Meet the team
With over a century of experience in Lampeter, we are proud to have established a legacy of delivering personalised, practical and expert legal services to our valued clients.
DIRECTORS
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After completing a law degree at Brunel University and the Solicitors’ Final Exams at Chester, Marc completed his training in Swansea and qualified as a solicitor in 1991. Since then Marc has specialised in Family and Litigation matters joining Vincent Evans in partnership in Lampeter in 1994 and becoming a partner in the merged firm of Arnold Davies Vincent Evans in 1997.
Marc is a member of the specialist family solicitors’ organisation Resolution and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has conducted many divorce cases involving farms and companies over the years as well as high value Will and Estate disputes and litigation ranging from land and boundary disputes to shareholder and business litigation.
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Bethan joined ADVE in July 2007 and commenced her training contract with the firm in September 2007, qualifying in September 2009. Bethan then became a Director on 1st November 2013.
Bethan specialises in Wills, Probate, Tax Planning, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications. Bethan is a full member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is also accredited by Solicitors for the Elderly. These accreditations acknowledge that Bethan is able to provide the highest quality legal advice in specialist areas, such as wills, probate, inheritance tax planning and powers of attorney.
To maintain these accreditations Bethan has also shown significant commitment to her continued professional development in these specialist areas to ensure that she is up to date with the latest legal, technical and regulatory developments.
Bethan is originally from Ceredigion and is a fluent Welsh speaker. Bethan lives near Builth Wells with her husband, daughter and Eddie our office dog on her husband’s family farm. Bethan enjoys walking and hiking, good food and wine and socialising with friends.
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Aled read law at the University of Durham and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Chester before training with the firm and qualifying as a solicitor in 2001.
With over 20 years’ experience, Aled deals mainly with commercial property including commercial landlord and tenant, and also acts in some residential transactions.
Having lived all his life in Ceredigion, Aled is a fluent Welsh speaker and is able to communicate in Welsh and English.
Aled is a Priest in the Church in Wales, and enjoys good food and the beautiful countryside in which he lives and works.
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After completing her undergraduate degree in Cardiff University, Eirlys returned to Aberystwyth to complete the Legal Practice Course and completed her training contract with the firm. She was retained as a solicitor following qualification in 2010 and appointed as a Director in 2013.
Eirlys specialises in conveyancing to include residential and agricultural conveyancing, agricultural tenancies and Wills.
She is a member of the Agricultural Law Association. This enables her to access the Association’s updates and detailed articles on topical subjects, case law and legislation related to agriculture as well as specialist courses in the field.
Born and bred in Ceredigion, Eirlys is a fluent Welsh speaker and is therefore happy to advise in English or Welsh.
Eirlys lives in Llanon with her husband and two sons. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, exploring the coastal path and attending harness racing meetings.
SOLICITORS
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Eryl is the oldest (but not necessarily the wisest) solicitor at the firm, as she graduated with a Law degree in 1981, qualified as a solicitor, and worked with the firm for 12 years before leaving to start her own company and raising her three children. She returned to the firm in 2012 as an assistant solicitor.
Eryl deals mainly with residential conveyancing, the preparation of Wills, and Probate.
A local farm girl, Eryl still lives within her native area with her husband, Dave, and several dogs, and enjoys rural, societal and cultural life in the wonderful area of Ffarmers. She is a former member of the Young Farmers, and is the secretary of her Chapel.
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Caryl undertook both her undergraduate degree, the Legal Practice Course and a Masters in Legal Practice at Aberystwyth University. She completed her training contract with a firm in Aberystwyth in 2015 before joining the firm in September 2015. Caryl specialises in Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Wills and Residential Conveyancing.
Caryl lives on a farm in Bronant with her husband and young daughter and keeps a small flock of Herdwick sheep whilst also assisting with her husband’s family contracting business.
TRAINEE SOLICITORS
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Rhiannon returned home to Tregaron after obtaining a full scholarship to go to university in upstate New York, where she graduated with a degree in Business and English in 2020. She worked around the travel restrictions that year by studying Law remotely whilst working as a paralegal in the United States.
Happy to be back in the beautiful hills of West Wales, Rhiannon joined the firm in 2022.
Rhiannon is fluent in Welsh and happy to communicate in English or Welsh.
When she is not working, Rhiannon can be found riding her horse, taking the dogs out for long walks in the mountains or helping on the family farm.
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Alwen studied her undergraduate degree, the Legal Practice Course and a Masters in Legal Practice at Cardiff University. She is currently undertaking her training contract to be a solicitor with the firm and is set to qualify in 2024.
Alwen lives on a dairy farm in Llanddeiniol and is a fluent Welsh speaker. In her spare time, she enjoys long walks, running, baking, and singing as part of Adran Aberystwyth.
NON-PRACTISING CONSULTANTS
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Peredur joined Arnold Davies & Co, as it was then known, in 1980. It was self-evident that the firm was deeply rooted in the local agricultural community with the livestock market in its central location on what is now the site of Sainsbury’s. On market Tuesdays the office’s reception area would be replete with characters that would grace any painting by Aneurin Jones and , consequently, a wide range of the firm’s work, and that undertaken by Peredur, reflected the surrounding rural community.
Following the retirement of the late and influential David Lloyd Jones in 1997 Peredur was the sole remaining partner in the firm and it was , therefore, a logical decision to merge with the firm of Vincent Evans & Co established by the late and also influential Vincent Evans. Since then the firm has been known as ADVE ( Arnold Davies Vincent Evans ). It was pleasing to note the firm’s growth thereafter until Peredur’s retirement in 2015. Married to Delyth, his interests now are reading,travelling,cycling and walking amidst Ceredigion’s stunning landscape. It is his great pleasure to follow the careers of his children Rhys Maelgwyn and Rhian Lois and to spend time with his dear granddaughters Elsi Mair and Nansi Wyn.
OFFICE DOG
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Eddie is our office dog. He is a loving (sometimes noisy) schnauzer and started working at the firm in March 2017. Eddie is always enthusiastic when arriving at the office and bounds around each room to greet all of his colleagues each morning before settling down for the day behind reception. He has his own bed on each floor of the office and dog treats in almost every desk! Eddie is always on the look out for extra fuss and will happily join your meeting if invited.
Join the team
We have a long tradition of retaining our trainee solicitors upon qualification thereby ensuring the continuance of the company and maintaining our connection with the local community.
If you would like to discuss opportunities for gaining work experience or training within our firm, please do not hesitate to contact us via the form opposite.