Profiles
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Name: | Christopher Jackson |
| Qualified: | 1985 | |
| Position: | Partner | |
| Dept: | Private Client | |
| Specialisms: | Wills, Trusts, Probate and Tax Planning | |
| Panel membership: | Member of Solicitors for the Elderly and advises on Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection issues. | |
| Background: | Christopher also undertakes property work ancillary to his main areas of practice. | |
| Contact: | c.jackson@mewiessolicitors.co.uk |
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Name: | Justin Birch |
| Qualified: | 1990 | |
| Position: | Partner | |
| Dept: | Commercial and Civil Litigation / Employment | |
| Background: | Justin spent his first five years post qualification in a top commercial firm in Manchester, before returning home to Yorkshire.
Areas of strength include Commercial and Commercial Litigation, Employment, Landlord and Tenant, Housing and Professional Negligence. |
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| Contact: | j.birch@mewiessolicitors.co.uk |
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Name: | Patrick Troy |
| Qualified: | 1984 | |
| Position: | Partner | |
| Dept: | Family Law | |
| Specialisms: | Matrimonial and issues relating to children and financial arrangements. | |
| Panel membership: | Member of the Solicitors Family Law Association and Advanced Member of the Law Society Family Law Panel. | |
| Background: | Patrick specialises in ancillary relief matters including cases involving substantial and complex financial issues. Patrick also sits as a Deputy District Judge. |
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| Contact: | p.troy@mewiessolicitors.co.uk |
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Name: | Martin Crossley |
| Qualified: | 1989 | |
| Position: | Partner | |
| Dept: | Personal Injury | |
| Specialisms: | Personal Injury Law | |
| Panel membership: | Member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel and APIL Accredited Lawyer | |
| Background: | Martin has more than 15 years' experience of acting for claimants in all types of personal injury claims. Before joining Mewies Solicitors, Martin's career included several years with the UK's largest personal injury practice. | |
| Contact: | m.crossley@mewiessolicitors.co.uk |
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Name: | John Mewies |
| Qualified: | 1980 | |
| Position: | Partner | |
| Dept: | Private Client and Criminal Law | |
| Specialisms: | Duty panel solicitor with accreditations to provide advice at the Police Station. Also the franchise holder for the criminal legal aid practice in the partnership. |
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| Background: | John provides the family link with the firm and continues his father's reputation of eloquence and advocacy. He has handled most of the local 'high profile' criminal cases including those which have received national press coverage. When not in court, John deals with private client matters including residential and commercial leasehold conveyancing. | |
| Contact: | j.mewies@mewiessolicitors.co.uk |
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Name: | Ian Armstrong |
| Qualified: | 1977 | |
| Position: | Consultant | |
| Dept: | Conveyancing | |
| Specialisms: | Ian has specialised from the outset in all aspects
of conveyancing - both domestic
and commercial. He has a proven track record of client satisfaction from the 'normal' house purchase to complicated business leases. He has remained in Skipton throughout his life and knows the local market intimately. |
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| Contact: | i.armstrong@mewiessolicitors.co.uk |
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Name: | Martyn Woodley |
| Qualified: | 2007 | |
| Position: | Legal Executive | |
| Dept: | Criminal Law | |
| Specialisms: | Martyn worked in the public sector until retiring in 2005. He has pursued a second career, in private practice, as a legal executive. Martyn provides valuable support to the criminal and family law departments. Martyn is accredited to provide advice to clients at police stations. This ensures our Criminal Law Department can offer a 24 hour service to clients. Martyn became a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 2007. | |
| Contact: | m.woodley@mewiessolicitors.co.uk |
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Name: | Amanda Worger |
| Qualified: | 1996 | |
| Position: | Associate Solicitor | |
| Dept: | Family Law | |
| Specialisms: | Matrimonial and issues relating to children and financial arrangements. | |
| Background: | Amanda joined the firm in 2007, having spent many years practising as both a litigator and a family lawyer. Amanda now specialises in all aspects of family law including divorce, ancillary relief and private law matters relating to children. | |
| Contact: | a.worger@mewiessolicitors.co.uk |
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Name: | Helen Akroyd |
| Qualified: | 1998 | |
| Position: | Legal Executive | |
| Dept: | Conveyancing | |
| Specialisms: | Prior to joining Mewies Solicitors in 2009, Helen spent 11 years dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing in city-based firms. Helen deals with all aspects of the conveyancing process, including sales, purchases, remortgaging and transfers of equity. She has developed a particular expertise in acting for purchasers of new build properties, including those buying off-plan, and the complexities they entail. Helen became a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 1998. | |
| Contact: | h.akroyd@mewiessolicitors.co.uk |