Cleaver Fulton Rankin Ranked as Top Tier in Legal 500 Guide

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been recognised as a Top Tier law firm in Northern Ireland in the latest edition of The Legal 500 UK Guide.

The Legal 500 is a leading legal directory in the UK, recognising legal teams and solicitors for their expertise and level of client service through detailed analysis of work highlights and referee feedback. The Legal 500 assesses practice areas and solicitors according to criteria such as strong technical ability, prestigious clients, in-depth capability, market share, investment in the future of the practice, reputation, commitment to technology, and perception in the market.

This year, Cleaver Fulton Rankin received a total of 12 practice area rankings, including a Top Tier ranking for Dispute Resolution, Commercial Property and Private Client: Personal Tax, Trusts & Probate.

In addition, the firm received 20 individual lawyer rankings, with recognitions across The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, Leading Partners, Leading Associates and Next Generation Partners.

Five of Cleaver Fulton Rankin’s Directors were included in the Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for their respective practice areas for the 2025 Guide including; Michael Graham, ranked for Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate; Karen Blair, for Planning & Environment; Kathryn Collie, for Commercial Property; Stephen Cross, ranked for both Energy & Projects and Banking & Finance; and Paul McBride, who was ranked for IT & Telecoms and Corporate & M&A. In addition, this year four solicitors received new individual rankings in the Legal 500 Guide; Associate Directors, Brid McColgan and Stuart Nevin were ranked as Leading Associates, and Directors, Patrick O’Hanlon and Stuart Sproule were named Next Generation Partners.

Feedback received from our clients in this year’s guide includes:

“Cleaver Fulton Rankin’s property team are truly experts in this field. They provide prompt, accurate and easily understood advice which is always anchored to commercial pragmatism.”

“Communication is perfect. To be constantly updated throughout the process and collaborated with consistently, I feel less stressed throughout the process.”

“The experience and knowledge that the team possess provides a great service to clients. They are also incredibly accessible and provide prompt responses to any queries you might have so that you are kept appraised and informed on all matters. People are what make a business, and for me that is what makes Cleaver Fulton Rankin excel against their competitors.”

“A great company with people who care. Their ability to help resolve legal issues is second-to-none.”

Cleaver Fulton Rankin would like to extend our thanks to our clients and contacts for their continued support during the Legal 500 research process.

Pictured: Directors, Patrick O’Hanlon and Stuart Sproule, who have been named as Next Generation Partners in the Legal 500 Guide 2025. 

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