Abi Capstick
Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Abigail graduated from Northumbria University in September 2020 after completing her MLaw Degree. This degree incorporated the LPC qualification and a Master’s degree. After completing her studies, Abigail worked as a Mental Health and Court of Protection paralegal in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Abigail joined the firm in October 2021 as a paralegal and went on to complete her training contract with the firm.
Adam McKie
Corporate and Contracts
Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Adam graduated in 2021 from University of Liverpool as a 1st class law graduate and studyied his LPC part-time at BPP University.
Adam commenced his training in the Corporate and Contracts team assisting on a wide variety of corporate and commercial matters dealing with a wide range of clients ranging from individuals to large international companies.
Adam completed his training, gaining experience in a variety of departments and has now taken a position in the Corporate department.
Adele Guest
Employment
Secretary
Based: Wakefield Office
Adele first joined Chadwick Lawrence in 1991 as a Litigation secretary based at their Dewsbury office and has since worked across various departments at almost every branch of the firm.
After taking a 7-year break to be a full-time mum, she returned to the Morley office in 2000 and qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer. Today, Adele is based at the Wakefield office, where she provides secretarial and administrative support to the Employment and Regulatory teams.
Adele enjoys visiting her daughter in London, as well as gardening, knitting, and reading. She is also a big fan of the Royal family!
Adele Whitehead
Employment
Secretary
Based: Wakefield Office
Adele first joined Chadwick Lawrence in 1985 for 11 years, and later rejoined in 2005 after being a full-time mum.
Adele provides administrative support to the Employment and Regulatory Departments.
In her free time, Adele is busy reading, cooking and meeting friends.
Amanda Ambler
Home & Property
Partner & Head of Real Estate Operations
Based: Bradford Office
Amanda joined Chadwick Lawrence in December 2020 and comes into the business with over 16 years’ experience in Residential Conveyancing.
Amanda acts for our Premier Service Clients alongside handling Real Estate business development and looking at the operational side of the department in terms of systems and processes.
Amanda is able to handle all work types.
Amanda-Jayne Nodder
Complete Property Solutions
Legal Executive
Based: Wakefield
Amanda-Jayne graduated from Huddersfield University in 2007 with a BA in Law and started her first legal job that year with Easthams Solicitors in Blackpool. She started in conveyancing but after the 2008 housing market downfall, moved departments and joined the personal injury team. Since then, Amanda-Jayne has spent all her time doing personal injury claims of all varieties, litigation and more recently housing disrepair claims.
Amanda-Jayne qualified as a Fellow of CILEX (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) in December in 2012.
She joined Chadwick Lawrence to go back into property and take on new challenges.
Andrea Payne
Complete Property Solutions
Head of Newbuild Sales
Based: Wakefield Office
Having joined the firm in 2008 following the merger with Lister Croft, Andrea manages the specialist Plot Sales Team acting for developers large and small. Having a wealth of experience and a background in residential conveyancing, she chose to specialize in development work and is an expert in her field.
“I enjoy the challenge of reaching the targets set by my developer clients and pride myself on building and maintaining long standing relationships with them.”
In her spare time and to relax Andrea enjoys the simple things in life, to her there is nothing better than a drive to the coast with a walk on the beach followed by fish and chips and an ice cream by the sea. She also enjoys Yoga.
Andrew Dickinson
Complete Property Solutions, Dispute Resolution, Residential Property Disputes
Associate
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Andrew completed his LLP studies at Newcastle University in 2011 and went on to complete the LPC at York in 2013. Since this date Andrew has worked in a series of top 100 law firms based across Yorkshire before joining Chadwick Lawrence in 2021. During this time Andrew has built an extensive knowledge of civil litigation and dispute resolution, focusing primarily on residential and commercial property disputes, as well as commercial contract disputes.
Angela Thorp
Family Law, Wills & Probate
Solicitor
Based: Halifax Office
Angela has a wealth of experience in all areas of family law including divorce, financial settlements, arrangements for children and cohabitee disputes. In respect of the financial aspects of separation, Angela deals with a wide variety of matters from those with limited assets to other complex and high value cases.
Angela is a member of Resolution and adopts their conciliatory approach which she believes works towards a more productive outcome for people experiencing a relationship breakdown, particularly where children are involved. However, where this approach is not possible, Angela does not shy away from the more robust settlement of matters. Her strength lies in her down to earth approach to matters which helps to put clients at ease at what is often a difficult times in their lives.
Ashley Ingham
Personal Injury
New Case Referral Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Ashley is the first point of contact for potential new clients who have suffered injury. She take initial details of their accidents, discussing the clients funding options with them. Such as conditional fee agreements (no win no fee agreements) and after the event insurance cover before referring matters on to other members of the team to risk assess the prospects of success for the case.
Ashley has responsibility for sending out the initial paperwork to the client for signature and explaining the basis of the Conditional Fee Agreement once they have had the opportunity of reading the paperwork.
Ashley Mallett
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Ashley holds a LLB (Hons) as well as a Master of Law & Practice and a Master of Law from the University of Huddersfield and has been a qualified solicitor for 9 years who has always specialised in residential conveyancing. Ashley deals with all aspects of residential conveyancing, including sales, purchases, freeholds, leaseholds, shared ownership and new builds.
Ashley has worked for a large regional law firm in Yorkshire, a national law firm as well as being on the high street.
Asma Iqbal
Corporate Recovery & Insolvency, Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Media Law and Reputation, Defamation and Reputation
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre & Bradford Offices
Asma is a Partner at Chadwick Lawrence LLP and heads the Corporate Recovery and Insolvency Department. Asma qualified in 1999 and has extensive experience in Insolvency having spent 7 years at a Commercial Law firm in Leeds before joining Chadwick Lawrence LLP as a Partner in 2008.
Asma’s main areas of practice include advising business, Directors and Insolvency Practitioners in Corporate pre-insolvency and insolvency situations. Areas of expertise include the corporate restructuring of companies with a view to rescuing the business where commercially viable. Expertise in post insolvency situations include defending directors in antecedent transaction actions brought by Insolvency Practitioners including transactions at undervalue, preference claims, extortionate credit transactions, transactions defrauding creditors, wrongful and fraudulent trading and misfeasance claims. Asma also acts in Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 claims.
Asma advises individuals and insolvency practitioners in personal insolvency matters and acts for foreign creditors in recovering substantial sums due from debtors based in the United Kingdom.
Asma is chair of the R3 Yorkshire Women in Business Recovery Group and a member of the R3 Regional Committee.
Ben Hess
Home & Property
Re-mortgage Case Handler
Based: Wakefield Office
Ben began studying for his LLB while serving as a Naval Airman in the Royal Navy before eventually leaving to complete his degree. Ben joined Chadwick Lawrence in February 2023 as part of the Post completion team and has since joined the Remortgage Team as a Case Handler.
Bethan Brooke
Employment
Trainee Solicitor
Based: Leeds & Wakefield Office
Bethan is a Trainee Solicitor in the Employment Law Department and has been with the firm for over 2 years. She assists the team in providing employment litigation support for both individuals and businesses and providing advice under the Box HR scheme.
Bethan studied her law degree at Newcastle University in 2018 before studying her LPC full time at the University of Law.
Outside of work, Bethan is into her fitness and is training towards her first HYROX competition!
Beverley Murgatroyd
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Horbury Office
Beverley is based at the Horbury Office, dealing with all aspects of domestic conveyancing.
She has worked in domestic conveyancing since 1985, initially as a legal assistant in Leeds City Centre and Dorset, before moving back to the area and working again in Leeds City Centre as a fee earner since 1998 and in Wakefield since 2013.
Beverley has no formal qualifications but has worked in conveyancing for over 33 years, 20 of which as a conveyancer and deals with every type of transaction.
Bhavna Patel
Home & Property
Partner & Real Estate Manager
Based: Morley Office
Bhavna studied Law at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, York. She qualified as a Solicitor in November 2004 and worked in London before moving to the North. She has worked for Chadwick Lawrence since February 2013 and is based in the Morley office dealing with all varying aspects of Residential Property Law.
Bhavna is a Partner and Solicitor, qualifying in 2004. She specialises in all aspects of conveyancing, managing our Morley office and a team of 8. She is supervised by the Partner in Charge, Sarah Haller.
Binish Hafeez
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Having graduated with a Masters in Law and practice (LLB & LPC) from Huddersfield University in 2013, Binish joins Chadwick Lawrence as a trainee conveyancer dealing with sales and purchases.
Binish has gained a wealth of experience, started in re-mortgage in 2014 then went onto litigation in 2015, obtained 8 years experience as a paralegal in debt litigation at various firms including global law firm in Leeds and went back to re-mortgage in 2023 to pursue career in conveyancing.
Binish enjoys netball, yoga and nature and loves spending time with their daughter and exploring new places with her.
Brook Little
Home & Property
Trainee Solicitor
Based: Morley Office
Brook graduated from The University of Law in November 2022 after completing her LLB Law degree. She joined the firm in June 2022 as a paralegal in our Litigation team in the Leeds office and is currently undertaking a training contract where she will gain extensive experience and further her legal development.
Bryony MacFarland
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
Bryony graduated from the University of Hull (Law LLB Hons) and has worked in all areas of Residential Conveyancing for the last 8 years. She has experience with Freehold/Leasehold properties, Help to Buy/Right to Buy, New build, Remortgage, Declaration of Trust, Transfer of Equity.
Carol Gledhill
Employment
PA to Senior Partner
Based: Wakefield Office
Carol has worked in the Employment Department since 2004 as PA to Paul Campbell, providing assistance on employment litigation and Box HR matters.
In 2008, Carol completed her level 3 CIPD HR Administration qualification and is soon to complete her level 4 qualification in person-centred counselling. Carol has a special interest in mental health and wellbeing and is suicide first aid trained. Carol is an advocate for work life balance and has recently joined The Ramblers.
In her free time, Carol enjoys cooking and entertaining and spending time away with her grown up children and family.
Catherine Dews
Family Law
Consultant
Based: Morley Office
Catherine completed a law degree at the University of Birmingham and qualified as a Solicitor in 1986. Having joined Chadwick Lawrence in 1993 as a specialist family lawyer, Catherine became a Partner with the firm in 1996.
Catherine has a wealth of experience in all aspects of family law and is regarded as one of the most effective Yorkshire practitioners in the area of high net worth financial settlements following divorce or separation.
With many years experience as a family mediator and collaborative lawyer, Catherine is an accredited Resolution specialist in financial provision within divorce, children matters and a member of the Law Society Family Panel.
As past President of the local Law Society, a recent career highlight for Catherine was attending the Royal Garden Party as a representative of the Law Society.
Catherine now works as a Consultant for Chadwick Lawrence.
Catherine Milnes
Employment
HR Manager
Based: Huddersfield Office
Providing efficient and effective administrative support, ensuring that service users are provided with key information on HR processes and procedures and the efficient processing of employment contracts, documentation and offer letters. Cath is also responsible for the company’s recruitment and selection programme and supports the day to day supervision of the HR Administrator. Cath also assists the Head of HR with HR related project work.
Cath is now supporting her work experience with studies towards a CIPD qualification which will allow her the opportunity to grow in her contribution and develop her career in the Firm for another 20 years.
Charlene Corkett
Complete Property Solutions
Conveyancer - Newbuild Sales
Based: Wakefield Office
Charlene joined the firm’s residential conveyancing Department in 2018 but more recently has undertaken a role within the Plot Sales Team; she has a variety of experience in the conveyancing field and registered as a Technician with the CLC in 2019.
In her spare time, she has two children keeping her very busy and is currently studying Level Two in British Sign Language.
Charlotte Adey
Employment
HR Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Charlotte assists in the administration for the HR team including the entering of information on to the HR software package, preparation of staff contracts, documentation and letters, preparation of induction paperwork for new starters and the setup and preparation for interviews.
Being kept busy – the days fly by in HR! Charlotte has regular contact with staff across all departments which has broadened her exposure to areas of the business that she wouldn’t have otherwise had contact with. As Charlotte is beginning her career in HR, she is learning something new every day.
Charlotte has performed at the London Palladium as part of a street dance group called Steel Statistix. An unforgettable experience – she was petrified!
Cheryl Largue
Complete Property Solutions
Partner
Based: Wakefield Office
Having graduated with an LLB (Hons) in European Legal Studies, Cheryl joined the firm in 1999 as a Trainee Solicitor, becoming a Partner in 2007 and now heads the Property team. Cheryl enjoys a vast array of transactional work, acting for a wide variety of clients.
Outside of work, Cheryl enjoys music, reading, cooking and spending time with her young family. She also enjoys letting off steam at kickboxing.
Chiara Rathmell
Wills & Probate
Probate Assistant
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Chiara joins Chadwick Lawrence as a Probate Assistant where she assists fee earners with Probate, Wills, LPA’s and Trusts.
Chiara has gained previous experience in a criminal law firm, as well as within probate and family law.
Chiara most previously worked as a senior customer service executive for one of the UK’s largest e-commerce businesses.
Christian Liceralde
Corporate and Contracts
Paralegal
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Christian studied LLB Law with Finance at Leeds Beckett University, graduating in 2020, before further studying the LLM LPC at Leeds Beckett University, graduating in 2023.
During his studies, Christian commenced his legal career starting in Property and Conveyancing in a local firm, before joining Chadwick Lawrence’s Corporate and Commercial Department in Leeds as their administrator in January 2023. After assisting the team and providing support in their Corporate and Commercial matters, Christian has progressed and taken on the role of Paralegal in February 2024.
Outside of the office, Christian loves rock-climbing and participating in regional competitions, playing and keeping up with chess in his spare time, and regularly follows the NBA.
Codie Roper
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Codie is based at our Bradford Office where she will be assisting conveyancing fee earners.
Dan Bell
Information Technology
Head of IT
Based: Wakefield Office
Dan graduated in 2007 with a degree in Computer Science and then went on to complete a Masters in Project Management.
Dan joined the firm in 2012 having spent time previously working for a legal technology software house. Dan performs the role of Head of IT. He oversees IT in both operational and strategical capacities. He brings over 15 years’ experience in leadership, technology and project management.
His main focus is enabling and leveraging technology to enhance the first rate service the firm delivers. Digital transformation is at the heart of what he does with some notable achievements during this period.
Dan Hirst
Complete Property Solutions, Acclaim, Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Residential Property Disputes
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Dan qualified as a Solicitor in 2005 and is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Team. He joined Chadwick Lawrence following the merger with Godloves Solicitors in April 2012 where he headed the Commercial Litigation Unit.
Dan specialises in a broad range of company and commercial dispute resolution matters. His caseload is varied, but he has advised in disputes concerning commercial contracts, shareholder issues, partnership disputes and professional negligence matters. He has a growing caseload of clients seeking advice in relation to Base Rate Swap Agreements or Interest Rate Hedging Products.
Dan is a former President of the Halifax Incorporated Law Society and continues his involvement with the Society as a Governor and as a committee member.
Daniel Krigers
Employment
Partner
Based: Wakefield & Huddersfield Office
Daniel is an Employment Solicitor and the Partner at the firm responsible for financial matters. Daniel has been a member of the management board since April 2022.
Daniel has been with the firm since 2005, specialising in Employment Law with an exclusive focus on the firm’s Box HR service, where he provides tailored, national-level advice to employers. Daniel’s key area of interest is TUPE, he takes pride in offering client-centric, objective-led advice that is bespoke to each client he supports.
Outside of his client work, Daniel regularly records digital content on current employment law issues, helping clients and businesses stay informed.
Daniel proudly shares his claim to fame as a double Countdown winner in 2020, a story he’s happy to share with just about anyone who will listen! Daniel enjoys playing football and exploring the Northumberland and North Yorkshire countryside.
Deon Hunt
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Huddersfield Office
Deon is based at the Huddersfield Office as a conveyancer in the Real Estate Team, mainly dealing with sales and remortgages.
She has worked at Chadwick Lawrence since August 2010 and is a qualified Licensed Conveyancer.
She is supervised by her Team Leader Lashana Henderson.
Elaine North
Complete Property Solutions
Senior Assistant - Newbuild Sales
Based: Wakefield Office
Elaine works in our New Build Sales team, based at the Wakefield Office.
Eleanor Wilson
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Eleanor joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2013 with over 20 years’ experience in Residential Conveyancing.
Eleanor deals with all aspects of Property Law and joined the firm as an experienced conveyancing assistant and is currently undertaking her CLC studies to become a Licenced Conveyancer.
Ella McMaster
Acclaim
Trainee Recoveries Executive
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Ella joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2023 as a trainee recoveries executive within the Acclaim Credit Management and Debt Recovery team based at the Leeds City Centre Office.
Ellie Hirst
Wills & Probate
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Ellie is a Solicitor at Chadwick Lawrence, currently specialising in Wills, Powers of Attorney and Probate. Ellie was delighted to join the firm in May 2019 as a Paralegal; having already gained prior experience working in Private Client. Ellie started her Training Contract with the firm in April 2020 and qualified as a Solicitor in October 2021. From January 2021, Ellie is assisting in the Family Department to broaden her experience in other aspects of legal practice.
Ellie first discovered her keen interest in Private Client law whilst studying at the University of Huddersfield, where she gained a first-class honours degree and was awarded with an accolade for achieving the highest marks in Land Law.
Ellie’s time at the University of Huddersfield was followed by achieving a distinction on the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law, where she also achieved a distinction in her master’s degree whilst working at a local law firm full time.
Ellie is a student member of ‘Solicitors for the Elderly’, an institution which supports those that are older and vulnerable. This institution also provides training and Ellie enjoys expanding on her knowledge through their materials. Ellie is also a committee member of the Huddersfield and Dewsbury Law Society. To relax and unwind, Ellie enjoys supporting Huddersfield town as a season ticket holder.
Ellie Jones
Employment
Marketing & Customer Relationship Co-ordinator
Based: Leeds Office
Ellie assists with the marketing side for the Employment team, focusing on the seminars and events, social media, and client relationships.
Ellie graduated from Leeds Beckett University in 2022 in Business Management with Marketing and has worked in social media during her year abroad in Australia.
Outside of work, Ellie enjoys going to the gym and travelling to new countries, her favourite being Thailand and Vietnam!
Elliot Rowley
Personal Injury
Paralegal
Based: Huddersfield Office
Elliot is a Trainee Legal Executive in the Personal Injury Department and is presently undertaking the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives qualification.
Elliot has been a first point of contact for new clients for some time when taking initial details of their accidents, to discussing the clients’ funding options such as conditional fee agreements (no win no fee agreements) and after the event insurance cover.
Elliot has assisted Howard Willis in the preparation of all aspects of on going Personal injury cases up to Trial, including preparation of the initial Claims Notification Form, drafting and preparing witness statements and Instructions to Counsel.
He is now undertaking his own caseload of personal injury cases under the supervision of the Partner in Charge of the Personal Injury Department, Howard Willis.
Emily Allen
Complete Property Solutions
Paralegal
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Emily left sixth form in May 2021 after completing her A-Levels in Sociology, Geography and Ethics, Philosophy and Religion. After leaving college, she went on to work part-time for Charbonnel and Walker in Leeds City Centre.
Emily joined the firm in March 2022 as a trainee paralegal in our Commercial property team in the Leeds City Centre office and will go on to start her studies for her qualifications in September to hopefully become a Solicitor.
Emily Bird
Family Law
Legal Executive
Based: Morley Office
Emily qualified as a Legal Executive in 2001, becoming a Fellow in 2005. As such, she has a wide range of expertise in all areas of family law but has a particular focus on divorce and financial matters, cohabitee disputes and pre and post-nuptial agreements. Emily undertakes a varied caseload, representing clients in mid to high net worth cases, as well as those where the assets are more limited.
Emily also has a busy practice in private law children work representing parents in proceedings ranging from contact disputes to more difficult and complex cases where allegations of sexual, emotional and physical abuse have been made.
Emily recognises that clients are often at their most vulnerable when seeking her advice following the breakdown of a relationship and is sensitive to their needs but she also has a practical and down to earth approach and believes in providing pragmatic and realistic advice from the outset. Particularly where children are involved, Emily recognises the need to take a more conciliatory approach but can be a tenacious advocate when needed.
Emma Burnham
Home & Property
Re-mortgage Case Handler
Based: Wakefield Office
Emma joined the Home & Property team in Wakefield in 2023 as a re-mortgage case handler, having previously gained 8 years experience as a conveyancing paralegal.
Emma Cousins-Smith
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Guiseley Office
Emma qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2009 and joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2024. She is based at the Guiseley branch and mainly deals with sale and purchase transactions and has a passion for unregistered land.
Emma has gained over 20 years’ experience in residential conveyancing, working in both private practice and in house for a leading Housing Association.
Enya Robinson
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Bradford
Enya is currently training to become a Real Estate Assistant within our Home and Property Department.
She is based at our Bradford Office where she aims to continue her development.
Erika Boulton
Family Law, Wills & Probate
Trainee Paralegal
Based: Huddersfield Office
Erika joined Chadwick Lawrence in October 2019 in the New Business Team.
She is now based in the Wills and Probate Team at our Huddersfield Office, as a Trainee Paralegal.
Ethan Ward
Home & Property
Trainee Real Estate Assistant
Based: Morley Office
Ethan is a trainee real estate assistant who will be helping fee earners with various matters throughout the conveyancing process for sale and purchase of properties.
Ethan studied Law at York University and graduated with an upper 2:1 degree. He joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2024 and looks forward to gaining experience and progressing his career.
Previously, he worked as an electrical apprentice.
Francesca Carter
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Francesca is a trainee conveyancer have graduated the START Real Estate Academy in July 2022.
She assists clients in selling and purchasing residential properties in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Bradford Office.
Grace Armstrong
Court of Protection
Associate
Based: Guiseley Office
Grace qualified as a Solicitor in 2014 following completion of the LLB and LPC and she moved to Chadwick Lawrence in 2023.
Grace specialises in assisting clients and their families with the management of personal injury settlement awards either through the appointment of a Professional Deputy or via the execution of a Personal Injury Trust.
Grace also assists family members who wish to take on the role of Deputy for their loves ones who have lost financial capacity.
Gypsy Goldthorpe
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Gypsy joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2023 with 10 years of experience in Residential Conveyancing, starting as an office junior and working her way up. Gypsy deals with all aspects of the conveyancing process and has experience in Freehold, Leasehold, Right to Buy, and Unregistered properties.
Harveer Singh
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Bradford Office
After graduating Huddersfield University with an LLB (hons) in 2022, Harveer joined our Huddersfield branch as a New Business Assistant and has recently relocated to our Bradford office to take up the position of Real Estate Assistant.
Heather Firth
Personal Injury
Secretary
Based: Huddersfield Office
Heather has over 30 years experience working in a legal environment in particular in the personal injury sector and has a considerable working knowledge of complex, high value claims, spinal injury, brain injury and all types of catastrophic injury claims. She has experience in many other areas including accidents at work, occupiers liability claims, road traffic accidents, slipping and tripping and product liability claims.
Heather has also assisted on fatal accident claims including work on inquests following fatal accidents.
She prides herself on her professional approach – clients expect and deserve nothing less. Where she can really go over and above however is her attention to detail which is paramount in maximising the chances of a successful personal injury claim – you just cannot afford to slip up when representing a client.
Heather is also experienced in licensing matters including applications for premises licences, variations, transfers, applications for club premises certificates and revocation applications.
Howard Dapin
Wills & Probate
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Howard is the Head of Chadwick Lawrence’s Wills & Probate Team and has over 34 years’ experience in private client work, specialising in Wills and Probate work as well as Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection matters and Trusts. Howard has been working in this area since he qualified in 1984 and has helped thousands of families and individuals. He has a particular interest and expertise in assisting small family businesses when they are devastated by a sudden death.
Howard is a proud member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners- STEP, an organisation which he has been involved with since it was first formed.
He admits to being a Trekkie and has published several histories on the subject of Leeds United Football Club.
Howard Willis
Personal Injury, Regulatory
Partner
Based: Huddersfield Office
Howard qualified as a solicitor in 1984 and has worked at Chadwick Lawrence since 1988 and is a specialist in Personal Injury, Inquests and Licensing matters.
A Partner heading up the personal injury department Howard specialises in serious injury cases specifically those involving spinal injuries and brain injuries. He recently obtained an award of £6.7 million for a Claimant with tetraplegia and a brain injury. Howard is a member of APIL and the Law Society Personal Injury Panel.
Howard also specialises in handling Inquests and acts for a large organisation preparing them for and representing them at Inquests across the country in particularly complex matters where there has been a death in custody.
Howards’s Licensing Law expertise is also well renowned. He acts for businesses of all sizes but recently concluded a complex licensing application on behalf of an internationally renowned sports stadium complex.
Howard relaxes by keeping fit walking in the countryside, cycling playing racquet ball and running coupled with his infectious appetite to travel in this country and abroad when time permits. He also loves music and has a number of eclectic play lists to keep him entertained.
Jack Oldroyd
Employment
Partner
Based: Wakefield Office
Jack is an employment litigation specialist at Chadwick Lawrence, having joined the firm in 2005.
Jack advises both businesses and individuals on all employment related issues, with a primary focus on employment tribunal claims. Jack covers a variety of issues including complaints of unfair and constructive dismissal, contract disputes, and has a particular interest in complex discrimination claims. In addition, Jack assists individuals through disciplinary and grievance processes, and negotiates and advises upon Settlement Agreements.
Outside of work, Jack channels his competitive side into golf, an ongoing work in progress!
Jackie Rushforth
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Jackie is a post completion assistant based at our Wakefield branch.
Jacqueline Vance
Medical Negligence
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Jacqueline has specialised solely in Claimant Medical Negligence claims at Chadwick Lawrence since 2002 after qualifying as a solicitor following her previous training and career as a qualified nurse in Glasgow and London. She finds the additional medical knowledge and previous experience of working in the NHS and private health sectors particularly useful in this specialist field.
Jacqueline has been mentioned as a recommended Claimant Clinical Negligence lawyer in Legal 500 for several consecutive years including 2024. She was described in Legal 500 2018 and 2019 as a ‘highly competent Associate’ and ‘key name to note’ in the ‘terrific clinical negligence practice at Chadwick Lawrence’. Since 2002, she has dealt with many types of medical negligence claims, specialising in serious and catastrophic injuries, including: adult and child brain injuries; birth injuries including hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and cerebral palsy; spinal injuries including cauda equina syndrome with permanent faecal and urinary incontinence, disability and foot drop; limb amputations; compartment syndrome; bowel injuries involving permanent stomas; bladder injuries needing supra pubic catheter or ileal conduit; loss of kidney function; respiratory and cardiology damage; surgical injuries; orthopaedic injuries and delays in diagnosis and treatment of conditions including cancers.
Comments from clients include ‘She put me at great ease, was … supportive, very thorough and left no stone unturned’ and was a ‘really great solicitor, really easy to talk to and explains everything in an easy to understand way’ and provided ‘an excellent service.”
Jaidan Avison
Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Complete Property Solutions, Residential Property Disputes, Media Law and Reputation
Trainee Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Jaidan is a trainee solicitor, who joined the firm in 2021 and is based at the Dock Street branch.
Jaidan completed her Law degree in 2020 and in 2021, completed her masters in law (LLM) and the Legal practice Course (LPC).
In her free time, Jaidan enjoys sport and has recently completed the Leeds 10K.
James Froggett
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
James graduated from the Sheffield Hallam University (Law LLB Hons) and the University of Sheffield (LPC) and has worked in residential conveyancing for the last 10 years. He has experience with freehold and leasehold properties, help to buy/right to buy, remortgage and transfer of equity.
Jamie Howard
Acclaim
Paralegal
Based: Leeds City Centre
Jamie is currently studying for a law degree at Leeds University whilst working with our Acclaim team and is based at the Leeds Office.
Jennifer Thompson
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Jen has nearly 2 years experience in a new business role and joins our Wakefield Team as a New Business Assistant.
Jess Cooper
Home & Property
Conveyancer & Team Leader
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Jess joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2015. She began her career as a real estate assistant, and has trained to become a Conveyancer. She deals with residential sales and purchases of both registered and unregistered property.
Jess has completed her studies to become a paralegal. She is further undertaking studies to become a CILEX lawyer.
Jessica Brennan
Regulatory, Road Traffic Motoring Law
Trainee Paralegal
Based: Halifax
Jess is a Trainee Paralegal in the Crime and Regulatory team based at the Halifax Office.
She graduated Exeter University in 2022 with LLB in Law with European Study and is proficient in Spanish.
Jess is currently studying the Bar Practice Course and the University of Law, Leeds.
She also works as a Police Custody Visitor for the West Yorkshire area.
Joanne Jones
Family Law
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Joanne has worked in family law exclusively since qualifying in 2006. An Associate, based at our Huddersfield office, Joanne deals with the full range of family law issues including relationship breakdowns of both married and unmarried couples and disputes in relation to children.
Joanne’s particular interest and specialism is in the financial consequences of divorce, in respect of which Joanne adopts a detailed but pragmatic approach. Her clients welcome the empathy, support and common sense approach that Joanne offers alongside high quality legal advice.
Joanne prides herself on listening carefully to what her clients actually want and will consider with her clients the most appropriate and cost-effective way of achieving their objectives, which may require robust representation in court proceedings.
Joanne is a member of Resolution.
Jodie Ingle
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Jodie works in the Real Estate Team as an Assistant and is based at the Huddersfield Office.
Jonathan Moore
Complete Property Solutions
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Jonathan is an experienced commercial property solicitor with over 25 years practicing experience, having worked at international, national and regional law firms.
Jonathan works with landowners, developers, local authorities, corporate occupiers and investors providing a pragmatic and no-nonsense approach that is aligned with the interests of the client.
In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys walking with his family in the Scottish Highlands and cycling (especially in Italy!) and has been involved in conditioning and movement coaching for a variety of sports teams, including most recently the GB u20s Ultimate Frisbee squad.
Joshua Smith
Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Media Law and Reputation, Defamation and Reputation
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Josh is a Partner at Chadwick Lawrence LLP specialising in commercial and civil dispute resolution- he is also joint Head of the Media Law team.
Josh’s practice focuses on commercial and civil dispute resolution and media law. He has vast commercial and civil litigation experience having acted in numerous types of cases often with complex expert issues in dispute. His media law practice has included acting for both companies and individuals in claims for defamation, harassment, privacy and other related actions. He is known for getting to the heart of a dispute quickly to provide effective solutions for clients.
Josh’s approach to legal practice is to avoid formal legal proceedings where possible, but if they prove necessary, to vigorously pursue them with the aim of achieving a desired settlement for clients. Whilst this isn’t always possible, he has significant experience in dealing with matters to trial including into appeal and enforcement stages. He has experience of the full range of alternative dispute resolution methods.
Josh is well known for his robust style and outcome-focused approach to litigation. The service offered to his clients is second to none and clients say this is what sets him apart from others in the legal world. Clients need to remain informed throughout their case in a way that can be easily understood; this is something Josh strives to achieve in every matter on which he works.
Julia Wilding
Wills & Probate
Associate
Based: Horbury Office
Julia has over 20 years experience in private client work, having qualified as a solicitor in 1997. Julia was previously a partner at Dixon Coles & Gill Solicitors in Wakefield before joining Chadwick Lawrence in 2016.
Julia now specialises in Wills, probate and trust work. She is also skilled in dealing with Lasting Powers of Attorney and applications to the Court of Protection. She covers the Wakefield area for the department, being based at the Horbury office, but dividing her time between Horbury and the Paragon Point office in Wakefield.
An important part of Julia’s work is her practice as a Notary Public. Julia has been a qualified Notary since 2007 and she continues to build her notarial practice at Chadwick Lawrence.
Julie Horton
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Julie is a post completion assistant and is based at the Huddersfield Office.
Justine Joyce
Wills & Probate
Probate Assistant
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Justine has been with Chadwick Lawrence since 2012, working closely throughout this time with the Head of the Department Howard Dapin. She assists the fee earners at the Leeds office with all aspects of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate, Court of Protection and Trust work and is dedicated to the team.
Out of work Justine has a love for musical theatre.
Karen Jackson
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Morley Office
Karen is based at the Morley office and joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2017. Karen came to the business with over 6 years’ experience working in property law.
When not working, Karen enjoys spending quality time with her family.
Karen Motley
Court of Protection
Paralegal
Based: Huddersfield Office
Karen originally joined the team in 2000 and after having a break to bring up her children, she now primarily assists Tony May with Deputyship and Court of Protection work, also providing assistance with claimant medical negligence cases.
Kath Birch
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Kath is a post completion assistant and is based at the Wakefield Office.
Katherine Booth
Wills & Probate
Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Katherine is a private client solicitor based in the Wills and Probate department at the Leeds office. She qualified in 2016 and specialises in Wills, powers of attorney and probate matters. Katherine has worked in Wills and probate for 6 years.
Katherine is an accredited Lifetime Lawyer and is a dementia friend.
Kathryn Hunt
Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Complete Property Solutions, Residential Property Disputes, Media Law and Reputation
Associate
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Kathryn is a solicitor and advises clients in relation to disputed property matters. She prides herself on her attention to detail and provides a reliable and personable service to her clients.
Katy Marshall
Home & Property
PA to Head of Real Estate Operations
Based: Huddersfield Office
Katy joined Chadwick Lawrence in January 2019 and comes into the business with over 15 years experience in Real Estate. She started working for the Head of Real Estate Operations in 2022 as her PA to assist with projects, operations and developments.
Katy works from our Huddersfield office but enjoys visiting our other offices to integrate with the team.
Katy Mullarkey
Acclaim
Recoveries Executive
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Katy studied law at Greenhead College and has 18 years’ legal experience working in various areas. She currently works in our Acclaim team and has over 1.5 years’ experience in debt recovery matters.
Katy is currently studying with the Chartered Institute of Credit Mangement.
Kaye Willis
Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Complete Property Solutions, Residential Property Disputes
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre
Kaye has extensive experience having spent 14 years at Commercial Law firms in Leeds and Wakefield before joining Chadwick Lawrence as a Partner in 2022. Acting on behalf of claimants and defendants in a variety of commercial and general litigation matters, Kaye has a varied caseload – including property litigation, professional negligence and commercial contract disputes.
Kayleigh Needham
Home & Property
Associate & Licensed Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
Kayleigh has been with Chadwick Lawrence since 2013 and has over 20 years experience in residential conveyancing. Kayleigh is the department Training and Development Coach and Re-mortgage Team Leader.
Keelie Fudge
Wills & Probate
Probate Executive
Based: Horbury and Wakefield Offices
Keelie has specialised in private client work for over 4 years, having previously worked as a paralegal at another Wakefield Solicitors’ firm since 2017 before joining Chadwick Lawrence in 2021. Keelie qualified as a level 3 paralegal in 2019, focusing on wills and succession law and probate practice.
Keelie specialises in Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, applications to the Court of Protection, probate and trust work. She covers the Wakefield area for the department and is based between the Horbury and Wakefield offices.
Kiran Hamilton
Wills & Probate
Associate
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Kiran qualified in 2014 and has worked in Yorkshire in private client since that time.
Kiran now joins Chadwick Lawrence as an Associate in the Private Client team, specialising in Wills, LPAs, Probate and is a Trusts & Estates Practitioner.
Kirstin Macdonald
Home & Property
Associate & Team Leader
Based: Wakefield Office
Kirstin qualified as a Solicitor in 2006 specialising in residential and agricultural property law, wills, trusts, estates and probate law until joining the Real Estate team at Chadwick Lawrence in 2015.
Kirstin is based at our Morley office in Leeds and deals with all aspects of conveyancing.
Kyra Atkinson
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
Kyra is currently training as a conveyancer in the Real Estate Department based at the Wakefield branch.
Kyrran Dearnley-Porter
Complete Property Solutions
Trainee Solicitor
Based: Wakefield Office
Kyrran studied his LLB at The University of Law in Leeds, graduating in 2018.
Following his studies, Kyrran lived in and travelled Australia for three years before returning home in late 2021. He joined Chadwick Lawrence as a Paralegal in the Corporate and Commercial Department in Summer 2022, at our Dock Street Office and commenced his training contract with the firm in 2024.
Lashana Henderson
Home & Property
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Lashana is a Legal Executive (CILEX) and works in the Real Estate Department at our Huddersfield Office as a conveyancer. She mainly deals with transfers of equity, re-mortgages, sale and purchase transactions.
She is an all round Conveyancer with over 10 years’ experience.
Lauren Cowgill
Home & Property
Senior Real Estate Assistant
Based: Guiseley Office
Lauren started her career in the legal sector in 2015 at a local law firm where she completed an apprenticeship in Business Administration, progressing to the role of Legal Secretary.
In 2017 she joined Chadwick Lawrence where she undertook the role of Trainee Real Estate Assistant in the Real Estate Department.
Lauren has since become a Real Estate Assistant and has subsequently taken on more responsibility in dealing with residential conveyancing administration, with an ambition of progressing to become a Fee Earner.
Leanne Franks
Corporate and Contracts
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Leanne studied Law at Lincoln University, graduating in 2009 and went on to qualify as a solicitor in 2014.
Leanne is based in the firm’s Corporate and Contracts Department and specialises in commercial contracts, business acquisitions and sales and corporate compliance.
Lewis Sunderland
Home & Property
Trainee Real Estate Assistant
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Lewis joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2024 as a real estate assistant and is based at the Leeds office.
Lewis completed a master’s degree in legal Practice from Manchester Metropolitan University and is now learning more about the conveyancing process.
He has over 8 years’ experience dealing with insurance claims which have included disputed motor claims where neither side wishes to admit liability where he always strove to obtain the best settlement for his clients. He has always settled claims quickly where his clients were at fault and recovered costs from the other side where his clients were not at fault.
Building claims has involved reviewing policies to see if a client will be covered for what they wish to claim for and either declining a claim or providing a like for like replacement / repair for them.
Outside work, Lewis is working towards achieving a black belt in Shotokan Karate for fitness and self-discipline.
Lisa Bailey
Employment
Head of HR
Based: Huddersfield
Generalist HR with experience in operational and strategic HR. Responsible for driving the development of strategic and organisation priorities and processes incorporating learning and development initiatives, people management, staff engagement, health and wellbeing and the company’s change programme.
Lisa firmly believes that the success of a business is down to its staff. Working with the Firm in the design and implementation of processes, practices and policies that support the business need but encourage the development, motivation and engagement of staff.
Lisa has recently completed the Couch to 5k running app and has completed her first 10k run. Having developed a love of running, her motto is “if I can do it, anyone can!”
Lisa Simpson
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Lisa is an assistant in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Huddersfield Office.
Lucy Woods
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
Lucy has worked in Residential Conveyancing since 2014 and is now a Trainee Conveyancer at the Wakefield Office.
Lucy studied Law at the University of Gloucestershire and is currently completing the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in Leeds.
She is supervised by her Team Leader Natalie Glover.
Lydia Jeffels
Dispute Resolution, Corporate Recovery & Insolvency, Media Law and Reputation
Trainee Paralegal
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Lydia joined the Dispute Resolution department as a trainee paralegal after leaving college in summer 2023. She will be studying CILEX and looks forward to gaining hands on experience in conjunction with her continued learning.
Lynda Brown
Employment
HR Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Lynda has been working at Chadwick Lawrence for 4½ years, having previously worked as a medical secretary and manager in the NHS.
She assists in the administration for the HR Team, including entering information onto the HR software package, preparation of staff contracts, documentation and letters and preparation of induction paperwork for new starters. Lynda has built up good contacts with staff across all departments within the firm.
Lynda also provides HR administration to other companies who have signed up for BoxHR support. Individual, tailored support packages are developed by the HR Team to meet the requirements of each client.
Lynda Harland
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Leeds Office
Lynda joined Chadwick Lawrence in April 2021 and has nearly 30 years experience in conveyancing during which time she has dealt with every type of transaction but over recent years she has specialised in sales.
Lynda is based at the Leeds Office.
Madeleine Partland
Employment
Trainee Paralegal
Based: Leeds Office
Madeleine is a Trainee Paralegal in the Employment team.
In her role, she assists the team in providing contentious and non-contentious employment advice. Prior to joining Chadwick Lawrence, Madeleine graduated with a degree in Ancient and Modern History from the University of Oxford.
Outside of the office, Madeleine has recently run the Yorkshire marathon and is in training to run the Berlin marathon in 2025. She enjoys spending her weekends walking in the Dales, learning how to crochet and attempting to master sourdough bread (with varying results).
Manjeet Kaur-Patel
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Guiseley Office
Manjeet is a conveyancing assistant who assists fee earners with all aspects of the conveyancing process. Manjeet has a great deal of experience in business administration and customer service and has co managed a property renovations business for the past 13 years.
Martin Vesely
Complete Property Solutions, Wills & Probate
Consultant
Based: Wakefield Office
Martin Vesely qualified as a solicitor in 1975 and has over 42 years legal practice experience.
Martin specialises in commercial and residential property sales, purchases and leases, and also wills and probate.
He served as President of the local Law Society in the year 2000, and is an honorary legal adviser to various charitable and community organisations in the area.
Matt Perry
Acclaim
Associate & Head of Acclaim
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Matt is a debt recovery manager with a demonstrated history of working in the legal industry with over 15 years experience of Legal Recoveries. Before joining Chadwick Lawrence in 2018, Matt successfully managed a high-profile debt recovery department for a firm of Solicitors. Matt now leads the debt recovery within Chadwick Lawrence, through its specialist department, Acclaim Credit Management & Recovery.
Matt’s strengths lie within County Court and High Court money claims, Enforcement, and Insolvency proceedings. He is ambitious and strives for success and is renowned for keeping calm under pressure.
Outside of his role in law, Matt sits on a Governing committee for a local Primary School where he is the designated SEND Governor for the School, championing the issue of special educational needs and disability within the work of the Governing board as well as overseeing the school’s arrangements and provisions for meeting special educational needs.
Matt also sits on a local College Governing committee dealing with further and higher education complaints handling.
Matt also volunteers at his local Sea Cadet unit as a sergeant in the Royal Marines detachment, where he supports local young people (cadets), teaching various activities from water sport to adventure training and exercises and skills that are undertaken by Royal Marines, helping the cadets flourish into confident and capable young adults.
Matthew Jowett
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Matthew is a licensed conveyancer with over 15 year’s experience. He joins Chadwick Lawrence as a conveyancer based at our Bradford Office and deals with all aspects of the Sale and Purchase process.
Megan Clarke
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Megan is based at our Wakefield Office as a new business assistant and has many years’ experience dealing with a variety of conveyancing matters.
Megan Lawson
Home & Property
Conveyancing Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Megan has recently graduated from University with a law with criminology degree. She is based at our Wakefield Office where she is a conveyancing assistant.
Michael Cotter
Medical Negligence
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Michael joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2000 working as a Litigation Executive in the Medical Negligence Department. He specialises solely in Medical Negligence and has been recommended for several consecutive years in Legal 500 and has been praised as having an exceptional ability to spot a winning case.
Michael Davis
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Michael is a post completion assistant in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Huddersfield Office.
Michelle Myers
Home & Property
Partner & Real Estate Manager
Based: Guiseley Office
Michelle joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2013 with over 11 years’ experience in Commercial and Residential Conveyancing.
Michelle deals with all aspects of Property Law having specialised in equity release and commercial law and having acted for the country’s largest property investment company for 8 years.
Michelle deals with all types of conveyancing, with 18 years experience as a conveyancer. She is a Team Leader at our Guiseley Branch, supervising 10 staff. She is able to handle all work types and is supervised by the Partner in Charge of the Department Sarah Haller.
Nadia Mohammed
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Bradford Office
Nadia graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a First Class law degree. She hopes to one day qualify as a solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer.
Nadia currently assists fee earners in the sale and purchase of properties. She has gained previous experience as a re-mortgage case handler at a national law firm and also has experience working for a home developer in their new build conveyancing team.
She is bilingual, being able to speak both English and Urdu.
In her spare time, Nadia loves to read; her favourite genres being romance and fantasy. She also has a huge passion for make up artistry.
Nafeesa Javed
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Nafeesa is a fee earner in our Bradford Office. She graduated from the University of Law after completing her LPC/LLM Degree. This degree incorporated the LPC qualification and a Master’s degree. Nafeesa has 4 years’ experience in residential conveyancing and deals with all aspects of the conveyancing process and has experience in freehold and leasehold properties.
Natalie Glover
Home & Property
Partner & Real Estate Manager
Based: Wakefield Office
Although Natalie has no formal qualifications she is qualified by experience and heads a team of 10. She has 14 years experience as a Conveyancer, completing her Foundation Degree in Law in 2012. She is supervised by the Partner in Charge Sarah Haller.
Neil Doherty
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Neil is a conveyancer in the Real Estate Department based at the Bradford office. He provides advice to clients and deals with all aspects of the residential buying and selling process.
Neil has over 20 years’ experience in conveyancing and he has worked in other major firms based in Leeds and Bradford during that time.
Neil Wilson
Practice Management, Sports Law, Employment
Managing Partner of the Year 2016/17
Based: Guiseley and Bradford Offices
Neil Wilson is the Managing Partner at Chadwick Lawrence and was awarded the prestigious Managing Partner of the Year Award at the Yorkshire Legal Awards in October 2016 and highly commended in the same category at the Modern Law Awards in 2018. Neil completed a law degree (LLB) in 1996 and qualified as a solicitor in 1998. This is Neil’s second career after leaving a previous job as a manager in a large organisation and he is now a Partner at Chadwick Lawrence.
Neil specialises in sports law and employment law, working for many of the regions top organisations and sports clubs, including Kwik Fit, Stapletons Tyre Services Limited, Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Town Football Club.
Neil is a regular and prominent speaker on employment law and people management matters at business events, drawing on his experience from developing Chadwick Lawrence’s employment law training material and delivering this material on behalf of the team. Neil is also a Mental Health First Aider.
Neil has been at the forefront of driving forward the culture change at Chadwick Lawrence and with input from all colleagues developing a clear vision for the practice supported by a series of core values which together are known as “The Chadwick Lawrence Way”. His presentation on this culture change journey is always very well received. In November 2017 Chadwick Lawrence were voted Employer of the Year at the Examiner Business Awards, a great accolade recognising the hard work all colleagues have put in to achieve this. Neil is keen to embrace new technology and thrives in a paperlite environment helping him to have no fixed office base and as such he works from all of our offices across West Yorkshire.
Neil likes to keep fit by regularly attending the gym and taking part in long distance walking challenges and charity runs. Having completed a number of marathons he tends to stick to 10k races nowadays. Formerly a semi-professional drummer he still likes to keep his hand in to the annoyance of his wife and neighbours!
Nichola Nicholl
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Nichola is a trainee conveyancer within the Real Estate Team and is based at the Bradford Office.
Nicholas Worsnop
Regulatory, Intellectual Property, Litigation in Business, Corporate and Contracts
Partner
Based: Halifax Office
Nicholas is a partner, the firm’s Compliance Officer for Legal Practice and registered as the Data Protection Officer.
Nicholas is part of the Corporate and Commercial team specialising in intellectual property, data protection, and commercial terms and trading agreements.
Nicholas’s intellectual property work includes dealing with and advising upon infringement of IP, as well as protecting business’ IP and goodwill. The data protection guidance and assistance for businesses includes audits, reviewing processes, drafting policies and assisting with data subject requests and breaches.
Nicholas is the secretary of the Community Foundation for Calderdale, a director of the Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry and the Halifax 900 Trust. He is also the chair and founder of the business networking organisation Business for Calderdale.
Nicola Farnsworth
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Nicola joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2014 and has worked in many different departments across the firm. In 2016 Nicola joined the New Business Team in the Real Estate Department as a New Business Assistant and is now providing support to the team.
Nils O’Donoghue
Sports Law, Regulatory, Road Traffic Motoring Law
Partner
Based: Halifax Office
Nils joined Chadwick Lawrence in May 2011, becoming an Associate with the firm in October 2015 and a Partner in October 2017. Nils has 9 years PQE experience. Nils helps businesses and individuals with their regulatory and compliance issues both on a contentious and non-contentious basis. Nils recently acted for an international sports star in relation to anti-doping matter brought by UK Anti-Doping.
Nils has a high success rate in motoring law matters and regularly acts for individuals who find themselves being prosecuted by the Police for speeding, drink driving and other various motoring law offences. Nils also advises and represents clients who wish to argue they should keep their licence because of the exceptional hardship they or their families would suffer.
Nils has a particular interest in advising sports clubs and professional sports men and women, and acts for a number of the region’s leading rugby union and rugby league clubs. Nils has experience of advising sports clubs in high profile dismissals of both players and coaching staff, as well as advising sports clubs on immigration and disciplinary matters brought by sporting governing bodies such as the Football Association, the Rugby Football League and the Rugby Football Union. Nils has an enviable list of sporting clients, some of which include a football league club and its manager, rugby league and union clubs, a professional netball team and players across a wide spectrum of sports.
Nils also advises individuals who are being interviewed under caution by the Police and other prosecuting bodies, and also has experience of advising both individuals and businesses who are being investigated or prosecuted by the CQC, Trading Standards, HM Revenue and Customs, The Health and Safety Executive, as well as dealing with matters in coroners court.
Oliver Newton
Dispute Resolution
Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Oliver’s passion for a career in law began in 2010 after completing work experience as a 15 year old in Chadwick Lawrence’s Wakefield office. Shortly after his 18th birthday, he started as a Legal Apprentice at a national law firm in Leeds. He soon became a fee earner at 20 years old and for the next 8 years he handled a caseload on a range of disputes on behalf of insurer and corporate clients. Alongside fee earning, he completed a 6-year Solicitor Apprenticeship which provided him with excellent academics to become a successful litigator.
Oliver has now come back to Chadwick Lawrence, with a wealth of experience to put to good use, in our Litigation team based in Leeds. He qualified as a solicitor in June 2024.
Out of work, Oliver serves as an Elected Councillor for the Morley South Ward on Leeds City Council and served as the youngest Mayor of Morley during 2022/23.
Pam Massam
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Halifax Office
Pam qualified as a licensed conveyancer in 1998 and has gained experience at various law firms throughout her career. She joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2023 where she joined the conveyancing team at the Halifax Office.
Paul Campbell
Employment, Regulatory
Senior Partner
Based: Wakefield Office
Paul is the Senior Partner at Chadwick Lawrence and has been with the firm for over 40 years.
Specialising in employment law, Paul acts for a number of high profiles clients. Paul regularly handles senior contractual matters and high value claims and acts on commercial agency regulations matters for both businesses and private clients.
Paul sits on the Firm’s management board, as well as undertaking project work in different areas of the business.
Outside of the office, Paul enjoys spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Paul Carvis
Personal Injury, Client Care
Consultant
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Paul began his legal career in London becoming the Senior Litigation Partner in a Commercial Practice in the West End. He returned to his native Yorkshire taking over the well known matrimonial firm of Dennis Lyth & Co and merged that firm with Godloves. He became Managing Partner of Godloves which merged with Chadwick Lawrence in 2012.
He has had a great deal of experience in private client matters and also was for a number of a years a Deputy District Judge.
He also specialised in probate work at which he is particularly skilled in utilising his commercial experience to deal with complex estate matters.
Paul is now the Partner responsible for dealing with client care at Chadwick Lawrence.
Peter Harling
Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Intellectual Property, Corporate Recovery & Insolvency
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre, Wakefield & Huddersfield Offices
Peter specialises in all aspects of Corporate Recovery & Insolvency, Insolvency Litigation, Debt Recovery, and Company Restoration. Peter is practical, commercial and well organised. In particular he enjoys negotiating and doing deals. He has excellent client care skills and ensures that clients are always kept up to date and matters are progressed.
Peter acts for:
- Insolvency Practitioners
- Individuals and Businesses in financial difficulty; and others who are affected by the same
- Directors of Businesses
Financial Institutions & Lenders and Shareholders
Peter specialises in providing advice on all aspects of Corporate Recovery & Insolvency and Insolvency Litigation including:
- Administrations
- Liquidations
- Company Voluntary Arrangements
- Bankruptcy
- Individual Voluntary Arrangements
- Antecedent transactions in both personal & corporate insolvencies e.g. Transfers at Undervalue; Preference claims; Transactions defrauding creditors; Wrongful & Fraudulent trading; and Misfeasance claims
- and Director disqualification
Peter recently settled a misfeasance claim on behalf of a retired couple who were the Judgment Creditor of a company. Further details about the case are contained within the following link:
http://www.chadwicklawrence.co.uk/news/chadwick-lawrence-secures-justice-home-buyers/
Peter specialises in Debt Recovery, including the recovery of unpaid debts and reasonable recovery fees pursuant to the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act.
Peter specialises in providing advice on all aspects of Company Restoration to the Register of Companies at Companies House.
In particular Peter has restored a number of companies which had previously been dissolved after being in some form of insolvency with a view to appointing an Insolvency Practitioner to either bring a claim against a Bank for the miss-selling of a financial product or simply to accept and distribute the redress which a Bank had already identified as being owed to the company.
If you have a problem or issue please contact Peter for an informal chat on 01924 379 078.
Philip Brown
Complete Property Solutions
Solicitor
Based: Wakefield Office
Philip qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and specialises in all aspects of property sales, leases and re-financing work.
He acts for a wide variety of business clients, buy-to-let investors and developers as well as various sports clubs and community organisations.
Rachel Bedford
Wills & Probate
Probate Assistant
Based: Morley Office
Rachel has been a member of the Private Client Team since 2013 specialising in Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney. She has many years of experience working in a legal environment and is dedicated to ensuring that our clients receive the best service possible
Rachel is a member of the Chadwick Lawrence Dementia Forum and is integral to the projects the firm undertake to raise awareness and support those living with dementia, their families and carers.
Reanna McEvans
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Reanna is a New Business Assistant based at the Huddersfield Office where she assists the Team with all aspects of Real Estate.
Rebecca Langley
Home & Property
Re-mortgage Case Handler
Based: Wakefield Office
Rebecca deals with all aspects of re-mortgaging, transfer of equities and equity loan repayments.
She has over 5 years’ experience which she has earned at various law firms in West Yorkshire.
Rebecca Payne
Family Law
Partner
Based: Wakefield Office
After qualifying as a Solicitor in 2007, Rebecca has become a Family Law specialist and joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2013. Rebecca practices all areas of Family Law including divorce, finances, pre and post-nuptial agreements, separation agreements, disputes between cohabitees and private law children matters.
Throughout her career, Rebecca has maintained a particular interest in advising on financial settlements arising from divorce. She has experience of dealing with a wide variety of such matters ranging from cases where there are limited assets (and the objective is to reach a settlement that meets the needs of all parties) to medium and high-value financial disputes frequently involving pensions.
Rebecca is a member of Resolution, a network of over 5,000 solicitors who are committed to adopting a non-confrontational approach to divorce and associated work. Rebecca also actively practices collaborative law which encourages couples to take a non-confrontational approach to resolving matters arising from their divorce or separation without the need for contested court cases.
Rhys Dunn
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Rhys has been working in conveyancing since 2013 and qualified as a licensed conveyancer in 2016.
He deals with all aspects of the conveyancing transaction, including sale, purchase and remortgage and transfer of equity incorporating freehold, leasehold, unregistered, new build, shared ownership and staircasing transactions.
Rosalind Salkeld
Complete Property Solutions
Consultant
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Ros joined Chadwick Lawrence as a Partner in 2012 and is based at our Dock Street Office. Ros specialises in Commercial Property law and works for national and local clients in varying sectors including developers, property investors, retailers, house builders and private individuals; she also has experience working with international investors in UK property.
Ros deals with all aspects of commercial property law including leases for both landlords and tenants, investments sales and purchases, property aspects of secured lending, portfolio management, and property aspects of insolvency matters; she has also acted on several large developments in the region.
In her spare time Ros enjoys spending time with her family attending rugby matches at Harrogate Rugby Club and walking her three dogs.
Ruksar Kazmi
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Ruksar is a trainee conveyancer with over 4 years’ experience as a legal assistant dealing with both freehold and leasehold properties.
Ruth Nippers
Home & Property
Partner & Real Estate Manager
Based: Wakefield Office
Ruth is a Partner and Solicitor specialising in all aspects of Real Estate. She studied law at Sheffield Hallam University and overseas in Canada. She completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP, Leeds. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2016 at a local firm before moving to Chadwick Lawrence in 2017. Ruth is a Partner and Real Estate Manager at Leeds. She manages the Real Estate teams at Wakefield and Leeds, as well as the Remortgage Team and Post Completion Team for the Department. She is supervised by the Head of the Real Estate Team, Sarah Haller.
Sam Pawson
Employment, Sports Law
Partner
Based: Leeds Office
Sam is the Head of Employment and a Partner at the firm, having qualified as a solicitor in 2012 with 15 years of expertise in Employment Law.
In his fee earning role, Sam’s primary focus is the firm’s employment support package, Box HR, through which we act for over 200 clients across a diverse range of industries. Sam’s key areas of expertise are TUPE, redundancies and restructures, and discrimination. Sam oversees the firm’s marketing initiatives and is a key speaker in seminar and events. Sam also hosts the department’s podcast, offering valuable insights into Employment Law.
Outside of Employment Law, Sam is a trusted Sports Law solicitor, advising high-profile sports clubs on sensitive matters such as player contracts and disciplinary issues.
Sam is the Chair of Trustees for Aspire Community Benefits Society. Sam is a sports enthusiast, participating in marathons and enjoying football, rugby and cricket. Sam also enjoys travelling with his family.
Sarah Bontoft
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Sarah joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2018, originally starting as an Office Assistant. She now works in the New Business Team as a New Business Assistant.
Sarah Dewhirst
Home & Property
Real Estate Administrative Assistant
Based: Bradford Office
Sarah is an administrative assistant in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Bradford Office.
Sarah Guest
Practice Management
Strategy & Executive Operations Manager
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
In her role in the Practice Management Team Sarah works closely with Managing Partner, Neil Wilson and is responsible for implementing and managing high-level projects, linked to delivering the firm’s strategy, together with operational Board matters.
Sarah also supervises the Business Development function for Chadwick Lawrence, which is responsible for the firm’s brand management and awareness.
Sarah studied at Newcastle University and has completed the PRINCE2 Project Management qualification. She has over 10 years experience at Chadwick Lawrence.
Sarah Haller
Home & Property
Partner
Based: Huddersfield Office
Sarah is an Equity Partner at Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors and heads up the firm’s award winning and substantial residential conveyancing department, which operates from eight sites across West Yorkshire.
Sarah is also the Senior Officer in relation to Money Laundering compliance and the Senior Responsible Officer for the Conveyancing Quality Scheme, the Law Society’s recognised quality standard for law firms practicing residential conveyancing.
Sarah qualified as a Solicitor at Chadwick Lawrence in 2000 and is a very experienced conveyancing lawyer, now specialising in legal advice on equity release and lifetime mortgages.
She graduated from the University of Huddersfield, having both completed her LLB Business (Hons) degree and MBA at the university.
Sarah is always pleased to talk to and meet with professionals in the sector and prospective stake-holders in her drive to expand and continuously improve the conveyancing department.
Sarah Hemmings
Corporate and Contracts
Partner
Based: Wakefield Office
Sarah completed a Law degree (LLB) at Birmingham University in 1998, an LPC at The College of Law, York in 1999 and qualified as a solicitor at Walker Morris in 2001.
Specialising in corporate and contracts law, Sarah has worked for Chadwick Lawrence since 2005.
Sarah Power (née Crowther)
Family Law
Partner
Based: Huddersfield Office
Sarah is a Partner in our Family Law team and the Head of our Private Client Team which comprises Family and Wills & Probate.
Sarah’s expertise lies in her ability to get to grips quickly with complex cases, often involving medium to high value assets. Sarah has a particular focus on addressing the financial settlements of divorcing couples, particularly those involving business assets and she often represents business owners and their spouses. Sarah also has a wealth of experience in other aspects of Family Law which encompasses advising on matters relating to the arrangements for children post-separation and the rights of unmarried couples.
Sarah is a member of Resolution and is a trained Collaborative Lawyer.
Sarah Wood
Employment
Partner
Based: Wakefield Office
Sarah is an Employment Solicitor with over 20 years’ experience in Employment Law and is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personal Development.
Sarah focuses predominantly on the delivery of Box HR, providing Employment and HR advice to a wide range of employers with a very practical and commercial edge. Sarah takes a lead role in preparing and delivering training modules both as part of the Box HR service and to meet specific company training requirements.
When not in the office, Sarah enjoys travelling, walking and cycling.
Sean Thornhill-Adey
Acclaim
Recoveries Executive
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Sean is part of the Acclaim Team based at our Dock Street Office in Leeds. He Joined Chadwick Lawrence in October 2017 as Office Assistant and worked hard before joining Post Completion. He then took his chance when a position became available in Acclaim. Sean graduated from the University of Huddersfield in 2015 with a degree in drama, and enjoys watching football.
Shirley Lifsey
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Shirley is an assistant in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Wakefield Office.
Simon Ingham
Contentious Probate, Dispute Resolution, Complete Property Solutions, Residential Property Disputes
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Simon Ingham first qualified as a solicitor in Scotland and now practises in England. He has been employed by Chadwick Lawrence in its Dispute Resolution Department since the beginning of 2005. He now specialises in property, probate, Wills, Inheritance Act and trust disputes.
As a property litigator, Simon’s cases involve rights over land or arising from its ownership. His probate disputes concern the exploitation of the elderly or infirm; defective or missing Wills; the failure to make adequate financial provision on death; and, the mal-administration of trusts and estates.
Steven Bonfield
Corporate and Contracts
Consultant
Based: Halifax Office
Steven is a Consultant and solicitor specialising in corporate and commercial law.
After completing a BA (hons) in Legal Studies in 1977, Steven qualified as a Solicitor in 1980 and joined Chadwick Lawrence following the 2004 merger of the firm with Steven Bonfield Solicitors.
Steven advises and negotiates on corporate transactions; devising and implementing strategic corporate solutions; corporate finance and all aspects of corporate governance. Steven also devises practical solutions to commercial challenges; advising on, explaining and producing business contracts in plain English.
In the specialist areas of corporate mergers, acquisitions, restructures and corporate finance, Steven has worked with high profile clients, including Eurocopy plc, The Kerfoot Group Ltd and Calderdale MBC. Steven is also very experienced in dealing with international transactions, and has recently completed a series of deals for an American group of companies.
Steven is very active in his spare time, and when he is not supporting his local Rugby League team, Halifax RLFC, he can be found skiing or road cycling. Steven also considers himself a ‘foody’, and loves spending time cooking for family and friends.
Stuart Murray
Complete Property Solutions
Partner
Based: Guiseley & Wakefield offices
Stuart joined Lister Croft as a Trainee Solicitor in 1982 and qualified as a Solicitor in 1984. Stuart then joined Chadwick Lawrence in April 2008 when the firm bought Lister Croft.
Stuart has extensive experience in commercial property law, working throughout his career on all aspects of land acquisition on behalf of developers, business sales and purchases and in acting for a number of major national builders across the North of England. He has more recently specialised in residential development transactions.
When not at work, Stuart enjoys walking, cycling and running.
Sunnia Khaliq
Employment
Solicitor
Based: Leeds Office
Sunnia is an Employment Solicitor and has an extensive legal background, dealing with an array of legal matters, and has chosen to specialise in Employment Law. She works on both contentious and non-contentious work.
Prior to joining Chadwick Lawrence in April 2023, Sunnia worked in top-tier law firms in Manchester where she completed her degree and master’s in law. She trained and qualified at a thriving high street firm in her hometown of Ipswich, before permanently moving to Yorkshire with her family.
In her free time, Sunnia enjoys cooking and trying out new recipes. She enjoys going out for dinner and looks forward to her annual holidays with her family.
Susan Preece
Court of Protection
Associate
Based: Morley Office
Susan has been with Chadwick Lawrence since 1994, passing the Ilex Certificate in Elderly Client Law and Practice in 2008 with a distinction and is a Fellow of the Institute of Paralegals.
Susan was part of our private client team from 1994 until she joined our Court of Protection team where she specialises in Court of Protection applications and the registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney across all of our offices. Over the 30 years Susan has been a part of the firm she has helped thousands of clients achieve peace of mind that their wishes will be carried out.
As well working with clients, Susan is a dedicated Dementia Friends Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society and is the chairperson of the Chadwick Lawrence Dementia Committee, maintaining our firm’s commitment to raise awareness and support those living with dementia, their families and carers.
Susan Vesely
Family Law
Consultant
Based: Wakefield Office
Susan Vesely completed an LLB Hons at Leeds University, qualifying in 1980 and has specialised in family law since 1989. She has a thorough knowledge of family law and a wealth of experience dealing with all aspects of divorce, separation, private law, children disputes in relation to residence, contact, prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders.
Susan is a specialist in financial matters for medium to high net worth clients, often with a business and pensions. Although the majority of Susan’s cases are in the family courts across England and Wales, she has advised clients living in jurisdictions in the UAE and US, much of Susan’s work comes through personal recommendation from previous clients and contacts.
Susan is a Specialist of Resolution and an Accredited Specialist on the Law Society Advanced Family Panel.
Susan was qualified as a Mediator in 1999 and also trained to deal with direct consultation with children. She also managed a successful family mediation service and is a past President of a local Law Society.
Tony May
Court of Protection
Partner
Based: Huddersfield
I qualified as a Solicitor in 1990 after completing a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree. A number of years later I obtained a Master of Law (LL.M) degree in Advanced Litigation. I am a Partner and Head of Clinical Negligence and Medical Law at Chadwick Lawrence LLP, a department that I established in 1998.
Specialising in Medical Negligence, I am a member of The Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme and an Accredited Clinical Negligence Specialist with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). I am also a Clinical Negligence Assessor for The Law Society and an Accredited Clinical Negligence Specialist Assessor for APIL.
I lead a team of Medical Negligence lawyers who all specialise solely in Claimant Medical Negligence work and I am listed in The Legal 500 and ranked in Chambers UK 2018. I have a particular expertise in Cerebral Palsy and other birth related injury cases, and have an excellent record in high value and complex cases. I continue to act as the Court of Protection Deputy for many of the Cerebral Palsy and brain damaged clients that I have represented.
Vickie Taylor
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Vickie is employed as a post completion assistant having gained over 2 years’ experience at her previous law firm. She is responsible for submitting applications for registration, replying to requisitions and file closing procedures. She is currently based at our Wakefield Office.
Vicky Sneddon
Home & Property
Conveyancer & Team Leader
Based: Bradford Office
Vicky has 15 years’ experience working in Conveyancing. Having started her career as a re-mortgage post completion assistant she has worked her way up to Team Leader and is the Team Leader of the Bradford office.
In her spare time, Vicky enjoys reading, socialising with friends, and travelling to at least one new place every year.
Victoria Dowd
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Bradford Office
Victoria joins our Bradford Office as a real estate assistant supporting the conveyancers.
Will Yates
Home & Property
Post Completions Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Will joined Chadwick Lawrence in July 2018 as an Office Assistant, before moving to New Business after only two weeks. Seconded to Post Completion during lockdown, Will is now based full time in the Post Completions Team in our Huddersfield office.
Will graduated from the University of Huddersfield in 2017 with a degree in music technology, and enjoys playing in bands in his spare time.
Zoe Allen
Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Corporate Recovery & Insolvency
Associate
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Zoe Allen joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2016 and is currently completing training to become a Chartered Legal Executive, following the CILEX training route to qualification whilst assisting the team with a varied case load. Zoe assists in providing advice on all aspects of Corporate Recovery, Insolvency and Insolvency Litigation. She also assists with all aspects of debt recovery, contractual disputes and Construction Litigation matters.
Zoe is personable and friendly, and manages Chadwick Lawrence’s work experience / student engagement programs including providing legal training to students. Zoe frequently hosts a law clinic at the University of Huddersfield which provides clients with on-the-spot legal advice whilst providing law students with an invaluable insight into the legal profession.
Zoe Hayman
Home & Property
Re-Mortgage Case Handler
Based: Wakefield Office
Zoe is a Re-Mortgage Case Handler, based at our Wakefield Office. She is hoping to complete her CLC in the near future.
Zoe Hudson
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Zoe joined Chadwick Lawrence in February 2021 and came into the business with over 16 years’ experience working in property law. Zoe previously worked as a paralegal doing both repossession litigation and sales.
When not working, Zoe enjoys spending time with her family and reading.
Your Team
Real value comes from knowing what really matters to you.
It’s our obsessive dedication to professional harmony that sets us apart. That hard to define combination of mutual respect, teamwork and drive that works in perfect synchronicity and that forms the very foundations upon which the firm operates. Providing the finest quality legal advice is a given. However, just as critical to this is consistently delivering results for our clients. That’s why we’ve amassed a team of over 200 legal experts across eight regional locations who share the collective belief that only by building strong, long-standing relationships can we truly understand the needs of your business or your personal requirements.
Real value comes from knowing what really matters to you and it’s through this understanding that we deliver true value.