A LAWYER and mum-of-three from Anglesey is a dab hand at baking and turning out scrumptious cakes, but she’s no pushover – she’s working towards a black belt in karate.

Iona Lecras – her surname comes from her husband’s family connection to the Channel Islands – has just joined the private client team at Swayne Johnson’s office in Llandudno, where she will specialise in wills, inheritance tax, powers of attorney and estate planning.

Iona, 41, from Pentre Berw, on Anglesey, is the latest recruit to St Asaph-based Swayne Johnson, one of the oldest law firms in Wales.

She began her working life as a legal secretary with an Anglesey firm and decided to qualify as a lawyer.

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“I enjoyed the work of the solicitors so I decided to apply to take my law degree with the Open University,” Iona said.

“I juggled it with working full-time, getting married, moving house, bringing up three children and having to study part-time in Chester.

“I did my training contract and then qualified and spent seven years with them before I decided it was time to move on because I wanted to concentrate on private client work.

“I applied to Swayne Johnson and was offered a job and I liked the flexibility they offer and the opportunity to specialise in private client work dealing with wills and probate.

“I will also cover Anglesey and I am happy to meet with new clients in their own homes at no extra charge and we also have meeting facilities at M-SParc, near Gaerwen, too.”

With a husband and three children, Iona has been able to hone her skills as a baker, too, and added: “My mum used to bake and I love it, because you can just switch off. It’s just me and my cakes

“I also do karate, which my eldest daughter encouraged me to do, and now I go to classes with both my daughters.

“Lucy has a black belt and I’m getting close to that and I love it for the freedom it gives me – when I’m doing karate, I’m not a lawyer or mum, I’m just Iona.”

Lynette Viney-Passig, Swayne Johnson managing director and head of the Private Client department, said: “We’re delighted to make another high calibre appointment in Iona as we continue to expand our offering to clients and, in particular, to clients living in Anglesey.

“We’re also looking forward to those cakes!”