Felicity Haskins, Advocate, Partner

Born Cambridge, U.K. educated at Battle Abbey School; graduated with a London University honours law degree in 1988. Obtained Certificate of Linguists and worked in the United Nations in Geneva. Called to the English Bar as a member of the Inner Temple in 1989.
Obtained Certificat d’etudes juridiques francaises et normandes in June 1990. Called as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in June 1990. Her areas of expertise are commercial and civil litigation; family law, real property, probate and succession, insolvency.
Interests include skiing, walking, tennis. Felicity is a member of the Institute of Directors, the Chamber of Commerce and the Family Law Bar Association.  She is also a Family Mediator.

Alan Merrien, Advocate, Partner

Born Guernsey, educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey; graduated Southampton University with an honours law degree; attended the Inns of Court School of Law and called to the English Bar as a member of the Inner Temple in 1992. Obtained Certificat d’etudes juridiques francaises et normandes in June 1992. Called to the Guernsey Bar in July 1992. His areas of expertise are civil litigation especially contractual and tortious claims, law of property, succession, company and general commercial law. Alan’s outside interests include the sport of bowls. He is a member of the Guernsey Fund Managers Association and the Chamber of Commerce. 

Samantha Maindonald, Advocate, Associate 

Born in Guernsey and educated at the Guernsey Grammar School.  Graduated from the Open University in 2005 with an Upper Second-class Honours Bachelor of Laws degree.  Called to the English Bar at the Middle Temple in 2008 and obtained the Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Francaises et Normandes at the Universite de Caen Basse-Normande in 2009.  Sam was called as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in July 2010.  Her areas of interest are Family Law, Criminal Law, Children’s and Public Law and she has worked as a Family Law practitioner since 2002.

Sam is also an elected Member of the States of Deliberation (a People’s Deputy) and sits on the Home Department.  Her term of office expires in 2012.

Sara Collins, Associate, Not Admitted in Guernsey

Sara is originally from Poole, Dorset and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 2009 having trained at Dorset County Council where she specialised in Contracts and Procurement with a particular focus on County Council projects.  With a Local Government background of 6 years, Sara decided to move into a different area of law, and moved to Guernsey in 2010 when she joined F. Haskins & Co in the Family Law department.  Outside of work Sara enjoys going to the gym and is a qualified Swimming Teacher and Aerobics Instructor.  Sara enjoys teaching swimming and aerobics whenever she has any free time.

Rebecca Wherlock, Associate, Not Admitted in Guernsey

Born in Bristol and educated at The Redmaids School; graduated with a London University Honours Law Degree in 1994.  From 1995 worked as a Para-legal specialising in Civil litigation and Family, taking 18 months out to work in the management of a mental health charity.

Qualified as a Solicitor (England and Wales) in 2002 where she practised under her maiden name of Rebecca Gurgul and where she was accredited as a Specialist by Resolution (formerly known as The Solicitor’s Family Association) with particular expertise and extensive experience being in cases involving complex financial issues arising from relationships which include high income and/or substantial assets; also a Member of the Family Law Panel of the Law Society of England and Wales.  She is also trained in Collaborative Law. 

Interests included reading, walking and fishing.

Marie Millard (Senior Conveyancing Clerk)

Educated in Guernsey at the Grammar School. After many years experience in banking and dealing, Marie has now changed track and has developed considerable experience in specialised and commercial conveyancing. She has assisted with the development of that department within the firm.  Her outside interests include keep-fit and swimming.