Our Team
Andrew Burke
Office Location: Barnstaple
Position: Partner
Telephone: 01271 349 939
Email: a.burke@sleeblackwell.co.uk
Partner and Head of Residential Property. Combines responsibility for the management and development of residential property services throughout the firm with acting for a wide range of private clients, investors and developers in all aspects of residential property transactions. Trained at Slee Blackwell from 1990 to 1992 becoming a partner in 1995. Educated at Ilfracombe School, Southampton University and Nottingham Law School. Lives in Exeter and Appledore. A former rugby player, is still in search of a replacement sport having found that ski-ing, golf and tennis are not for him. Coastguards are concerned that sailing is next on the list.
Louise Langabeer
Office Location: Barnstaple
Position: Partner
Telephone: 01271 349 943
Email: l.langabeer@sleeblackwell.co.uk
Louise joined the firm in March 1998, qualified as a solicitor in January 2001 and was made a partner in October 2004. Although based at the firm’s Barnstaple office Louise’s residential conveyancing practice covers the whole of England and Wales. She is a member of BNI and her personal interests include walking, socialising, and enjoying fine wine. Louise is also member of IAM and is a qualified observer with a local group of advanced motorists.
Brett Lawrence
Office Location: Braunton
Position: Associate Solicitor
Telephone: 01271 818 102
Email: b.lawrence@sleeblackwell.co.uk
Brett is an associate solicitor and manager of our Braunton Office where he specialises in both freehold and leasehold residential property transactions.
Brett achieved a degree in Economics at Bristol University before reading post graduate Law at Exeter University where he also completed the Legal Practice Certificate. He trained with Slee Blackwell and has worked in four of the firms five offices. Brett also sits on the Devon and Exeter Law Society education and training sub-committee.
Away from the office, Brett spends most of his free time doting on his young family and where possible, enjoys the occasional game of rugby for Ilfracombe Rugby Club – though not to the standard that he and most of the forward pack would like.
David Andrews
Office Location: Braunton
Position: Legal Executive
Telephone: 01271 818 100
Email: d.andrews@sleeblackwell.co.uk
Born in London 1965, David has specialised in conveyancing for the last 28 years; mainly in the Braunton and Barnstaple areas. Admitted to the Institute of Legal Executives as a Fellow in 1984, David joined Slee Blackwell in 1998. He is an accomplished table tennis player and is a former Secretary of the North Devon Table Tennis League.
Judith Manser
Office Location: Bideford
Position: Legal Executive
Telephone: 01237 427 925
Email: j.manser@sleeblackwell.co.uk
Judith has specialised in residential conveyancing for 20 years. She qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in February 1994 and joined Slee Blackwell in December 1996. Judith has been involved in setting up and training staff to use the firm's case management IT software. In January 2005 she moved to our Bideford office to spearhead the firm's new residential conveyancing department at that office.
