John is Managing Partner of BHP Law and as such has been responsible for overseeing the growth and development of the firm since the early 1990's. He…

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Oluwapelumi (Amanda) Adeola specialises in private Family Law. She moved to the Northeast from London after completing her Legal Practice Course and trained…

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Helen qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and at that time joined Walton Hardy & Clough in Darlington as a member of their Wills, Trusts & Probate team.…

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Senior partner Peter Blackett has practised for over 50 years in Durham & North Yorkshire and has been involved in many significant commercial and agricultural…

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Jemma is our Residential Conveyancing Team Leader. Jemma became a Partner at BHP Law in 2022. She joined BHP Law in 2010 as Mr Peter Blackett’s PA and…

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Following university Phil was employed by Dawn Advice as a legal advisor. Dawn is a charitable organisation based near Cramlington that provided detailed…

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Melanie qualified as a solicitor in September 2019 at the age of 43. Previously, Melanie was employed as a Court of Protection Paralegal at Gateshead…

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Karen Stephanie Pratt is an equity partner and is head of the Court of Protection team. After being admitted as a solicitor in 1986, Karen became…

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Sapna previously worked as a mental health paralegal for Thaliwal Bridge solicitors, in Leicester. She obtained a LSC funded training contract, then worked…

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Ian joined BHP Law as a Senior Associate in our Commercial and Agricultural Property team in November 2020. …

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Jonathan advises on all aspects of Mental Health and Court of Protection Law, alongside work in Civil Litigation. He is an Accredited Member of the Law…

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Following University Natalie was employed by a firm in Gateshead and in 2014 began her Training Contract. The majority of her training was within commercial…

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Victoria joined BHP Law in December 2022 as a Senior Associate bringing over 10 years experience of working in Court of Protection (heath and welfare).…

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Alex began her career as a Family Law Clerk at Watson Woodhouse Solicitors after graduating from Teesside University in 2004. She spent her first year…

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Cheryl joined BHP Law in January 2023 as a Senior Associate to help expand the public aspect of the firms growing Family team. Cheryl qualified…

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Anthony worked at Browell Smith & Co Solicitors and qualified and worked at Thompsons Solicitors between 2003 and 2016. He joined BHP Law’s Employment…

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Emily trained with Co-op Legal Services in their London and Manchester based offices, undertaking seats in Family Law and Probate, and qualified as a…

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Rachel is an Associate Solicitor working across the Dispute Resolution/Employment and Mental Health teams. She has excellent academic credentials including…

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Zoey was admitted as a solicitor in 2021 after securing her masters degree in Law from Northumbria University. Zoey has previously worked for other firms…

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Rachel started her career in the legal sector in 2009 and joins BHP Law’s Personal Disputes Resolution team after spending the past 11 years as an Associate…

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Michelle qualified as a solicitor in 2006, specialising in criminal law. In 2013, Michelle also trained in private client services and private family…

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Louise started practising in court of protection work in 2019. Prior to this, she was an advocate at Middlesbrough Citizens Advice Bureau. Louise completed…

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Having previously practised in a mixture of commercial and residential property work. in other firms in the North East since qualifying in 2006, Liz joined…

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Lucy studied law at Newcastle University before completing her LPC in York and qualifying as a Solicitor in 2017. She is proficient in all matters relating…

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Gary has some 35 years advising on many high value share sales/acquisitions transactions for various businesses across the North East and internationally…

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Karolyn has worked at BHP Law for over 18 years. Within the business and commercial law team she has assisted on advising high value share sales/acquisitions…

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Fiona began her career in law in the 1990s, where she worked within several firms as a Legal Secretary and thereafter as a Paralegal. Following this…

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Nicola joined BHP Law as a conveyancing secretary in 2015. Following two years working as a conveyancing secretary at another local firm, Nicola returned…

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Holly completed a four-year course at Northumbria University and received an integrated master’s degree as well as her Legal Practice Course qualification…

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Emma qualified as a paralegal and completed her police station accreditation before joining BHP Law’s Court of Protection team. …

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Catrina is currently a trainee solicitor having recently completed her LPC and Masters Degree in Law at Northumbria University, where she was awarded…

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Yasir completed his LLM Legal Practice (LPC) in 2021 at the University of Sunderland after graduating from Teesside University with a degree in law. During…

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Nicole joined BHP Law in January 2023 as a Trainee Solicitor having worked at VCW Law for nearly five years within the Family Department. Nicole commenced…

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Maariyah is currently a Trainee Solicitor completing the LPC alongside her training contract. Maariyah was awarded a distinction in the GDL in 2021 whilst…

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Lisa joined BHP Law in November 2003 to provide Secretarial/Admin support in the Industrial Disease team, she became a Paralegal in 2005. Lisa…

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Abi studied law at A-Level and went on to successfully complete an apprenticeship in Business Administration. She joined BHP Law in 2018 as a secretary…

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Peter is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Legal Executive and has over 35 years experience in dealing with Probate matters. Peter joined BHP Law…

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Jack joined BHP in September 2020 as an Apprentice Solicitor in our Family Team. In year one of the apprenticeship Jack predominantly assisted with private…

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Ellie joined us in September 2020 as a Solicitor Apprentice in our Court of Protection team. Ellie continues to study towards her law degree one day per…

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Sara completed her Law degree in July 2016 at Teesside University and began working in a local firm doing residential conveyancing. She completed her…

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Leanne made the change from the procurement sector to law, having completed her part-time Open University law degree with upper second-class honours in…

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