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Andrew McHale
Partner
Andrew qualified as a solicitor in 1996, specialising in Civil Litigation and Advocacy (defending regulatory body and CPS prosecutions). He started his own firm McHale & Co in 2001, and is Law Society Criminal Litigation Accredited and a member of the Law Society of Ireland.
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Jim Schofield
Consultant
After graduating with an LLB Honours degree from the University of Leeds, Jim gained a Masters Degree in Law. He qualified as a solicitor in 1970 following completion of his training contract with a commercial practice in central Manchester.
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Jim Waldron
Retired Solicitor
Jim graduated from the University of Sheffield with an LLB Honours degree and qualified as a solicitor in 1977. He subsequently gained experience with a number of firms in central Manchester.
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Philippa Wright
Head of Wills & Probate
Philippa gained a law degree in 2011, having studied at the College of Law in Manchester. She is a full member of the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). She can help with Wills, Probate, Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection matters.
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Lindsey Britland
Partner
Lindsey graduated from the University of Liverpool with a LLB Honours Degree in Law before completing the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law Chester. She completed her training contract at Waldron & Schofield and qualified as a Solicitor in 2002. Since this time she has progressed to partner.
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Victoria Richardson
Partner
Victoria graduated from De Montfort University Leicester with an LLB Honours Degree in Law. She was recruited by McHale and Co in September 2012 as a partner of the firm.
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Marta Grzelak
Partner
Marta comes from Kalisz in Poland. She graduated from the University of Bialystok with her masters degree in economics in 2005. During her studies she completed one year […]
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Matthew Bell
Partner
Matthew joined McHale & Co as a Partner in May 2014 and is experienced in a range of litigation matters, including contractual disputes, property disputes, insolvency and banking […]
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Malcolm Horner
Head of Personal Injury
Malcolm undertook his articles with a leading Manchester firm before moving to Rowlands in 1987 and shortly after he was made a Partner appointed as the Head of […]
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Maria Udalova-Surkova
Partner, Head of Commercial
Maria heads the commercial teams across all our offices and runs our foreign investors office in Westminster, London. Maria was born and raised in Moscow and moved to […]
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Sue Appleton
Head of Conveyancing
Sue qualified in 1994 and has over 20 years experience in residential Conveyancing matters. Sue joined the firm in 2016 to Head our Residential Conveyancing Department and is […]
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David Burke
Solicitor
David qualified as a Solicitor in 1975 and has specialised in conveyancing and matrimonial matters. David has also lectured nationwide on matrimonial conveyancing.
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John Nattrass
Solicitor
John qualified as a solicitor in 1981 having graduated with an honours degree in law from the University of Durham and after completing his law finals at the […]
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Phil Radley
Solicitor
Phil is a qualified solicitor who trained and specialised in Intellectual Property at international law firm Hill Dickinson before joining Manchester based Sports Law specialist firm IPS Law […]
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Elizabeth Barrett
In-house Counsel
Elizabeth graduated from the University of Liverpool with an LLB Honours Degree in Law, before completing her LPC at Manchester Metropolitan University. She qualified as a solicitor in […]
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Stuart Jones
Legal Executive
Qualified in 1980 as Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. Commenced work in the gas industry in 1978 with the majority of the 25 years involved first […]
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Paul Fitton
Solicitor
Paul graduated from Lancaster University in 2007 and Law School in York in 2008. Having gained experienced as a paralegal, prosecuting Doctors on behalf of the General Medical […]
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Adam Horner
Solicitor, Head of Sport
Adam undertook the LLB at Liverpool University and started his career at a large Manchester City Centre firm prior to joining McHale & Co in February 2015. He […]
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Roberto Lavorini
Solicitor
Roberto graduated at the University of Essex and thereafter at the College of Law in York, before returning to his home city of Manchester where he trained and […]
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Robert Thorpe
Solicitor
J Arnold Hancock & Co became part of the McHale & Co family in October 2015. Robert Thorpe, who has been with the firm since 1965 and qualified […]
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Steve Randell
Practice Manager
Steve graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2007 with a BA HONS degree in Business Administration. He is our Practice Manager and joined McHale & Co in […]
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Stephanie Mellor
Solicitor
Stephanie graduated from Northumbria University in 2012 with LLB and went on to study the LPC and LLM at the College of Law Manchester. She joined McHale & […]
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Phillippa Holcroft
Solicitor
Phillippa graduated from De Montford University Leicester in 1990 before gaining an honours award at Christleton College of Law in Chester. With more than 25 years experience in […]
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Philip Hartley
Solicitor
Philip graduated from Staffordshire University with an LLB honours degree and LPC in 2006. He qualified as a solicitor after completing his training contract with a firm of […]
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Helen Green
Solicitor
Helen graduated from The University of Sheffield in 2012 with a degree in European, International and Comparative Law. During her degree she enjoyed being able to spend time […]
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Janine Murphy
Solicitor
Janine graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University where she also completed the Legal Practice Course and was admitted to the roll of solicitors in April 2011. Janine joined McHale […]
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Pawel Adamowski
Business Development Manager
Pawel graduated from the Kozminski Academy in Warsaw with his masters degree in Marketing and Business in 2008. During his studies he completed Certificate in Professional Marketing qualifications. […]
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Alastair Chiswell
Litigator
Alastair began his legal career in 2011 when he started his study of law with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. He began working within the criminal law before […]
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Mark Owen
Paralegal
Mark joined the firm from Sedgwick Legal following a merger in October 2016 and is a Fee Earner in the Property Department dealing with residential conveyancing matters including […]
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David Clarke
Licensed Conveyancer
David graduated from Sheffield Hallam University and joined McHale & Co in 2015 after working in both Australia and New Zealand. David is a Licensed Conveyancer who specialises […]
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Laura Sharrock
Solicitor
Laura returned to McHale & Co in 2017 where she works in the Personal Injury department. Laura specialised in all aspects of personal injury claims, including road traffic […]
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Victoria Harrison
Trainee Solicitor
Victoria graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a First Class Honours Law & Criminal Justice Degree (LLB Hons) in 2018. Victoria is currently undertaking her Legal Practice […]
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Michaela McDonald
Solicitor
Michaela graduated from Liverpool John Moores University in 2015 with LLB and went on to study the LPC and LLM at the University of Law in Manchester. Michaela […]
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Marcin Miskis
Trainee Solicitor
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Tahmeena Masud
Trainee Solicitor
Tahmeena graduated from the University of Manchester in 2012 with a degree in Criminology. She has been with McHale & Co since 2013, originally joining as a Legal […]
