Meet the Mercers Solicitors team
Guy Barker
Guy has been a Partner at Mercers for over 20 years and specialises in Private Client work.
Buse Basman
Buse joined the Residential Department in February 2026. She graduated with a Law degree in 2023.
Laura Beales
Laura is a paralegal in the Litigation and Contentious Probate department, having joined the firm in 2015.
Sarah Cartland
Sarah is a paralegal in the Private Client department, having joined the Mercers Residential Property team in 2022.
Katie Clark
Katie is a Paralegal in the Residential Property department, having joined the firm in 2025.
Sarah Crowther
Sarah joined Mercers in 2007 as a Solicitor in the Private Client department and is also a Notary Public.
Lauren Dewar
Lauren joined Mercers Private Client Department as a Paralegal in 2026 following the completion of her Postgraduate Diploma in Law.
Abi Douglas
Abi joined Mercers in 2025 as a Legal Administrator in the Residential Property team.
Shella Glanfield
Shella is an Associate Solicitor in the Private Client department, having joined the firm in 2013.
Samantha Griggs
Sam joined the Mercers Residential Property team in 2021, having worked in other local firms for over 25 years.
Charlotte Holmes
Charlotte is a Paralegal in the Residential Property team, dealing mainly with post-completion matters.
Peter Hopkins
Peter has been a Partner at Mercers since 2005 and Managing Partner since 2022, specialising in Private Client and Contentious Trusts & Estates.
Sandra Koch
Sandra joined Mercers in 2025 and is a Paralegal in the Residential Property department.
Rebecca Lewis
Rebecca joined the Mercers Residential Property team in 2025 as an experienced Paralegal with over 10 years' experience.
Louisa Mariz
Louisa is a Paralegal in the Residential Property team, having joined Mercers in 2025 after completing her Law Conversion course.
Justine McCool
Justine is a Partner and Head of the Litigation and Contentious Trusts & Estates Team, having joined the firm in 2020.
Ruth McKenzie
Ruth is a Partner at Mercers and Head of Residential Property, having joined the firm in 2020.
Paula Nichols
Paula is a Partner at Mercers and Head of the Private Client department, having joined Mercers in 2005.
Lynne Owen
Lynne is an Associate Solicitor in the Mercers Residential Property department and has lived and worked in the Henley area for over 35 years.
Amanda Parker
Amanda is a Senior Associate Solicitor and the firm's Practice Manager, having joined the firm as a Litigation Solicitor in 1995.
Alexandra Parnell
Alex joined Mercers in 2019 as a Solicitor in the Private Client department and joined the partnership in 2023.
Daniel Renshaw
Daniel joined the Mercers Residential Property team in 2023 after working as a Senior Conveyancer in Reading for over 12 years.
Madeleine Rumble
Madeleine joined the Mercers Private Client team in 2021 as the firm's Trust & Tax Manager.
Charlotte Scott
Charlotte is a highly experienced Paralegal in the Residential Property team, having joined Mercers in 2021 after many years at another high street law firm.
Ria Sharma
Ria assists clients with a range of residential property matters, providing a friendly, efficient, and practical service throughout the conveyancing process.
Emily Stewart
Emily is a Paralegal in the Conveyancing Department at Mercers having joined the firm in December 2025. With over two years of experience in the industry.
Paul Stott
Paul is a Consultant to the Private Client department, having stepped down from the role of Managing Partner in 2022.
Kerry Taylor
Kerry is a Legal Administrator in the Residential Property department with over 15 years' experience in office administration.
Osama Waheed
Osama is a Paralegal in the Mercers Residential Property team, having joined the firm in 2024.
Megan Wood
Megan joined Mercers in 2021, qualified as a Solicitor in 2024 and now specialises in Litigation & Disputes.
Katherine Yates
Katherine is a CILEx and joined the Mercers Residential Property team in 2025 after qualifying at a firm in Central Oxford.
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