Luisa Nicholson
Luisa studied law in Birmingham before joining West Midlands Police Force.
She decided to become a solicitor and left the police service in order to complete her legal training in Exeter and qualified with a firm in Barnstaple in 2003.
She moved to south Devon after qualification and in 2012 set up her own practice specialising in private client matters (wills, probate, estate administration) and older clients’ issues.
Luisa was appointed HM Assistant Coroner for Exeter and Greater Devon in 2013. She has a particular interest in emergency planning and disaster victim identification.
Louise Wiltshire
Louise qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and is an experienced healthcare regulatory, inquests and investigations lawyer.
She was appointed as an Assistant Coroner in 2017 in Plymouth and joined the Exeter Coroner’s service in April 2024 following the merger of the Exeter and Plymouth jurisdictions.
Louise continues to practice for an large international law firm, which specialises in the healthcare sector.
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