National law firm Irwin Mitchell has continued to grow the will, trust and estate disputes team in its Bristol office with the appointment of partner and specialist litigator Cara Hough.
Cara, pictured, is a highly experienced solicitor specialising in contentious probate. 
She has joined from IDR Law, where she worked for two-and-a-half year as head of the specialist firm’s Bristol office.
Prior to that she was an associate with Porter Dodson in Taunton and, before that, a solicitor at PowellsLaw in Weston-super-Mare.
In her new role at Irwin Mitchell she is working with senior associate solicitor Sarah Bolt, who joined in the firm in February as its first private client solicitor in Bristol.
Cara and Sarah have also been joined by another former IDR Law private client solicitor Hannah Coton–Smith.
Irwin Mitchell, which now has 75 people in Bristol, said the new recruits were seeking to grow the firm’s contentious probate offering in the region alongside its existing family law, complex personal injury and public law teams.
The firm has the second largest private client team in the country and one of the largest and well-respected contentious probate teams.
Cara said: “Irwin Mitchell’s reputation for private client work nationally is second to none and, while the firm has an incredibly strong national contentious probate team, I’m looking forward to growing the specialist team across Bristol and the South West.”
Irwin Mitchell national head of the Will, Trust and estate disputes team Paula Myers added: “I’m thrilled to welcome Cara and Hannah to our growing team in the South West.
“We’re continuing to invest in all areas of private client across the country and Cara’s expertise, talent and knowledge will be a real asset to our regional team and the national contentious probate team.”
Irwin Mitchell last month announced record annual turnover, passing £300m for the first time. It recently opened a Brighton office to add to its offering in the South East as well as completing deals with Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie in Scotland and Silk Family Law in the North East to grow further.
