Ansons Law announces four senior promotions

Ansons Law has promoted four of its lawyers, with effect from 1 October 2026.

• Joanne Vernon becomes a Director. Joanne is Head of our Family Law team.
• Rebecca Head becomes a Director in our Wills and Private Client department.
• Louise Saha becomes an Associate Director in our Residential Property team, based in Cannock.
• Cristine Schneider becomes a Senior Associate in our Corporate and Commercial team.

Joanne Vernon, Director

Joanne joined Ansons earlier this year to lead our Family Law team. She is based in our Lichfield office and has made a strong start, and she is now focused on growing the department.

Rebecca Head, Director

Rebecca returned to Ansons in 2024. She originally trained with Hadens, our predecessor practice. Rebecca lives in Lichfield and has spent almost all of her career there, advising local families and individuals on wills, estates and private client matters.

Louise Saha, Associate Director

Louise is a residential conveyancing lawyer in our Residential Property team. She has practised in Cannock for more than 20 years and is based in our Cannock office.

Cristine Schneider, Senior Associate

Cristine first joined us as a university placement student. She stayed to train with the firm and qualified as a solicitor in 2022. Cristine works between our Cannock and Dudley offices.

A word from our Managing Director

Martin De Ridder, Managing Director of Ansons Law, said:

"It's important to us that our lawyers work in our offices, in the communities they serve, and our clients can sit down with them face to face. Joanne, Rebecca, Louise and Cristine show what that means in practice. Rebecca has built her career in Lichfield. Louise has practised in Cannock for more than 20 years. Cristine came to us as a student and has grown with the firm across Cannock and Dudley. Joanne is building our Family Law team in Lichfield. Promoting our own people is how we keep that local knowledge and those relationships in the firm. Please join us in congratulating all four."

Ansons Law has offices in Lichfield, Cannock, Sutton Coldfield and Dudley, with every practice area available in every office.

How we can help

If you would like to speak to Joanne, Rebecca, Louise, Cristine or any member of our team, please fill out the contact form on this page, email info@ansons.law or call 01543 267988 and we will get back to you.