Ernest J Cantillon

Ernest Cantillon graduated from University College Cork with a BCL degree, he then studied with the Law Society in Dublin, and qualified as a Solicitor in 1980.

Ernest Cantillon has been a Council member of the Southern Law Association and was elected it’s President.   Ernest Cantillon has been an elected and nominated member of the Council of the Law Society of Ireland.   He has served on a number of Law Society Committees, and was Chairman of the Law Societies Litigation Committee.   He was a former member of the Criminal Law Committee of the Law Society.  He is currently a member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.  Mr. Cantillon was also appointed by the Minister for Justice to a Committee which advised the Minister on the qualifications of Judges.

Ernest Cantillon heads up one of the four litigation departments in the firm.   This department has been involved in a number of significant groundbreaking legal cases including Best –v- Welcome Pharmaceuticals;  Paul O’Donoghue, a minor –v- The Minister for Education;  Jamie Sinnott and Kathy Sinnott –v- The Minister for Education;  Marie O’Donoghue –v- Minister for Justice.

Ernest can be contacted at ernest.cantillon@cantillons.com

 

Melissa Gowan

Melissa obtained a Law Degree from UCC in 1987. She qualified as a Solicitor in 1991 and since 1994 she has specialised in representing victims from all over Ireland who innocently contracted Hepatitis C and HIV while in Hospital.

Melissa can be contacted at melissa.gowan@cantillons.com
Her secretary Eileen can be contacted at eileen.murphy@cantillons.com

 

 

 

 

Eilean Duane

Eilean Duane graduated from UCC in 1994 with a BCL Degree and qualified as a Solicitor in 1997. Eilean practices exclusively in vindicating children and adults constitutional and statutory rights to appropriate care and education, from the State.

Eilean can be contacted at eilean.duane@cantillons.com
Her secretary Mags can be contacted at margaret.oshea@cantillons.com