Andrew Holroyd OBE
Andrew Holroyd, is the President of the Law Society. In his practice, he specialises in immigration law and is a partner at Jackson & Canter, a nine partner legal aid practice with two offices in Liverpool.
Andrew, 59, was elected to the Law Society Council in 1996, and since then he has contributed to the work of several Law Society committees. He was Chair of the Training Committee and the Standards Board until he was elected to be Deputy Vice President in July 2005.
Andrew qualified as a solicitor in 1974 after working for Voluntary Services Overseas in Indonesia. He is a Methodist lay preacher on the Liverpool south circuit. Andrew received his OBE in 2003 for services to publicly funded legal work in Liverpool.
Andrew is married to Caroline, a special needs teacher at Much Woolton RC Primary School in Liverpool and they have two daughters Emma and Clare.