The Team
Neil manages the Litigation Department in Boyd Rice Solicitors. He has extensive experience in dealing with all types of injury claims and handles a caseload comprising of road traffic accident claims, accident at work claims and hearing loss claims. Neil has also developed a niche in acting for clients who have been attacked by dogs and has developed a niche area of expertise in this regard.
Neil is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
Outside of work, Neil enjoys spending time with his young family, golf and football.
Client testimonials;
“Neil McGranaghan and his team had achieved more in 24 hours than I felt my insurance company had in days and I was constantly kept up to date with all conversations that were taking place”
“From the outset Neil McGranaghan guided and advised me throughout the process. Any concerns or queries I had were dealt with promptly (usually within the hour)”
“I would have no hesitation in recommending Neil to anyone who has the misfortune to be involved in a traffic accident particularly outside Northern Ireland.”
“My case was dealt with quickly and I was kept up to date at every stage. The third party denied liability so unfortunately Court proceedings had to be issued. My Solicitor, Neil McGranaghan explained what to expect at Court, made me feel at ease and the case was resolved in my favour.”
“Neil McGranaghan was absolutely great, and through his research and continual work would not give up and brought about a settlement in this case which I never dreamed of.”
Practice areas;
Neil specialises in all litigation practice areas.
Ben manages the Property Department in Boyd Rice Solicitors and has overseen a rapid expansion of our work in this practice area in recent years. Ben has enjoyed a wide and varied legal career which has encompassed time as a barrister and at a major international law firm before arriving at Boyd Rice Solicitors.
Outside of work, Ben enjoys running, football and film.
Client testimonials;
“Ben is an extremely professional very approachable solicitor, he is also very thorough and meticulous. Whilst buying a property I was let down at the last minute by two previous vendors, third time lucky Ben was very patient and I eventually completed on the 3rd property. I would highly recommend Ben to anyone and would have no hesitation in using his services again.”
“We recently completed the purchase of our first house, with the support and guidance from Ben at Boyd Rice Solicitors. Ben made what could have been a very complicated and stressful process very straightforward and easy – he was very attentive and always quick to respond to our many questions. Ben went above and beyond to break down and explain each step in the process, ensuring complete transparency throughout. Couldn’t recommend Boyd Rice Solicitors, and in particular Ben, more highly.”
Practice areas;
Ben specialises in residential conveyancing.
Frankie McClure joined Boyd Rice Solicitors as Operations Manager in September 2024. In this critical role, Frankie oversees the firm’s operational functions, strategic planning, and staff management. Reporting directly to the Directors, he focuses on enhancing operational efficiency, driving growth, and fostering a positive team environment. Frankie is a proactive leader with strong organisational skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment. Committed to ensuring the highest standards of client service, Frankie continually seeks to improve processes and service delivery, ensuring that every client receives exceptional care and attention.
Outside of work, Frankie enjoys a busy family life, spending time with friends, and maintaining a regular gym routine.
David joined the firm in April 2022 and works in the Litigation department, dealing predominantly claims arising from road traffic accidents. David previously worked in the claims department of a multinational insurance company for over 20 years specialising in road traffic accidents involving both vehicle damage and personal injury. He is widely considered as an expert in road traffic accident claims and especially in claims involving credit hire.
Outside of work, David enjoys going to the gym, keeping fit, and walking his dog.
Una graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast with an Honours degree in Law and Politics, having spent one year studying in America under the Business Education Initiative.
Una qualified as a Solicitor in September 2007. After qualification Una travelled to Australia and New Zealand. There she worked in prestigious law firms such as Norton Rose in Sydney. Upon returning home to this jurisdiction Una focused on Family Law and Matrimonial Law.
Una joined Boyd Rice Solicitors in 2020 and specialises in separation and divorce cases as well as financial settlements and civil partnerships. She has experience in all Domestic Violence proceedings and Children Order matters both public and private law.
Una is a long standing member of the Children Order Panel which is a specialist panel of Children Order Solicitors approved and accredited by the Northern Ireland Law Society.
In 2018 Una was appointed to another specialist panel namely the Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency Panel. This allows Una to represent children in Public Law proceedings pursuant to the Children (NI) Order 1995.
In addition, for several years Una has worked with North Down Women’s Aid. She was on the Board of Directors and also acted as secretary on this Board. In addition she attends monthly workshops run by North Down Women’s Aid. This allowed her to provide advice and assistance to women and their children at a most vulnerable time in their lives.
Practice Areas:
Una specialises in all family and matrimonial practice areas to include:
Childrens Law
Divorce
Separation
Ancillary Relief
Lump sum payments
Property Disputes for married and unmarried couples
Matrimonial and Civil Injunctions
David joined the firm in August 2020. He has wide and long experience extending over a period of thirty years, much of it in property and conveyancing matters of all kinds, having acted for private individuals, partnerships, developers and corporate clients.
Within the Probate and Wills Department of the firms he deals with wills, the administration of estates, enduring powers of attorney, and controllership matters.
Practice Areas
Land law, conveyancing and property
Wills and Administration of Estates
Enduring Powers of Attorney and Controllership
Sharon joined the firm in July 2021 having qualified as a solicitor in 1990.
Sharon is also a member of the Children’s Order Panel which is a specialised panel of solicitors working on children’s cases.
Outside of work Sharon enjoys walking, yoga and gardening.
Practice areas;
Sharon specialises in divorce cases, Matrimonial Agreements, Separation Agreements and Ancillary Relief matters. She also has extensive experience in contact/residence cases and Non Molestation Orders.
Pattiann graduated from Newcastle University with honours in Accounting and Law before completing a Master of Laws in Human Rights Law and Discrimination at Queen’s University, Belfast. She was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in September 2002 and has gained over twenty years’ experience within general practice.
Pattiann joined the Litigation Department in Boyd Rice Solicitors in September 2022.
Over the past decade Pattiann has specialised exclusively in personal injury matters achieving both successful and efficient outcomes for clients in the County Court and High Court in Northern Ireland.
Outside of work, Pattiann enjoys walking, swimming and travelling.
Client testimonials;
“I personally want to take this opportunity to thank you for the professional and prompt manner in which you took a “nervous lady” to a “calm lady” throughout the whole situation in which you went the extra mile for me.”
Practice areas;
Pattiann specialises in all litigation practice areas.
Oonagh is an experienced litigation solicitor with a specialism in mesothelioma and asbestosis litigation as well as medical negligence and catastrophic injury claims.
Oonagh is a member and Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and a member of the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors which campaign and respond on behalf of injured people to government consultations on areas of personal injury law.
Oonagh joined Boyd Rice in 2025 after 20 years of managing a litigation firm, she is committed to providing a high standard of professional care to her clients.
Practice areas;
Oonagh has extensive experience in all practice area but is considered an expert in the areas of industrial disease and medical negligence claims.
Natalie was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 2016. She comes from a general practice background, having gained extensive experience in conveyancing, probate and varied litigation including personal injury, medical negligence and financial disputes, in particular achieving 5 or 6 figure sums in compensation for mortgage mis-selling claims.
Practice areas;
Natalie would be delighted to assist you with the following matters. She is friendly, approachable and nothing is too much trouble. You will be kept up to date every step of the way and the process will be explained in a down to earth easy to understand manner : –
Conveyancing – whether you are buying your first home, remortgaging, upsizing, downsizing, buying to let, transferring property on separation or divorce or selling property upon death or incapacity, please contact Natalie or her very capable secretary, Leigh for a quote.
Administration of Estates – whether you have been appointed as executor in a Will or are next of kin to a deceased family member, Natalie can help you apply to the Court for the appropriate grant of representation and administer the Estate according to the last written Will or the rules of intestacy in the event of there being no Will.
Wills – Natalie can help you draft a Will when you buy your first home and accumulate assets or when your circumstances change and you need your Will renewed to ensure your wishes are carried out upon death.
Enduring Powers of Attorney – it is advisable to have an Enduring Power of Attorney set up when you make a Will to ensure someone is appointed to look after your affairs in the event of mental incapacity. Please contact Natalie for advice and assistance to avoid complications and unnecessary expense in the future.
Controllerships – in the event of there being no Enduring Power of Attorney, Natalie can assist you in making an application to the Court to be appointed as controller for a family member who has lost capacity to allow you to manage their assets and finances. She will advise you on your responsibilities and what this entails.
Please contact Natalie in our Bangor office for an efficient, stress-free transaction.
Julie graduated from Dundee University with an Honours Degree in Law and attended the College of Law in York.
Julie remained in England working initially within the Personal Injury Department of a general practice firm, handling a variety of claims, to include RTA’s, trips and slips and accidents at work.
Following her qualification as a solicitor in 2005 she worked within the litigation department of a large legal practice specialising in injury claims arising from Road Traffic Accidents.
On returning home, Julie worked for a multi-national insurance company handling motor and property damage cases in addition to all types of personal injury claims.
With experience both pursuing and defending personal injury claims she has a well rounded knowledge of this area of law.
Outside of work Julie enjoys outdoor activities with her children and walks with her dog.
Janeen graduated from Queens University Belfast with an Honours Degree in Law and attended the College of Law in Chester. She qualified as a solicitor in 2010.
Janeen joined the property department in Boyd Rice in January 2024 having previously worked in two other respected local practices for over 18 years, gaining extensive experience predominantly in residential conveyancing. She is a pragmatic, meticulous, highly motivated and personable solicitor who prides herself in providing an excellent service to all clients.
Janeen advises on all aspects of residential conveyancing to include:- sales, purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity, site purchases and Co-Ownership transactions to first time buyers, home owners and buy to let investors.
Alyson graduated from Dundee University in 2009 with a First Class Honours Degree in Law. She continued her studies at Queen’s University Belfast, where she completed a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Criminal Justice in 2011, before commencing her solicitor training at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies.
Alyson served her solicitor’s apprenticeship in a general practice firm, where she gained knowledge and experience across a wide range of legal areas, with a particular focus on conveyancing and private client work. She then moved to a leading corporate and commercial firm, where she specialised in conveyancing, focusing on high-value residential transactions and new build developments.
Alyson now joins us from a well-established Belfast law firm, where she was responsible for all aspects of residential conveyancing within the firm.
Alyson is an experienced conveyancer with a wealth of experience in sales, purchases, property refinancing, and property portfolio restructuring. She has acted in complex and high-value transactions and has experience in the acquisition of land for development and the purchase of property at auction.
Alyson recognises that dealing with property can be daunting, and her aim is to take the stress and uncertainty out of the process by building lasting relationships with clients and taking the time to understand their individual needs and concerns.
Andrew joined Boyd Rice in January 2025, having spent the previous four years in a practice in Bangor. Before that, he spent seven years in-house with the Law Society of Northern Ireland as Head of Policy. In that role, he was involved in the review of the Home Charter Scheme as Secretary to the Conveyancing & Property Committee and was also Secretary to the Non-Contentious Business Committee. Prior to that, he worked in two large commercial practices in Belfast since qualifying as a solicitor in 2002.
A frequent speaker at seminars on conveyancing and private client issues, Andrew writes for the Folio magazine on conveyancing issues and for the Journal of Elder Law and Capacity. He is also a member of the Society of Trust & Estates Practitioners (STEP).
Outside of work, Andrew is involved with cricket and rugby.
Practice Areas:
Andrew specialises in a comprehensive range of legal services, with a particular focus on Wills, Probate, and the administration of estates. His expertise extends to estate and tax planning, trusts, and residential property matters. Additionally, he is well-versed in Enduring Powers of Attorney, Living Wills/Advance Directions, and Controllerships. Andrew also provides dedicated support for elderly clients and addresses capacity issues with sensitivity and professionalism.
Demi graduated with honours in Business Studies at Liverpool John Moores University before developing an interest in Conveyancing & Property Law at a large regional law firm. She joined Boyd Rice Solicitors in June 2022.
Demi works predominantly in the Property department, working alongside our Conveyancing Solicitors guiding clients through the purchase and sale processes.
Outside of work Demi enjoys travelling, spending time with family and friends, and staying active.
Practice areas;
Demi works within the Property Department.
Callum graduated with honours in Sport Business from Liverpool John Moores University in 2020. Since then, he has amassed extensive experience in personal injury claims with particular focus on road traffic accidents. Callum joined Boyd Rice Solicitors in August 2024, bringing his expertise and dedication to our team.
In the Litigation department, Callum collaborates closely with our Litigation Solicitors, guiding clients through every stage of their personal injury claims, from initial consultation to final resolution.
Outside of work, Callum is an avid sports enthusiast. He enjoys playing golf, football, and maintaining his fitness.
