Our People

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.

Paul McMaster
Senior Associate
Paul McMaster
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Paul uses his technical expertise to come up with bespoke solutions on all aspects of private client law.
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My Recent Articles
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Last Words That Matter: What to Include in Your Will
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Raza Ali
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.

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. Rob 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
Associate
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 a Solicitor within our Social 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 Hunter
Associate
Sophie Hunter
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Sophie deals exclusively with transactions for Registered Providers such as leasehold schemes for the elderly, shared ownership, right to buy/acquire, staircasing, single unit disposal, purchases and many more.

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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Tamsin Walker
Associate
Tamsin Walker
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Tamsin is an experienced solicitor in our Trusts and Estate Disputes team, based in our Birmingham office in the West Midlands. She advises clients across the UK, offering national coverage with a personal touch.
Tamsin specialises in Contentious Trusts and Probate, with particular expertise in disputes involving wills, estates, and trusts. She regularly represents private individuals, trustees, and charities, providing clear, strategic, and practical legal advice tailored to each client’s unique circumstances.
Renowned for her approachable manner and in-depth knowledge, Tamsin helps clients navigate some of the most complex and sensitive issues in trust and estate litigation.

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 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.

Ashley Bhandari
Solicitor
Ashley Bhandari
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Ashley is a Solicitor working in the Residential Development team assisting with the acquisition and disposal of development land.
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My Recent Articles
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The Climate Change Challenge for Property
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Asmee Dutt-Choudhury
Solicitor
Asmee Dutt-Choudhury
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau London
Asmee Dutt-Choudhury is a Solicitor in the Commercial and IP team.
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My Recent Articles
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Mitigating Risks of Employees Using AI in the Workplace
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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.

Edward Moffat
Solicitor
Edward undertakes a variety of commercial real estate work, including commercial and residential development, investor/occupier and supporting on business acquisitions.