John Foulser

John joined V.E.White & Co in July 2024 and has since been working within the Conveyancing Department at our Strood Branch, handling a variety of both Commercial and Residential Conveyancing Matters. John graduated in Law with Professional Placement in 2021 following which he completed his master’s in law in 2022. John has since been working as a Conveyancing Paralegal within the Medway Towns and hopes to work towards qualifying as a Solicitor. In his spare time, John enjoys travelling as well as attending live music and theatre productions

Abdul Waheed Chaudhry

Abdul Chaudhry qualified initially in Pakistan in 2001 as an Advocate after gaining Law Degree in 2000. He then qualified as an Advocate High Court Pakistan in 2003 after gaining a Masters Degree in Political Science and remains on the Roll of Punjab Bar Council, Pakistan. He also remains a member of District Bar Association Gujranwala and Lahore High Court Bar Association Lahore, Pakistan. He was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in 2007.

Abdul is the head of our team in Rainham branch and specialises in Commercial and Residential Conveyancing to include sale and purchase of business and Wills & Probate. Abdul has been working in Commercial and Residential Conveyancing since 2006, prior to his qualification as a Solicitor, and has helped thousands of families and businesses. He started dealing with Private Client Work in 2014 and specialises in Wills and Probate and Lasting Powers of Attorneys.

Abdul enjoys socialising with friends and is interested in political debates. He speaks Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi and is based in our Rainham Office.

Fikriye Yalcin

Fikriye completed her LLB degree in 2009 at University of Westminster and concurrently earned a 2.1 Degree in Law. She completed her Legal Practice Course in 2010 at the University of Westminster. Fikriye worked in a number of a High Street firms in London dealing with Matrimonial, Immigration and Litigation matters. In 2014, Fikriye joined the Enforcement and Litigation department of a London Local Authority where she predominately dealt with possession matters and assisted with Appeals and Judicial Review applications. Fikriye has also assisted the Local Authority with their Criminal matters.

Fikriye joined V.E. White & Co Solicitors in July 2016 as a Paralegal dealing with Matrimonial Law, Immigration Law and Commercial Conveyancing matters. She commenced her training as a Trainee Solicitor with the firm in 2017. She qualified as a solicitor in August 2018. Fikriye deals with other areas of law such as Civil Litigation, Immigration and Commercial Conveyancing. However, she specialises in Matrimonial and Family matters.

Fikriye is the Head of our Matrimonial and Family Department. She advises on all aspects of family law to include divorce, financial settlements on separations, arrangements for children, pre-nuptial agreements, separation agreements, domestic violence situations, injunctions and non-molestation orders as well as emergency court applications.

Outside of work Fikriye enjoys socialising with friends and reading.

Steve Vedat Kocak LLB (Hons)

Steve is the head of our team in Strood branch and had dealt with Commercial and Company Law, general litigation, Employment Law and Immigration Law in various firms at different roles since 2011. Since he qualified as a Solicitor he has been dealing with Commercial Property, Sale and Purchase of Business, Residential Conveyancing, Landlord and Tenant matters (residential and commercial property), Employment Law, Immigration Law as well as commercial work on private limited companies. Steve also undertakes general litigation work and advises on the employment settlement agreements.

Steve has been extensively working in these areas since he qualified and has many satisfied clients. Steve is a qualified Mediator and member of the Society of Mediators dealing with commercial and general litigation matters by applying alternative dispute resolution.

Steve qualified as a solicitor in 2016 after gaining a 2:1 in Law from Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Law School. He completed his training contract at V. E. White & Co Solicitors and became a partner in 2017.

Steve has also completed several professional development courses in Commercial and Residential Conveyancing as well as Immigration and Employment law.

Linda Downs

Linda has worked in the legal profession since 1979. She has worked both in Local firms and the City of London. She has been employed by V.E. White & Co since 2001.

As a Legal Secretary/PA she provides both clerical and administrative support to the fee earners within the firm and helps to facilitate the smooth running of the practice.

Outside of work she has a very close family and interests include cooking, gardening, reading, walking and pilates.

Océan Buckland

Océan joined V.E.White & Co Solicitors in October 2023. Océan works as a paralegal within our Family department assisting with Divorce and Financial matters as well as Child Arrangement and Litigation matters.

Outside of work, Océan enjoys reading and travelling.

Sean Wigmore

Sean joined V.E White & Co in August 2016. He has completed his Level 2 and Level 3 Apprenticeships in Business Administration.

Sean provides administrative support to the Parkwood Office.

In his spare time, Sean enjoys volunteering and spending time with his family.

Vicky King

Vicky joined V. E. White & Co Solicitors as a Secretary in October 2009. She achieved an NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration in 2011 and has completed Sage 50, Sage Instant and Bookkeeping Level 1 and 2 in February 2014.
In her spare time she enjoys socialising with family and friends and likes to go shopping.
Vicky is currently enjoying being a mother.

Christene Dixon

Prior to working in the legal profession Christene had a very strong customer focused background. She enjoys assisting people and ensuring that clients receive the best possible service the firm can provide.
Christene commenced working as legal secretary in residential conveyancing in 2002 in Nottingham and continued in this area of work when she moved to Kent as well as working in commercial conveyancing and dealing mainly with Wills and LPAs. Christene has also assisted in the matrimonial department and covered reception. To date her experience in the legal profession spans over 17 years.
Outside of work Christene enjoys cooking, family time and ballroom dancing.

Kamile Misiute

Kamile Misiute, a dedicated law graduate has joined V.E White & Co in 2022 as a Paralegal and has since progressed to a role of a Conveyancer. She works in both commercial and residential conveyancing, expertly handling a diverse range of matters, including new builds, first-time buyers and businesses.

Proficient in English, Turkish and Lithuanian Kamile’s linguistic abilities complement her strong professional competencies making her a versatile professional.

Whilst at University, Kamile volunteered at a legal charity undertaking pro-bono work for vulnerable clients and this is something she remains passionate about.

James Wood

James has been in employment with V.E.White & Co since 2013. His role is as a Senior Office Administrator and dealing with Accounts.