Our Practitioners
- Gearoidín Charlton
- Brendan Dillon
- Ray Gilmore
- Katherine Irwin
- Sharon McElligott
- Yvonne McEvoy
- Jason McGoey
- Shauna M V O’Gorman
- Joan O’Mahony
- Mary O’Neill
- Geraldine Shanley
- Michael Sheil
Gearoidín Charlton, BCL, MSc (Syst Orgs & Man)
Gearoidín Charlton graduated from UCD in 1981 and qualified as a solicitor in 1985. For eighteen years, she practised Family Law in a medium sized firm and headed up their Family Law Department. She subsequently set up her own practice in 2002. She is the principle of Charlton Solicitors, specialising in family Law and related issues. Gearóidín has post graduate training in mediation and psychotherapy equipping her with additional skills to deal with the challenges facing clients and lawyers alike in cases of matrimonial/relationship breakdown. She is a trained collaborative practitioner and is an advocate of the collaborative model of practice in Family disputes. She is a member of the Law Society of Ireland, the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, and both the Irish and International Associations of Collaborative Practitioners. Charltons Solicitors, 143 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4
The Wave Building, Bulloch Harbour, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Tel 01 2302157 Fax 01 2302170 email gearoidincharlton@charltons.ie
Brendan Dillon
Brendan Dillon is principal of Dillon Solicitors in Nutgrove Office Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. He has been advising on Family Law matters for almost 20 years. He is a member of the Family Lawyers Association as well as the South Dublin Collaborative Lawyers Group. He is also a qualified Family Law Mediator. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Guidance and Ethics Committee of the Law Society.
Tel 01 2960666 Fax 2960982 email brendandillon@dillon.ie
web www. dillon.ie
Ray Gilmore
Ray graduated from NUIG in 1995 and was admitted as a solicitor in 2000. In addition, he holds a Diploma in Arbitration from UCD. He set up practice in Ringsend in 2008 and has extensive experience in family and matrimonial matters. He is a member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association and Law Society of Ireland.
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Gilmore Solicitors, 22 Bridge Street, Ringsend, Dublin 4.
Tel: (01) 66 77 170 Fax: (01) 66 73 809 E-mail: info@gilmoresolicitors.ie
Website: www.gilmoresolicitors.ie
Katherine Irwin
Katherine Irwin was educated in Cork and University College Cork and obtained her Law Degree in UCC in 1985. Since then she has practised in the area of Family Law in Ireland and England, setting up Irwin Solicitors in 1998. In 2007 Katherine trained in Collaborative Law. She is a member of the Family Law Committee of the Dublin Solicitors Association and a Member of the Family Lawyers association.
Irwin Solicitors, 42 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Tel 01 2849034 Fax 01 2849046 email katherine@irwinsolicitors.ie
Sharon McElligott
Sharon McElligott is a partner in Murphy McElligott, solicitors. Sharon is a specialist family lawyer with considerable experience in dealing with separation, divorce and non-marital family disputes.
Sharon has acted in a number of leading cases before the courts involving extensive business assets. She is also adept at solicitor- based negotiations aimed at reaching a fair and equitable settlement without recourse to the courts. Sharon is a trained Collaborative Practitioner and has a special interest in this growing area of law as a radical departure from the traditional methods of resolving family disputes. Sharon is a member of the Family Lawyers Association of Ireland, the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association and the Association of Collaborative Practitioners.
Tel 01 2303266 Fax 01 2303 260 email info@mmce.ie web www.mmce.ie
Yvonne McEvoy (BCL, UCD)
Yvonne Mc Evoy was admitted as a solicitor in 1986 and works in Family Law and Conveyancing (both residential and commercial). Yvonne also works in the area of Personal Injuries litigation Wills, Probate and Administration of Estates.
Tel 01 6473707, Fax 01 6673794 , email yvonne@mayssolicitors.ie
Jason McGoey
Jason qualified as a solicitor in 2002. He holds a diploma in Property Tax from the Law Society of Ireland. He practices in the areas of 
family law, conveyancing, probate, wills, trusts and administration of estates.
Jason is a member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association and the Law Society of Ireland.
web www.jamcgoey.ie
Shauna qualified as a solicitor in 1992. Since then she has worked in the areas of family law, conveyancing and probate. She set up her own practice in 1998 and has always provided a personal, confidential and efficient service to all her clients. As a trained collaborative lawyer, she understands that the trauma of a family break-up can be handled sensitively through the collaborative method. Apart from collaborative practice she is married with three children, is a coach with Kilmacud Crokes Ladies Football Club, a member of Carrickmines CLTC and a regular sea-swimmer.
Shauna MV O’Gorman, Solicitor, 12A Foxrock Manor, Foxrock, Dublin 18Tel 01 2893126 Fax 01 2893126 email shaunamvogorman@gmail.com
web www.shaunamvogorman.com
Joan O’Mahony
Joan O’Mahony has been in private practice in excess of 30 years. She has worked in the area of family law for many years and has seen the changes brought about by the introduction of Judicial Separation (1989) and Divorce (1996). She was a founder director of the Family Mediation Service and sits on the Family Law Committee of the Law Society. As well as specialising in family law her practice deals with property, wills, employment and all general matters. She promotes collaboration, mediation and negotiation as a way of settling conflict.
Tel 01 2892487 Fax 01 2892526 email joan@omahonysolicitors.com
Mary O’Neill
Mary O’Neill has successfully practiced family law for over 25 years in Dublin. She started O’Neill Regan and Company in 1984 in Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Her aim was to provide a niche service that would be personal, flexible, and responsive to Clients’ individual requirements. 25 years later she still operates under the same principles.
Her practical experience extends to all courts: District Court, Circuit Court and High Court. To include divorce, separation, child custody, barring orders, protection orders, non marital matters with emphasis on cases concerning business assets. Adept at negotiation of complex agreements she avoids litigation where possible. Mary O’Neill is considered an expert in the field of Family Law and in invited to talk on a voluntary and confidential basis to a number of organisations throughout the country on family law matters.
Her objective is always to obtain the fairest settlement. She appreciates the importance and significance of each case to the individuals involved, working towards a peaceful resolution and not inflaming an already potentially volatile situation.
Having experienced the court system for 25 years Mary O’Neill is convinced that collaborative law is an excellent alternative resolution to family disputes.
O’Neill Regan & Co., 12 Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Tel: (01) 28 82 100 Fax: (01) 28 33 627 E-mail: info@onregan.ie
Geraldine Shanley, Daniel Spring & Co. Solicitors
Geraldine Shanley qualified in 1982 and has over 25 years specialising in the practice of family law, advising on all areas of marital and partnership disputes and settlements. She has extensive experience in the area of dispute resolution and has represented clients on a wide range of legal and matrimonial issues. Vice Chairperson and member of the Adoption Board from 1992 – 1997.
Tel 01 6449900 Fax 01 6449999 email gshanley@danielspring.ie
Michael Sheil
Michael Sheil has practiced law in Blackrock, co. Dublin for over 25 years where most of his work involves Family Law. He is an accredited Collaborative Lawyer.
Tel 01 2881175 Fax 01 2880194 Website: www.michaelsheilandpartners.ie
email: msheil@iol.ie -