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Meet the Team
We hope you agree that you and Hand Morgan & Owen Solicitors in Stafford will form a winning team. Our members of the team are:
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John James - Senior Partner (1971) - Stafford
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HM Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire and High Court Enforcement Officer; Deputy Coroner for South Staffordshire; Past Chairman of the board of visitors, Stafford Prison; Past Chairman of NSPCC Mid Staffordshire Branch; Commander of St. Johns Ambulance, Staffordshire.
Interests include shooting and walking.
Admitted 1967.
Specialises in - agricultural and commercial work, conveyancing and wills.
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Nigel Pepper - Consultant (1982) - Stafford
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High Court Enforcement Officer; Member of The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, Member of the Law Society Professional Negligence Panel; Vice Chairman of Brocton Football Club.
Interests include sport and assisting a number of organisations in the voluntary sector.
Admitted 1978.
Specialises in litigation, employment, licensing and personal injury work.
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Paul Slater - Partner (1989) - Stafford
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Under Sheriff of Staffordshire; Chairman of Wilford House Residential Home; Treasurer of William Salt Library; Secretary of Stafford Parish; Governor of St Dominic's Priory School, Stone.
Interests include choral singing and cricket.
Admitted 1984.
Specialises in property and commercial work.
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Shani Carr - Partner (1996) - Rugeley
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Member of the Solicitors' Family Law Association (SFLA); member of Resolution; Student member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and former non-executive Director of First Community Health NHS Trust.
Interests include gardening, home renovation and music.
Admitted 1986.
Specialises in family work, wills, probate and elderly client work.
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Patrick Farrington - Partner (1996) - Stafford
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High Court Enforcement Officer and former Director of the HCEO National Board; Company Secretary of Katharine House Hospice; Cabinet Member and Councillor for Stafford Borough; President of the Stafford & District Law Society; Past Chairman of Stafford and District Round Table.
Interests include coin collecting, gardening, reading and sport, particularly cricket, football and golf. Extensive foreign travel included working as a lifeguard in California.
Admitted 1990.
Specialises in civil and commercial litigation and company and commercial work.
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Peter Harris - Partner (2006) - Stafford
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After working in private practice and as a Senior Lecturer in Law at
the University of Central England, Peter joined the firm in 2002. He
has a Masters Degree and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CTA) and a Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner. He is also a Notary Public.
Interests include walking and he is a qualified sub-aqua instructor
Admitted 1981
Specialises in taxation, Wills, trusts and probate
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Jennifer Woodyard - Associate - Stafford
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Having qualified in 1994, Jennifer originally specialised in medical negligence litigation prior to becoming the firm's dedicated Quality Manager; Honorary Secretary of the Stafford & District Law Society; volunteer at Katharine House Hospice; Secretary of Phoenix Blues Ladies Hockey Club; past Chairman of Staffordshire Hockey Association – Womens Section.
Interests include playing and umpiring hockey and she co-founded the Phoenix Blues Ladies Hockey Club. She also enjoys travelling the Midlands region watching her son playing hockey and rugby.
Admitted 1994.
Specialises in risk management and quality assurance.
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James Carr - Associate - Stafford
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James joined the firm in 2001 after 14 years as a partner with a firm in Lichfield.
Interests are gardening, walking and reading. James is also a Derby County season ticket holder and a keen pianist.
Admitted 1984.
Specialises in wills, trusts and probate.
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Catherine Cammock - Associate - Stafford
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After many years of varied experience in legal practices, Catherine qualified in 2002. Fluent in the French language, she initially trained as a linguist (working in industry) and has been an interpreter for Staffordshire Police and at the Magistrates' and Crown Courts. Catherine is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE), an independent, national organisation of lawyers, such as solicitors, barristers, and legal executives who are committed to providing the highest quality of legal advice for older and vulnerable people, their families and carers. She is also a Trustee of Carers Association Southern Staffordshire (CASS), a registered charity which provides confidential advice, information and emotional support to unpaid carers of any age who look after someone who needs help at home owing to disability, illness or the effects of old age.
Interests include literature, music and motor sport.
Admitted 2002.
Specialises in Wills, Estates, Elderly Client matters and associated mental capacity issues.
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Patrick Nelson - Associate - Stafford
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Joined the firm in August 2001 with a Diploma in Legal Practice, having won the University's Personal Injury award. Patrick also has a degree in Law and Politics from Aberystwyth and a Masters in Business Administration. He is secretary of the People First Disabled Society, Honorary Solicitor to the Staffordshire and West Midlands Amateur Swimming Associations and Honorary Solicitor for the Midland Shotokan Karate Federation.
Interests are badminton, squash and football.
Admitted 2003.
Specialises in personal injury and civil litigation, and employment law.
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Julie Wain - Legal Executive - Stafford
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After a long association with the firm Julie became a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 1995. She is a member of Resolution and the Law Society's Family Law Panel.
Interests include gardening and cooking.
Qualified 1995.
Specialises in trusts and family law.
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Robert Cooper - Chief Cashier & Office Manager - Stafford
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Fellow of Institute of Legal Executives, Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians and the Institute of Legal Cashiers.
Interests include all sports, particularly football and cricket, cycling and cinema
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Emma Jones - Solicitor - Rugeley
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Joined Hand Morgan & Owen in 2011, specialises in domestic conveyancing.
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