Our People

Kate Hall
Consultant
Kate Hall
Consultant
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Kate is an experienced real estate lawyer, valued by her clients for her commercial approach and attention to detail.

Kathy Buchanan
Group Environment, Health & Safety Manager
Kathy Buchanan
Group Environment, Health & Safety Manager
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Kathy heads up our client services and facilities provision as well as managing our entire property portfolio.

Kelly Byrne
Paralegal
Kelly Byrne
Paralegal
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham

Laura Kelly
Paralegal
Laura practices in all areas of family law including divorce, resolving financial issues and children matters.

Liz Machin
Knowledge Development Lawyer
Liz Machin
Knowledge Development Lawyer
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Liz specialises in commercial law and has a background in knowledge management.

Louise Dudley
Legal Finance Analyst
Louise Dudley
Legal Finance Analyst
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Louise is a Legal Finance Analyst with 16 years’ experience in the industry.

Margarita Kappanen
Paralegal
Margarita Kappanen
Paralegal
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
Margarita is a paralegal in the private client department based in Bristol. She has over 2 years of experience in estate administration. Margarita assists with both simple and complex estates working closely with executors with the primary aim of removing the stress and hassle of their shoulders.

Nic Leeson
Private Client Executive
Nic Leeson
Private Client Executive
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Nicola works alongside the members of the private client team to offer a personable and empathetic service to private individuals.

Noreen Khan-Ghalib
Chartered Legal Executive
Noreen Khan-Ghalib
Chartered Legal Executive
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Noreen works for a range of clients including institutional and individual lenders, as well as funders and their customers in respect of their banking transaction.

Olivia Macken
Paralegal
Olivia Macken is a member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and has completed the CILEX Level 6 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice.
She specialises in commercial litigation at Shakespeare Martineau.

Pam Carr
Legal Secretary
Pam Carr is a Legal Secretary providing support to the Corporate Team in the East Midlands

Paul Bird
Consultant
Paul is our Chief Financial Officer and plays a significant role in Shakespeare Martineau’s strategic leadership through an extensive knowledge of growing and managing UK and international businesses.

Peter Jacobs
Consultant

Peter Snodgrass
Consultant
Peter advises his farming and landowning clients on a wide variety of matters from partnerships to agricultural tenancies.

Rebecca Ford
Governance Manager
Rebecca Ford
Governance Manager
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Rebecca is the Training and Compliance Manager for our Debt and Asset Recovery Team, and is responsible for ensuring all members of the team are fully trained on the compliance and soft skills aspects of dealing with our clients’ customers. This includes vulnerability, TCF, GDPR and other compliance matters.She is also responsible for ongoing call auditing for the team, refresher training and generally ensuring that all calls and claims are handled appropriately and to the highest standards.

Richard Tibble
Head of M&A and Group Financial Planning
Richard Tibble
Head of M&A and Group Financial Planning
Shakespeare Martineau Works from Home

Rosemary Baker
Knowledge Systems Engineer
Rosemary Baker
Knowledge Systems Engineer
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester

Sab Dhillon
Senior Paralegal
Sab Dhillon
Senior Paralegal
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford

Samantha Clancy
New Build Sales Manager
Samantha Clancy
New Build Sales Manager
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Samantha manages a growing team that undertakes high volume plot sales, part exchange and residential property work with a positive, enthusiastic and dedicated approach.

Sarah Parker
New Build Sales Manager
Sarah Parker
New Build Sales Manager
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Sarah has worked with the business since 1990 and has gained a wealth of experience.

Simon Stanion
Consultant
Simon Stanion
Consultant
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Following his retirement as a Partner and Head of the Legal Planning Team, Simon remains within the firm as full-time Consultant and continues to use his 30 years experience of handling complex planning issues as part of the wider planning offer across the Team.

Susan Ward
Senior Conveyancing Executive
Susan is part of the plot team and works with them and the client to ensure continuity and streamline processes, through her organisational skills.

Susannah Nicholas
Professional Support Lawyer
Susannah Nicholas
Professional Support Lawyer
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Susannah is a professional support lawyer assisting the lawyers in the employment team.
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English
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French
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German

Vidhya Patel
Chartered Legal Executive
Vidhya Patel
Chartered Legal Executive
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Vidhya Panchal is a Chartered Legal Executive working within the Residential Conveyancing department.