Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards

2013 SHORTLIST

Pending.

(W) denotes winner in category.

Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards

Press Release with more details here.

2012 SHORTLIST (TENTH ANNIVERSARY)

Young Legal Aid Solicitor:

Sasha Barton, Hodge Jones & Allen, London

Katie Brown, Philcox Gray, London

Jed Pennington, Bhatt Murphy, London (W)

Young legal aid barrister

Bibi Badejo, 4 Brick Court Chambers, London

Jude Bunting, Tooks Chambers, London

Shu Shin Luh, Garden Court Chambers, London (W)

Tunde Okewale, Doughty Street, London

Family legal aid lawyer

Rachel Horman, Watson Ramsbottom, Blackburn (W)

Razia Jogi, Switalskis, Bradford

Lindsay Taylor, Watkins Gunn, Pontypool

Social welfare lawyer

Rosaleen Kilbane, Community Law Partnership, Birmingham (W)

Paul Ridge, Bindmans, London

Mitchell Woolf, Scott-Moncrieff & Associates LLP

Mental health solicitor

Mike Bishop, David Gray, Newcastle (W)

John Blavo, Blavo & Co, London

John O’Donnell, odonnell Solicitors, Preston

Immigration lawyer

Bushra Ali, Thaliwal Bridge, Leicester

Liz Barratt, Bindmans, London (W)

Eileen Bye, Luqmani Thompson, London

Young legal aid barrister

Stephanie Harrison, Garden Court Chambers, London

Kate Purkiss, Coram Chambers, London

Leslie Thomas, Garden Court Chambers, London (W)

Legal Aid Firm/Not-for-profit Organisation

Public Interest Lawyers, Birmingham

Swain & Co, Havant

Turpin & Miller, Oxford (W)

Criminal defence lawyer

Raj Chada, Hodge Jones & Allen, London (W)

Edward Grange, Sonn Macmillan Walker, London

Julian Hayes, Hayes Law, London

2011 SHORTLIST

Young Legal Aid Solicitor:

Sara Lomri, Bindmans, London

Baljeet Sandhu, Refugee Children’s Rights Project (Islington Law Centre), London (W)

Polly Sweeney, Irwin Mitchell, Sheffield

Young Legal Aid Barrister:

Steve Broach, Doughty Street, London (W)

Chris Buttler, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, London

Adam Sandell, Matrix, London

Family Legal Aid Lawyer:

Lorna Cservenka, Hanne & Co, London (W)

Michael George, Ridley & Hall, Huddersfield

Kuljit Lally, Adams Moore, Luton

Social & Welfare:

Charlotte Collins, Anthony Gold, London

Mathieu Culverhouse, Irwin Mitchell, Sheffield

David Thomas, GT Stewart Solicitors, London (W)

Mental Health:

Rheian Davies, DH Law, London (W)

Kate Luscombe, Duncan Lewis, London

David McLaughlin, Edwards Duthie, London

Immigration Lawyer:

Smita Bajaria, Birnberg Peirce, London (W)

Chris Eades, Asylum Aid, London

Bryony Rest, David Gray Solicitors, Newcastle

Legal Aid Barrister:

Justin Ageros, 4 Paper Buildings, London

John Nicholson, Kenworthy Chambers, Manchester

Marc Willers, Garden Court, London (W)

Legal Aid Firm/Not-for-profit Organisation:

Community Law Partnership, Birmingham

National Youth Advocacy Service, Wirral

Public Interest Lawyers, Birmingham.

Prisoners Advice Service, London (W)

Criminal Defence Lawyer:

Jane Hiatt, Footner & Ewing, Southampton (W)

Razi Shah, Appleby Shaw, Windsor

Sarah Williams, Watkins & Gunn, Pontypool

2010 SHORTLIST

Young Legal Aid Solicitor:

Katherine Craig, Christian Khan (W)

Giles Peaker, Anthony Gold

Young Legal Aid Barrister:

Alison Pickup, Doughty Street

Adam Straw, Tooks Chambers (W)

Felicity Thomas, Westgate Chambers

Family Legal Aid Lawyer

Christina Blacklaws, Blacklaws DAvis

Nine Hansen, Freemans Solicitors

David Jockelson, Miles & Partners (W)

Social & Welfare Laywer:

Jocelyn Cockburn, HJA

Kathy Meade, THLC (W)

Oliver Studdert, MG Law Ltd

Mental Health Lawyer:

Sophy Miles, Miles & Partners (W)

Andrea Spyrou, Duncan Lewis

Rangit Thaliwat, Thaliwal Bridge Solicitors

Immigration Lawyer:

Amie Henshall, Parker Rhodes Hickmotts (W)

Jean-Benoit Louveaux, Devon Law Centre

Jackie Peirce, Glazer Delmar Solicitors

Legal Aid Barrister:

Stephen Cottle, Garden Court Chambers

Mark Henderson, Doughty Street (W)

Rabinder Singh QC, Matrix Chambers

Legal Aid Firm/Not-for-Profit Agency:

Bedworth, Ruby and Nuneaton CAB

Cambridge House Law Centre

Just for Kids Law/Lawrence & Co Youth Department (W)

Pierce Glynn Solicitors

Criminal Defence Lawyer:

Peter Mahy, Howells LLP (W)

John Weate, RMNJ Solicitors

Julian Young, Julian Young & Co.

LAPG's Silver Jubilee Year where judges presented 5 awards for Outstanding Acheivement.

2009 SHORTLIST

Outstanding Achievement:

Michael Burdett, HCL Hanne & Co. (W)

Edward Fitzgerald CBE QC, Doughty Street Chambers (W)

David Gray Solicitors (W)

Angela Jackman, MG Solicitors (W)

Young Legal Aid Lawyers (W)

2008 SHORTLIST

Young Legal Aid Solicitor:

Debaleena Dasgupta, Fisher Meredith

Gwendolen Gwynn-Morgan, Bindmans

Jo Hickman, Fisher Meredith (W)

Young Legal Aid Barrister:

John Beckley, Garden Court Chambers

Ben McCormack, Garden Court North

Felicity Williams, Six Kings Bench Walk (W)

Family Legal Aid Lawyer

Samantha Little, Russell Cook (W)

Toni Moore, Adams Moore

Nigel Priestley, Ridley & Hall

Social & Welfare Laywer:

Yogi Amin, Irwin Mitchell LLP (W)

Mike McLivaney, Community Law Partnership

Dawn McPherson, Fisher Meredith

Mental Health Lawyer:

Julie Burton, Burton Law (W)

Andrew Howarth,

Sophy Miles, Miles & Partners

Immigration Lawyer:

James Howard

Kalvir Kaur, Immigration Advisory Service UK (W)

Jawaid Luqmani, Luqmani Thompson

Sean McLoughlin, TRP Solicitors

Legal Aid Barrister:

S Chelvan, Mitre House

Robert Latham, Doughty Street Chamber (W)

Maya Sikand, CG Law

Legal Aid Firm/Not-for-Profit Agency:

Davies Gore Lomax, DG Law

Jackson & Canter, Jackson & Canter (W)

Switalskis Solicitors

Criminal Defence Lawyer:

Zarina Gani, Gani Solicitors (W)

Craig Liversidge, Forbes Solicitors

John Weate

2007 SHORTLIST

Young Legal Aid Solicitor:

Adam Hundt

Sophie Key

Ersun Seytanglu

Aika Stephenson (W)

Young Legal Aid Barrister:

Matthew Fletcher

Alison Gerry (W)

Desmond Rutlege

Family Legal Aid Lawyer

Norman Hartnell

Neil Robinson (W)

Social & Welfare Laywer:

John Gallagher

John Halford (W)

Chris Johnson

Mental Health Lawyer:

Peter Edwards

Michael Kennedy (W)

Sophy Miles

Immigration Lawyer:

Hermione McEwen

Susan Willman (W)

Legal Aid Barrister:

Paul Bowen

Jan Luba QC (W)

Abid Mahmood

Legal Aid Firm/Not-for-Profit Agency:

Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit

Pierce Glynn

Tendring Outreach Project (W)

Criminal Defence Lawyer:

Colin Byrne (W)

Roger Peach

Karen Todner

2006 SHORTLIST

Young Legal Aid Solicitor:

Noel Arnold

Nadine Clarkson

Laura Janes (W)

Young Legal Aid Barrister:

Ruth Brander (W)

Dinali Nanayakkara

Andrew Skinner

Family Legal Aid Lawyer

Jennifer Beck (W)

Yvonne Brown

Susan Eskinazi

Social & Welfare Laywer:

Yogi Amin

Nathaniel Mathews (W)

Lindsey Rhodes

Sue Willman

Mental Health Lawyer:

Chris Binns

Saimo Chahal (W)

Immigration Lawyer:

David Enright

Katherine Henderson

Amit Sachdev (W)

Legal Aid Barrister:

James Collins (W)

Stephen Knafler

Marc Willers

Legal Aid Team:

Hodge Jones and Allen Criminal Team

Jackson and Canter’s immigration Team

The Paragon Law Legal Aid Team (W)

Criminal Defence Lawyer:

Ben Bhandal

Colin Byrne

Andrew Keogh (W)

2005 SHORTLIST

Young Lawyer:

Paul Hampson

Shazia Khan (W)

Lorna Rimell

Family Legal Aid Lawyer

Sarah Newens

Peggy Ray (W)

Jeni Styring

Social & Welfare Laywer:

Russell Conway

Christopher Johnson

Helen Williams (W)

Mental Health Lawyer:

Chris Binns

Chinyere Inyama

Lucy Scott-Moncrieff (W)

Immigration Lawyer:

Cecile Porta

Anna Skehan (W)

Thalej Vasishta

Legal Aid Barrister:

Edward Grieves

Stephen Knafler

David Watkinson (W)

Legal Aid Firm Team:

Children Department, Goodman Ray

Immigration Team, Jackson and Canter

Luigi Sterlini and Linda Rand, Tyrer Roxburgh (W)

Criminal Defence Lawyer:

Greg Foxsmith

Stephen Scully (W)

Greg Stewart

2004 SHORTLIST

Young Lawyer:

Istikhar Ahmed

Rachel Edwards (W)

Family Legal Aid Lawyer

Gary Hogan

Anne Marie Hutchinson (W)

Social & Welfare Laywer:

Yvonne Hossack

Chris Johnson

Finola O’Neill (W)

Mental Health Lawyer:

Richard Charlton (W)

Kirstine McFarlane

Carolyn Taylor

Immigration Lawyer:

David Gray (W)

Susan Marziano

Philip Turpin

Legal Aid Team:

Patrick LeFevre and Jamie Richie (Brent Law Centre) (W)

The Children’s Legal Centre

Law for All

Criminal Defence Lawyer:

Andrew Keogh

Jennifer Lawrence

Greg Powell (W)

2003 SHORTLIST

Trainee:

Alex Fitzgerald

Belinda Greenwood (W)

Corinne Hims

Family:

Mark Jewels (W)

Philip Kidd

Cherise Luke-Bennett

Helen Sykes

Civil:

Anna Barlow

Caroline Greathead

Nicola Mackintosh (W)

Bill Montague

Allan Norman

Claire Sephton

Peter Thornhill

Thalej Vasishta

Crime:

Ravindra Chandrapala

Richard Egan (W)

Robert Lizar