130 Years and Russell & Russell Still Going Strong

21/09/2017

It was celebrations all round at Russell & Russell today as the firm marked 130 years of doing business in Bolton.

Business leaders and dignitaries from all areas of the community joined the firm’s partners to mark the occasion at Russell & Russell’s flagship branch on Newport Street in the town centre.

Judith Bromley, joint managing partner at the firm, said: “This is an historic day for Russell & Russell. There are not many companies in Bolton, or across the North West region for that matter, that can say they’ve been in business for 130 years. We couldn’t be prouder of everything the firm has achieved and it would have been criminal to let the day go by without acknowledging it.”

Founded in 1887 by the son of a local timber merchant, William Russell set up his practice and quickly gained a reputation for being an open, honest and fair legal practitioner. He was a keen supporter of charities and contributed greatly to local affairs before going on to become MP for Bolton in 1922. He believed that everyone should have access to justice and this philosophy has remained at the core of the Russell & Russell’s values. Now incorporating nine offices across Greater Manchester and Chester, Russell & Russell employs around 200 people and is actively involved in the community.

Having grown considerably, the latest addition to the firm’s branch network was the opening of its legal advice drop in centre on Newport Street in July last year. At the opening Judith described the move as blowing the cobwebs off the traditional way of providing legal services with a solution for a modern society. Now open six days a week, people can walk in without an appointment to discuss home moves, wills and probate, family matters, personal injury, criminal defence and commercial property.