Solicitor Bill Holohan (pictured, right) has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rémy Martin Cork Business Awards.

At a ceremony in Cork last weekend, the chairman of the judging panel, former Senator John Minihan, described Holohan as “unique among Irish solicitors”.

Holohan, who is senior partner at Holohan Lane LLP Solicitors, became one of the first solicitors to become a Senior Counsel, having been awarded a Patent of Precedence in September 2020.

Legal textbooks

A legal professional for 40 years, he has also authored nine legal textbooks covering a range of areas – including professional practice, commercial law, bankruptcy, personal insolvency, and professional negligence.

The Cork solicitor has received numerous awards during his career – including the Irish Lawyer of the Year award at the Irish Law Awards in October last year. His firm was also Best Law Firm of the Year at the same awards in 2017.

He currently serves as a member of the Council of the Law Society of Ireland, and is also chair of the Society’s Professional Indemnity Insurance Committee.

He is a member of the Charity Appeals Tribunal, and the Complaints Adjudication Panel for Personal Insolvency Practitioners, and is also a trustee of several charities and voluntary bodies.