Aileen Gittens to lead Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan’s immigration team in Kilkenny

John Hickey, Managing Partner, with Aileen Gittens, Head of Immigration

placeholder image — John Hickey, Managing Partner, with Aileen Gittens, Head of Immigration

Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors has announced the appointment of Aileen Gittens as head of its newly-established immigration practice.

Aileen has over 10 years’ legal experience and specialises in immigration law. She is passionate about rights-based legal issues and is adept at all types of immigration application having successfully represented clients in a wide variety of statutory and administrative immigration appeals and High Court Judicial Review applications.

“We are pleased to welcome Aileen to the team at Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan,” said John Hickey, managing partner at Poe Kiley Hogan Lanigan.

“Aileen joins the firm with a wealth of experience in immigration law and we look forward to her building our reputation in this area.”

DELIGHT

Originally from Ballon, Aileen also lectures on the Law Society of Ireland’s Certificate in Immigration Law and Practice and is a founding committee member and current secretary of the Irish Immigration Lawyers Association. She has expressed her delight at her new role.

“I am delighted to have joined Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors, a firm with an excellent reputation,” Aileen said.

“As a leading law firm in the South-East of Ireland, Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors is noted for its exceptional client service and nationwide specialisms in areas such as surrogacy and fertility law.

“I am excited to join the firm at this time and look forward to complementing this by building a leading Immigration practice here, to assist clients in the South-East and beyond.”