The firm
About Shields Solicitors
A specialist practice built on expertise, discretion, and a genuine commitment to the families and businesses we serve.
Our story
A firm defined by its specialisms.
Shields Solicitors was established with a clear purpose: to provide specialist legal advice to families, landowners, and businesses navigating the complex decisions that shape their futures. From the outset, we chose depth over breadth — focusing our practice on the areas where we can offer genuine expertise rather than a generalist service.
Over the years, we have built a reputation as trusted advisors in commercial transactions, succession planning, agricultural law, and the transfer of wealth across generations. Our clients return to us — and refer their families and colleagues to us — because they trust our judgment and value the quality of our advice.
We are proud to work with clients across Ireland, advising on matters that range from complex commercial acquisitions to the careful structuring of a family farm's succession. Whatever the matter, our approach is the same: thorough, personal, and focused entirely on the right outcome for our client.
What guides us
Our values
Specialist expertise
We focus on a defined set of practice areas so that our clients receive advice that is deep, current, and genuinely informed — not a generalist opinion dressed as specialist advice.
Personal attention
Every client relationship is managed by a senior solicitor who knows your circumstances. We do not pass files between teams or treat clients as case numbers.
Discretion and trust
The matters we advise on are often sensitive — involving family dynamics, business succession, and significant wealth. We treat every instruction with the confidentiality and care it deserves.
Long-term relationships
We measure our success not by transaction volume but by the longevity of our client relationships. Many of our clients have been with us for decades, and across generations.
Our team
The people behind the practice.
Our team brings together solicitors and legal executives with specialist expertise across commercial law, litigation, succession planning, agricultural law, and wealth transfer. Each member is chosen for their depth of knowledge, their judgment, and their commitment to client service.
Vincent Shields
Solicitor
Commercial Transactions · Commercial Property · Commercial Litigation · Succession Planning · Wealth Transfer
Vincent founded Shields Solicitors with the conviction that specialist advice, delivered personally, produces better outcomes for clients. He advises on complex commercial transactions, commercial property matters, and family succession, and has guided many private clients through pivotal decisions. Vincent also acts for private clients in commercial litigation matters — bringing the same strategic, outcome-focused approach to disputes as he applies to transactions, and drawing on his breadth of commercial experience to advise clients on their options with clarity and candour.
Brendan Hyland
Solicitor
Commercial Litigation · Personal Injury · Employment Litigation · Property Transactions
Brendan brings focused expertise in commercial litigation, personal injury, employment law disputes, and property transactions, representing clients at every stage from initial advice through to court proceedings. He has a strong track record of success across all three contentious areas — having fought and won cases in commercial disputes, personal injury claims, and employment law matters — and is equally at home advising on and completing property transactions and conveyancing matters, bringing the same precision and thoroughness to every file. He is known for his direct, no-nonsense approach and his ability to achieve results, whether through negotiated settlement, determined advocacy, or the careful progression of a conveyancing transaction.
Remmie Feehan
Head of Probate & Estate Planning
Probate · Estate Planning · Succession Planning · Wills · Residential Property Transactions
Remmie is Head of the Probate and Estate Planning Team at Shields Solicitors, leading a dedicated team that guides families through the administration of estates and the careful planning of wealth transfer across generations. She has particular expertise in complex and large estates where property must be traced back through several generations — navigating the intricate title and succession issues that arise when land and assets have passed through multiple hands over time. She is valued by clients for her thoroughness, her clarity of advice, and her ability to navigate complex and sensitive matters with calm authority.
Legal Executives
Sarah Spencer Cummins
Legal Executive
Commercial Litigation · Personal Injury · Employment Litigation · Property Transactions
Sarah is a highly capable legal executive with particular strength in litigation and property transactions. She supports the firm's contentious work across commercial disputes, personal injury, and employment matters, and brings the same precision and client focus to property transaction files. Sarah is a valued point of contact for clients throughout the progress of their matter.
Ruth Shields
Legal Executive & Office Manager
Probate · Estate Administration · Succession Planning · Office Management
Ruth is an integral part of the probate and estate planning team, working closely with Remmie Feehan to guide clients through the administration of estates with care and efficiency. As office manager, she also ensures the smooth day-to-day running of the practice — bringing the same attention to detail and commitment to client service to every aspect of her role.
John Delaney
Executive
Advisory · Business Advisory
John is an executive who brings a perspective that is rare in legal practice: decades of hands-on experience working within industry before joining the firm. That corporate background gives him an instinctive understanding of how businesses operate, the pressures decision-makers face, and what clients actually need from their legal advisors. He channels that experience directly into the firm's corporate and commercial work, providing practical, commercially grounded support.
Barbara Mulcahy
Receptionist & Administrator
Client Reception · Administration · Office Support
Barbara is the welcoming face of Shields Solicitors, ensuring that every client who contacts or visits the firm is greeted with warmth and professionalism. She manages the day-to-day administrative functions of the practice with efficiency and care, keeping the office running smoothly and ensuring that clients always feel looked after from the moment they walk through the door.
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