Champagne corks popped as an expanding law firm opened new offices in Wrexham.
Cyril Jones and Co (incorporating Stanley Williams) says the move is a vote of confidence in the future of the town.
The company, one of the most respected law firms in Wales, already had offices in Wrexham and Shotton.
It was founded in 1919 by Cyril Jones, a veteran of the First World War.
Mr Jones represented the miners after the Gresford Mining Disaster of 1934 and was a Mayor of Wrexham.
He instructed Sir Stafford Cripps, barrister and radical left Labour MP, who offered his services free of charge to the Miners’ Union.
Another significant milestone came three years ago when the company merged with fellow Wrexham solicitors Stanley Williams and Co.
The new premises, across the road from the existing office in Grosvenor Road were officially opened by local AM Lesley Griffiths, who is also the Welsh Government Health Minister.
Partner Gareth Kelly explained: “We need to have more room to expand the business because the business is growing.
“We’re a long-established firm and we are constantly evolving – this is another progression of the Cyril Jones and Co brand.
“We would like thank all our clients who have remained loyal to us over the years.
“We like to feel that when a client has come to Cyril Jones and Co they stay with us as many have for generations.
“I’m now dealing with grandchildren of people that I originally dealt with when I started here in 1984.
“We would not be able to offer the services that we offer without the very strong support that we have from our clients.
“This expansion is down to them as well as being a vote of confidence in Wrexham and a vote of confidence in the future.”
Lesley Griffiths added: “It’s fantastic to officially open the new office and it’s great that Gareth and the team have the confidence to go out and purchase another building in the current economic climate..
“It’s also good for the people of Wrexham to have a respected, well established company like Cyril Jones and Co.
“Very often people who need legal advice are in a pretty vulnerable state and you want to know that the advice you’re getting is good.
“With a company like Cyril Jones and Co that’s got such a long history in Wrexham, people know that they’re going to get really good advice.
“Professional and business services people don’t have to go out of Wrexham when they want these services, they can stay here and access the services they want right here in the town.”
Among those joining Mr Kelly at the new offices is Sian Fisher, the first legal executive in North Wales to become a full partner at a law firm.
Mrs Fisher is the company’s expert in family law and specialises in matrimonial matters and helping people who need to secure Power of Attorney to sort out the finances of loved ones who suffer from either mental or physical capacity.
Joining Mr Kelly and Mrs Fisher is Marta Zembrowska, who spoke hardly any English when she arrived in Britain eight years ago has now trained to become the first Polish solicitor in Wales.
