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Meet the team
KIERAN TOAL LLB
PARTNER
Kieran graduated from Liverpool University in 1988 with an honours degree in Law (LLB (Hons)), attended the IPLS at Queens University Belfast and was admitted as a solicitor in 1990. He has been a partner within the firm since 1997.
Kieran is a well established expert in a number of areas to include civil litigation such as personal injury claims arising from road traffic accidents and accidents in the workplace and has been involved in some of the biggest cases of these types within this jurisdiction.
Kieran has been involved in many high profile criminal and civil cases and has a wealth of experience in such cases. Kieran represents a wide range of individuals and companies in both Plaintiff and defence litigation and has the rightful reputation as one of the leading Solicitors in Northern Ireland in these areas.
COLM HERON
PARTNER
Colm has been employed as a law clerk since 1988. He returned to University in 2000 and subsequently attended the IPLS at Queens University Belfast following which he was admitted into the Roll of Solicitors in 2005. Colm has been a partner within THD Solicitors since 2008 having been an employee prior to that since 1997.
Colm has amassed a wide degree of expertise in all aspects of Property law and Probate to include:
- Conveyancing & Tenancies
- Wills and Probate
- Contract Law
- Liquor Licensing
- Land and Boundary Disputes
Colm Heron is well known and regarded in these areas of practice and is registered on the Co-ownership scheme, Lender’s panels and represents a large variety of private and corporate clients.
Colm has earned a reputation for being one of these leading Solicitors in this jurisdiction in these areas having been involved in many highly complex and highly valuable transactions between both private individuals and Companies.
COLIN DONNELLY LLB-LLM
PARTNER
Colin has been a qualified Solicitor in Northern Ireland following his admission into the Roll of Solicitors in 2011. Prior to this he obtained his Law Degree and thereafter his Masters Degree in Corporate Governance and Queens University in Belfast.
Colin has been with the firm since 2009 and assumed the role of partner in March 2021.
Colin is an expert in criminal defence litigation and civil litigation to include personal injury claims such as accidents and work and road traffic accidents. He also has a particular speciality in dealing with medical Negligence actions and Judicial Review.
Colin has been involved in some of the biggest cases in the jurisdiction within both the High Court and Court of Appeal and has an abundance of experience making him one of the most experienced and well regarded Solicitors in the area with a large case load of both private individuals and Companies.
He is presently involved in the legally important and novel Judicial Review matter relating to covid fixed penalty notices of Kozubikova,, Hughes, Fitzgerald & Ors that was granted leave in March 2022 for Judicial Review hearing by the Divisional Court.
BERNADETTE DURNIN LLB-LLM
SOLICITOR
Bernadette graduated from University of Ulster in Law and Government in 2001 and graduated with a Masters in Criminology at Queens University Belfast in 2003.
She was admitted as a Solicitor in 2005 and has practiced throughout Mid Ulster for the majority of her practicing career. Bernadette specialises in the area of family law and has represented clients at various court levels throughout the jurisdiction to include:
All Children Order matters relating to contact, residence and care proceedings including emergency and non-emergency applications;
- Non-Molestation Orders and Occupation Orders,
- Domestic violence
- Cohabitation and Separation
- Divorce and Ancillary relief proceedings
- Pre-Nupital agreements
- Injunctions and Protection from Harassment
Bernadette has been accredited to the Law Society Children’s Order panel and had recently been appointed to the Northern Ireland Guardian ad Litem panel of solicitors to represent children and young people in public law proceedings.
CIARA MCGLONE LLB
SOLICITOR
Ciara graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with an LLB Honours Law degree from Queens University, completed her legal training at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies and was admitted to the Solicitors’ Roll in Northern Ireland 2010.
Ciara is an experienced Solicitor having worked in law firms in Omagh and Magherafelt prior to joining our Cookstown office. She specialises in civil litigation, assisting clients in obtaining compensation ranging from modest to catastrophic injuries.
She also has significant experience in family law matters. She was recently accredited with membership of the Children Order Panel of NI.
Ciara can assist with a wide range of legal matters to include:
- Personal injury actions arising from road traffic incidents, accidents at work and occupier liability cases
- Harassment proceedings, Land disputes, Debt and Breach of contract cases
- Matrimonial matters including divorce and negotiating separation agreements
- Child residence and Contact issues
- Employment Law matters including Unfair dismissal, harassment within the workplace, Discrimination at work and compromise agreements.
- Drafting Wills and Powers of Attorney