Our People
Matthew Jones
Associate
Matthew Jones
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Matthew represents a mixture of institutional and nationally known land owners as well as commercial occupiers in portfolio management and investment instructions.
Meg Edmunds
Associate
Meg Edwards is a Solicitor specialising in Wills, Trusts, Inheritance and Court of Protection disputes.
Melinda Rice
Associate
Melinda Rice
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Melinda assists clients with Trust and Estate administration as well as Powers of Attorney and Estate Planning, including Wills. She takes a friendly and supportive approach when discussing matters than can not just be complex but also emotional for her clients.
Michael Lang
Associate
Michael Lang
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Michael acts for housing associations as part of the affordable housing sales team.
Natalie Thorpe
Senior Associate
Natalie Thorpe
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Natalie works closely with her clients to help them navigate contentious issues effectively.
Raza Ali
Senior Associate
Raza specialises in all areas of residential property, acting for individuals and companies in a variety of transactions.
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Languages:
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English
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Hindi
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Punjabi
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Urdu
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My Recent Articles
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Conveyancing Process Timeline for Buyers & Sellers
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Reveka Athanasiadou
Associate
Reveka Athanasiadou
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Reveka is an experienced dual qualified solicitor having qualified and practised initially in Greece for 9 years, followed by a Masters at the University of Nottingham in the UK in International Commercial Law with emphasis on intellectual property.
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My Recent Articles
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Technology Transfer Agreements: What the New TTBEO Means for Your Business
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Proposed Changes to Tackle Late Payments and What They Mean for Businesses
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Bringing Gen AI into the Classroom – The DfE Publishes Support Materials for Schools and Colleges
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Rob Norris
Senior Associate
Rob Norris
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Rob is a family law solicitor specialising in both financial remedy and children matters. He has experience of high-net worth divorces, pre-nuptial agreements, children contact and residence disputes, applications for leave to remove a child within and out of the jurisdiction, child abduction and protective injunctions.
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My Recent Articles
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Pensions in Divorce – The Asset Too Important to Overlook
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Sabrina Umrani
Associate
Sabrina Umrani
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau London
Sabrina works with a variety of clients, including business occupiers, developers and investors.
Samuel Mason
Senior Associate
Sam is a specialist lawyer with many years of experience dealing with divorce and financial remedy, and children matters.
Sarah Evans
Senior Associate
Sarah Evans
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Sarah is an experienced commercial property solicitor in the infrastructure team dealing with a wide range of commercial property matters
Selica Khan
Senior Associate
Selica Khan
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Selica Khan is an experienced Associate Solicitor with significant expertise in complex land disputes, including restrictive covenants, easements, and boundary issues. She acts for commercial developers and landowners, offering strategic guidance and effective solutions tailored to their specific needs.
Sonal Panesar
Associate
Sonal Panesar
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Sonal is part of our affordable housing and development team, with a strong property background.
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Languages:
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English
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Gujarati
Sophie Raybould
Associate
Sophie is a Solicitor in the Private Client team at Shakespeare Martineau based out of our Birmingham hub. Sophie is a fully qualified member of STEP and was noted as a key lawyer in the 2025 Legal 500.
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My Recent Articles
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How to Give with Flair and Impact: The New Philanthropy
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Sukhpal Bhamrah
Associate
Sukhpal Bhamrah
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Sukhpal acts for a range of companies and private individuals in obtaining, selling and managing their property assets.
Sundeep Bilkhu
Senior Associate
Sundeep Bilkhu
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Sundeep is an Associate Solicitor, with a significant number of years experience in dealing with a whole range of property related disputed, with high degree of complexity and value. He has a particular expertise in actions involving the discharge of restrictive covenants, enforcement of easements, interpretation of property related contracts and forfeiture actions. He acts for a wide range of clients including high value land owners, consortiums, landlords and tenants.
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My Recent Articles
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Tenant Terminates Lease for Landlord Breach
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Tom Geen
Senior Associate
Tom is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Team, based in Bristol.
Victoria Kirkpatrick
Senior Associate
Victoria Kirkpatrick
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Victoria is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation team and works closely with each of the Partners in both running cases and supporting client relationships.
Adam Hawkes
Solicitor
Adam is a Solicitor Advocate who specialises in Private Client law which includes the preparation of Wills, Trust creation and administration, applications for Grants of Representation, Estate administration and the creation of Lasting Powers of Attorney.
Amy Durnford
Solicitor
Amy Durnford is a solicitor with over seven years’ experience in private client law. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, she provides bespoke advice to high-net-worth individuals and families, helping them plan for the future with clarity and confidence through tailored wills, LPAs, and estate planning.
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My Recent Articles
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Honouring Life’s Big Moments with an Up-to-Date Will
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Amy Richardson
Solicitor
Amy Richardson
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Amy is a Solicitor within the firm’s Employment Team specialising in advising education clients including schools, academies, higher education institutions and universities.
Anthony Chan
Solicitor
Anthony is a solicitor working in the Residential Development Team.
Chloe Fellowes
Solicitor
Chloe Fellowes
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Chloe Fellowes is a proactive Paralegal with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry.
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My Recent Articles
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Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Simply Construct (UK) Llp
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Clare Hopkins
Consultant Solicitor
Clare Hopkins
Consultant Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
Clare is based in the Bristol office. She has 25 years’experience in private client work and has been with GL Law for 19 years. A former director of GL and Head of Wills & Inheritance, Clare now works with GL Law in a consultative capacity.