Our Background & Heritage

Whilst we have adopted the modern business structure of an LLP, few solicitors have a line of experience dating back nearly 300 years!

Blackhurst Swainson Goodier LLP (increasingly referred to now as BSG) has possibly the longest record of continuous legal service in the Lancashire area. Dating from 1720 when John Parker established a legal practice around Preston (and Liverpool) the firm has continuously evolved to become the firm it is today with offices now covering North and Central Lancashire.

The firm as currently constituted was formed from the merger of long established Solicitors' firms Blackhurst Swainson and Oswald Goodier & Co in January 2005.

Previously known separately as Blackhurst Parker & Yates in Preston and Swainson Son & Reynolds in Lancaster, Blackhurst Swainson had been established for over 290 years.

Now based in Preston and Lancaster (with consulting facilities in Garstang) we have a range of experienced lawyers who are happy to meet with clients wherever they wish. We provide a range of services with a personal style upon which many generations of clients have come to rely. We deliver a high quality service to both private and business clients.

"Blackhurst Swainson Goodier. Legal Services. Clear & Simple!"