Professionals, the team includes Marketing, HR, IT, Accounting professionals, and our business support teams.
We have developed technology that ensures we are continually setting new standards of excellence in client care. We have built internal processes that ensure optimum standards of service quality are delivered to our clients in as cost effective way as is possible.
We have won awards in competition with other industry and commercial sectors for our IT, our marketing, our website and our client care.
We are recognised as market leaders in both the manner in which we deliver our services and in the provision of many of the services we offer.
We employ over 60 people in our offices in Newry Castlewellan Crossmaglen Dublin and our associated offices in the Law Group in Portadown Dungannon Armagh and Banbridge.
We have more expert solicitors working in more specialist areas than any other law firm in Northern Ireland. You can see our UK Terms of Business here
Partners
Educated at St Colman’s College in Newry, Kevin graduated from University College Dublin in 1982 with a degree in Law (BCL).
He graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a Certificate of Professional Legal Studies in 1984 and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in 1984. He was later admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in the Republic of Ireland in 1992, as well as in England and Wales in 2008. He qualified as a Solicitor Advocate in 2013. He is also a certified Mediator.
Kevin has worked at Donnelly Neary & Donnelly since he was admitted to the Roll in 1984 and has been a partner in the firm since 1988.
Kevin is a Notary Public, and is currently the President of the College of Notaries in Northern Ireland. He is also a Trusts and Estates Practitioner (TEP) of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and a member of the NI Commercial Property Lawyers Association. Kevin currently acts as Treasurer for the Irish Legal History Society and is Deputy Chair of the Statutory Committee for the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.
Kevin has experience in all areas of practise; however, Kevin specialises in commercial property, as well as in general conveyancing, trusts and wills.
Solicitors
Born in Donegal, Lisa was educated at Falcarragh Community School. She graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2007 with a degree in Law (LLB). In 2008, Lisa graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a Masters Degree in Law. Her dissertation was focused on public interest law and was supervised by Gerard Whyte B.L. and Gerard Hogan, now Advocate General of the European Court of Justice.
Lisa graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a certificate in professional legal studies in 2010 and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in 2010. She was then admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in the Republic of Ireland in 2015.
Lisa sits on the Board of Governors of St Matthew’s Primary School. She has also participated on the Young Professionals on Arts Boards programme and was previously on the Board of Trustees of Aware NI.
Lisa has a special interest in conveyancing, as well as probate and administration of estates.
Born in Newcastle, Damien was educated at St Patrick’s Grammar School in Downpatrick. He graduated from Queens University Belfast in 1979 with a degree in Law (LLB).
He then graduated from Queens with a Certificate in Professional Legal Studies and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in 1981.
Damien specialises in civil litigation, personal injuries claims, and family law. He also has experience in criminal law.
Daniel was educated at the Abbey Grammar School in Newry. He then went on to study Law (LLB) at Queen’s University Belfast, graduating in 2014.
He graduated from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queen’s University Belfast, with a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Studies and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in 2016.
Daniel is the fourth generation of the Neary family in the firm.
Daniel has a particular interest in immigration law. He also has experience in conveyancing and civil litigation.
Charlotte was graduated at Sacred Heart Grammar School in Newry. She graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2019 with a degree in Law (LLB).
Charlotte is currently studying at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queen’s University Belfast for a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Studies (2019-2021). Charlotte obtained a two year Training Contract with DND Law and is due for admission as a Solicitor in 2021.
