TWO Attorneys-at-law were admitted to the Bar before Justice Roxane George Tuesday afternoon after attorney Rinee Kissoon petitioned on their behalf.They are Vanessa Thomas and Cheryl-Ann Steele, both of whom reside and practise in Trinidad and Tobago.

Thomas, a Guyanese, first completed her secondary education at Bishop’s High School, then went on to pursue higher education at the University of Guyana (UG) attaining a law degree after which she enrolled at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad.

She was successful and gained her Legal Education Certificate in 2003 and in October that same year she was admitted to the Bar in Trinidad.

Thomas has more than a decade of practice in the twin-island republic and specialises in employment and industrial relations law and is also a lecturer.

She told the Guyana Chronicle that she was ecstatic, particularly after 13 years of being admitted to practise in T&T and she pledged to work in Guyana as well.

Steele, a Trinidadian, has close ties to Guyana and will practise here as well.

She earned a law degree in London and in 2004 she completed her Legal Education Certificate at the Hugh Wooding Law School.

Steele practises civil, criminal and family law in T&T and she wants to assist Guyana with the resumption of the Family Court.

After the submissions, Justice Roxane George told the lawyers that she hoped to see them both practising in the courts in Guyana, where they could bring their expertise. She wished them well.