Thomas Bagley
Director, Solicitor & Under Sheriff of Herefordshire
He joined Gabbs in September 2020 and was appointed a Director in April 2023. Thomas works in our Hay on Wye office and advises on both residential and commercial property matters.
Carolyn Theobald
Director, Consultant Solicitor
Carolyn Theobald joined us in May 2007 and operates out of our Hay office. She studied law at Exeter University and at the College of Law in Chester before embarking on her legal career in Lincoln's Inn in 1976.
Melanie Tree
Director, Solicitor & Deputy Diocesan Registrar
Melanie is one of our Directors and has over 20 years’ experience in property work.
Sarah Charlesworth
Solicitor
Sarah joined Gabbs as a receptionist in our Leominster office in July 2018, having just graduated with a first class law degree from Bangor University. She undertook her LPC with the University of Law in Birmingham, completing this in 2020.
Cora Jones
Trainee Solicitor
Born and raised in Herefordshire, Cora graduated from Aberystwyth University in 2021 with an Honours degree in Law before joining Gabbs in January 2024 as a Private Client secretary. Upon completion of her Master of Laws in Professional Legal Practice in August 2024, Cora began her Training Contract in our Hay office where she is currently undertaking her first seat in the Property team.
Karen Dowell
Legal Secretary/Receptionist
Karen joined Gabbs in our Hay office in the summer of 2017. She has over 25 years' experience working for law firms in Cornwall, Herefordshire and latterly hopping over the border into Powys.
Megan Meredith
Legal Secretary/Administration Assistant
Based in our Hay on Wye Office, Megan is a Legal Secretary who assists Thomas Bagley in the Property Department. Megan joined Gabbs in 2022 following the successful completion her Law Degree at Aberystwyth University.
Louise Parish
Legal Secretary
Louise joined Gabbs in 2008 and is Carolyn Theobald’s secretary. They have have worked together for nearly 20 years and we are part of a very happy team in the Hay-on-Wye office.
Helen Playdon
Legal Secretary
Helen joined the Gabbs team in Hay on Wye as a Legal Secretary in 2016. She supports Melanie Tree in the Commercial Property / Conveyancing Department 4 days a week.
Margaret Turney
Legal Secretary
Margaret came to Gabbs (then R Trevor Griffiths & Co) as her first job after leaving Secretarial College in 1972. She remained with the firm for seven years during which time the firm became part of Gabb & Co.
Millie Wells
Legal Secretary/Administration Assistant
Based in our Hay office, Millie is a Legal Secretary assisting Sarah Charlesworth in the Private Client Department. Having completed her A-Levels at Llandrindod High School, she is now currently working for Gabbs alongside contemporaneously studying a law degree with Arden University. Gabbs is providing a great foundation for Millie’s career in law.
