John Langford - Direct Line 01785 273131
Director; former Senior Partner of Nowell Meller; Solicitor Admitted 1974; Overall Head of Non-Contentious work including Business and Conveyancing, Time and Tide Service; experienced in all areas of general practice but now concentrating on Wills and Probate work; Member of the Stafford Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Stafford Champion; Member of the Rotary Club of Stafford; Member of the Executive Committee of the Community Council of Staffordshire; Clerk to the Forebridge Charity; Clerk to the Rowley Trust; Legal Adviser to Stafford and District Voluntary Services and other local organisations including Mid Staffordshire MIND & Mencap and Staffordshire Age Concern.
Paul Sherratt
Director; former Senior Partner of Arthur Boulton & Son; Solicitor Admitted 1975; Wide range of experience and in recent years a Family Law specialist; Overall Head of Public Family Law; Member of Resolution; Law Society Children Panel member; Recent President of North Staffordshire Law Society; Chair of Ceramica; with his wife leads Marriage/ Couple Relationship Enhancement weekends.
Neil Robinson - Direct Line 01785 273128
Director; former Partner of Nowell Meller; Solicitor Admitted 1980; Head of the Family Law Service; Legal Aid Family Lawyer of the Year 2007; former Deputy District Judge 1993-2000; President of Mental Health Tribunals; member of Law Society's Children Panel; member of Family Mediators Association, British Association of Lawyer Mediators and UK College of Family Mediators; contributor to Family Law Journal; experience in family, child care and mental health work; past Chair and Legal Advisor to Stafford Relate; past Chair of Stafford Mediation; Member of Stoke Care Centre Family Business Committee; Legal Advisor to Stafford Access Group: Member of Resolution; BAAF; Child Poverty Action Group; past member of Lichfield Diocesan Synod and various church organisations.
Steve Kirwan - Direct Line 01785 273141
Managing Director; former Managing Partner of Nowell Meller; Solicitor Admitted 1988. Practised with R.J. Kelley & Co. in Coventry until lst March 1994 when he joined the firm; specialising in private client family litigation since 1994; Member of Resolution; Resolution Specialist in Pensions and Cohabitation; Member of the Collaborative Practice Group of Resolution; Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Secretary of Resolution Staffordshire; Member of Resolution's Regional Liaison Committee; Experience of Quality Management Systems; former Legal Advisor to and Trustee of Mediation Advisory Services; Member of the Law Management Section of the Law Society; Associate Member of the American Bar Association; Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; awarded an LL.M in Advanced Legal Practice (Practice Management) with Distinction by Staffordshire University; Fellow of the Institute of Legal Cashiers & Administrators; Local Conciliation Officer for the Legal Complaints Service; contributor to Welfare and Family: Law and Practice (emis professional publishing).
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Jane Matthewman
Director, Solicitor. Admitted 1992. Former Partner and Head of Private Client Services and Head of Residential Conveyancing at a leading law firm in Stoke on Trent until January 2008 when she joined the company to fulfil the same role. She is experienced in all areas of residential property law and handles freehold/leasehold sales (including auction sales), purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity, shared ownership leases, declarations of trust, deeds of gift and land exchanges. Jane’s caseload has a particular emphasis on complex and high-value transactions. Jane acts for a full range of clients including private individuals, property developers, holiday homeowners, sportsmen, farming families, charities and companies. Member of the Law Society Property Section, Staffordshire Conveyancing Special Interests Group and occasional speaker at Staffordshire University.
Andrew Hall - Direct Line 01785 273134
Director; former Partner of Nowell Meller; Solicitor Admitted 1994. Joined the firm in September 2000. Member of the Law Society's Family Law Panel; Trained and practised with Rees Page in Wolverhampton until November 1994 when he joined the Family Law specialist firm Blair Allison in Birmingham. Experience in criminal and civil litigation, more recently specialising in private client family law. Head of the Private Family Law Department; Member of the Resolution. Resolution Specialist in Pensions and Emergency Procedures in Ancillary Relief; Formerly involved with duty rota work at Birmingham City Centre and Yardley Citizens' Advice Bureaux.
Claire Campbell
Solicitor; Admitted 1977; former Partner with Arthur Boulton & Son; specialised in family law for the last 10 years.
Nicholas Fitzmaurice - Direct Line 01785 273123
Solicitor. Admitted 1983.Joined the firm in May 2004. Formerly a Partner with Williams & Cole Solicitors in Walsall, more recently with Keelys Solicitors in Lichfield. ADR Group Accredited Commercial Mediator. Member of the Association of Midlands Mediators; Member of the Law Society Civil Litigation Section; Member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Experienced in all areas of general practice with emphasis in recent years on the full range of civil and commercial litigation. Significant experience in costs litigation law, practice and procedure.
Jane Buckley
Solicitor; Admitted in 1984; formerly with Leslie Dodd, Brown & Corbishley and Grindeys; joined Arthur Boulton & Son in 2006; family law specialist
Robina Boydon - Direct Line 01785 273155
Solicitor. Admitted 1989 and has specialised in Family Law for most of the time since. Now works almost exclusively in public family law (care proceedings); Joined the firm in 2002. Member of the Law Society's Children Panel; Head of Public Family Law Department; Member of Resolution; Resolution Specialist in Private Children Law and Domestic Abuse; Mediator with Family Mediators Association.
Louise Salmon - Direct Line 01785 273125
Solicitor. Admitted 1990. Joined the firm in 1999. Since April 2000, working on a part-time basis specialising in Mental Health work; Member of The Law Society's Mental Health Review Tribunal Panel.
Julie Roberts - Direct Line 01785 273154
Solicitor. Admitted 1995. Joined the company in November 2005. Previously a Partner and Head of Family Law with Hutsby Mees Solicitors in Stafford. Member of the Law Society's Accredited Family Law Panel. Member of Resolution.
Debby Hackney
Solicitor; Admitted 2000; Previously with Beswicks and Gateley Wearing; Joined Arthur Boulton & Son in 2007. Commercial Property law specialist
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Emma Kirkwood - Direct Line 01785 273142
Solicitor. Admitted 2001. Joined the company in January 2006 after four years' practice in Stoke on Trent. Experienced in all aspects of Wills and Probate work with a wide range of private client experience.
Gill Squire - Direct Line 01785 273145
Solicitor. Admitted 2001 and joining the firm in 2005 following three years at Knight & Sons in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Experience in all aspects of residential conveyancing; now specialising in general commercial property work.
Jo Begg
Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives 1992; joined Arthur Boulton & Son in 1998; Background in conveyancing and probate but since 2004 specialising in Wills and Probate.
Julie Perry - Direct Line 01785 273151
Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives; Joined the firm in 1987; Qualified as a Fellow in 1998; Stafford Probate Manager working within our Time and Tide Service.
Pauline McIntyre
Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives 2007; Joined Arthur Boulton & Son in 2001 and specialises in Family Law.
Nigel Dodd - Direct Line 01785 273135
Associate of Institute of Legal Executives since 1975. Over 25 years experience in private practice, specialising in family work since 1984. Joined the firm in 1999 having worked in private practices in Cheadle, Longton, Leek, Meir and Tean. Legal advisor and founder member of the CRUSE Bereavement Organisation in Cheadle, Staffordshire. Welfare Benefits Supervisor.
Sarah Chadwick
Clerk; joined Arthur Boulton & Son in 2004; formerly Junior Clerk at Regent Chambers in Hanley; worked with Beswicks solicitors before joining the firm; completed Part I of the Institute of Legal Executives course.
Carole Wright - Direct Line 01785 273148
Joined the firm in 1994 having previously worked in the legal profession in Stone and Tamworth. Experienced in residential conveyancing and currently working as Assistant in the Property Department.
Marion Denning - Direct Line 01785 273147
Joined the firm in 1994 having previously worked in the legal profession in Wolverhampton. Experienced in residential conveyancing and currently working as a Conveyancing Assistant in the property department.
Rachel East - Direct Line 01785 273137
Joined the firm in 1995. Fellow of National Association of Paralegals since 2002. Over ten years' experience working in Family Law.
Last updated by SPK on 02.01.08
