Richard Carter

I joined the Firm in 1992 as a solicitor after qualifying in 1991, I  became a Partner in 1994 and headed up our residential conveyancing department. I  was elected as Managing Partner in 2004, a position I held until I stepped down after 20 years in 2024. I am now the Firm’s Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP) and my day to day work seeks to ensure we comply with the many regulatory and legislative requirements required to operate a solicitor’s firm.

I have lived in Kent all of my life save for the 4 years spent at university in Nottingham after  

Outside of work I am an avid supporter of Nottingham Forest, and both England and Kent Cricket. I enjoy Parkrun most Saturdays although these days it is more of a plod than a run. I have a life long passion of travel and spend a lot of spare time researching and booking too many trips.    

If I were not a lawyer, I would be...

A travel writer- I love travelling and being paid to travel whilst writing for Lonely Planet would be my absolute dream job!

If I were stranded on a desert island and could take three pieces of music with me, they would be…

The Oasis album “Definitely Maybe" – it still sounds as brilliant now as it did when I first heard it over 25 years ago. No 2 is more up to date - Catfish and the Bottleman and their album “The Balcony”. Last but not least to change the mood some trashy, pop so definitely Taylor Swift’s "1989".