For most of us, the pandemic has been a time of change. Many switched to working from home with little or no notice; we were mandated to stay inside for most of the day and could not see the friends and family we rely on for support. But for three of the attorneys at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes, there was an extra challenge in the form of a new baby.

Erin M Hill, Andrew C D Smith and Kimberley A Rolle explain what it was like to welcome a new addition to the family while living and working through a pandemic.

Erin’s son Adam was born in May, 2020 with her husband on video call for the birth, as mothers-to-be were required to go through labour and delivery alone at that point. While it wasn’t what either of them had expected in the previous months, and wearing a mask during the whole process was difficult, Erin says that her medical team were wonderful.

For Kimberley Rolle, the distraction of working at home with a baby was doubled, with twin boys Jaylen and Jayden born in October 2020.

Now that she’s back at work, Kimberley attempts to separate her work and home life. She has assistance with childcare and in order to maintain focus, is learning to let them deal with the situation if the babies cry, rather than going to see what is happening.

Andrew’s son, also named Andrew, was born in October 2019. Despite the restrictions of the pandemic, Andrew has felt blessed to spend time with his baby.

‘It’s distracting, which is good and bad. I love to play with my son. I love to see what he’s up to, I love to see his mind at work, I love to see him around the house.’

McKinney Bancroft & Hughes is delighted to welcome
Gia R. Sands to the partnership, reflecting the firm’s commitment to
developing and retaining the region’s most talented professionals.

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We are delighted to announce that our Knijah Knowles
has been promoted to Senior Associate.

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