Co. Waterford · Munster
Every solicitor we list in Waterford, across all practice areas. Firms here practise under Irish law — check each one on the Law Society of Ireland register before instructing.
Margaret Fortune · Partner
8 Gladstone Street, Waterford, X91 E896
Partner handling family law, medical negligence and personal injury cases and other court work, at a Waterford firm founded in 1941.
Sharon Kearns · Partner
Otteran House, South Parade, Waterford
Partner since 2021, focusing on conveyancing, wills, probate and succession law.
Waterford Courthouse deals with civil and family cases for the city and county, and Waterford has its own District Probate Registry. For employment complaints, the closest WRC office is its head office in Carlow.
Margaret Fortune at MW Keller & Son Solicitors LLP focuses on family work, and the firm also covers property, wills & probate, employment, personal injury. Sharon Kearns at Kearns Heffernan Foskin LLP focuses on wills & probate work, and the firm also covers property, employment, family.
The Republic of Ireland has its own legal system. The District Court deals with smaller civil claims (up to €15,000) and most family applications such as maintenance, access and safety orders. The Circuit Court hears claims up to €75,000 (€60,000 for personal injuries) plus divorce and judicial separation, and the High Court deals with larger cases. Solicitors are on the Roll kept by the Law Society of Ireland, and complaints go to the LSRA.
Grants of probate for Waterford are issued by the Waterford District Probate Registry (covers County Waterford). Probate offices
The nearest WRC office is its head office on O'Brien Road, Carlow. Complaints are made online, usually within six months. Workplace Relations Commission
The nearest Legal Aid Board centre for Waterford is Law Centre (Waterford). Legal aid is means-tested. More free legal help
Court details from the Courts Service of Ireland; hearing dates and venues are in the Legal Diary. Most cases settle without a hearing — your solicitor will tell you if you need to attend.
The Courts Service lists Waterford Courthouse for Waterford. Small claims and most family applications start in the District Court; bigger civil claims, divorce and judicial separation go to the Circuit Court.
For Waterford, probate applications go to the Waterford District Probate Registry (covers County Waterford).
Complaints are made online to the Workplace Relations Commission. The nearest WRC office is its head office on O'Brien Road, Carlow. The usual time limit is six months.
To practise in Ireland a solicitor must be on the Roll of Solicitors kept by the Law Society of Ireland and hold a current practising certificate. You can search any solicitor or firm on the Law Society's Find a Solicitor register. Complaints about a solicitor's services or conduct go to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). Lawvoo lists firms from the details they publish themselves — check the register before you instruct a firm.
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