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Team Members

28/05/2020

Clive Bergen

About Part of the Henry Hyams team since 1978, Clive has been a partner at the firm for almost 30 years. Initially dividing his time between criminal and family law, being accredited to the Care Panel for 20 years, he now works exclusively within criminal law. In the past, Clive has provided…
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27/05/2020

Sophie Burkill

Sophie joined Henry Hyams in August 2014, a month after graduating from Liverpool John Moores University with an LLB in Law. Starting as an Office Junior, she quickly progressed to the role of Trainee Legal Assistant within our Crime Department. Working on Crown Court cases, doing preparation work, liaising with…
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27/05/2020

Laurence Dilworth

Laurence graduated from the University of Leeds in 2007 with a degree in French. He then worked in sales in London whilst completing the Post Graduate Diploma in Law. Once he completed the Legal Practice Course in Leeds in 2010 he joined Henry Hyams as a criminal caseworker. During the…
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26/05/2020

Dave Kent

Dave has been employed within the Crime Department at Henry Hyams since 1996. Prior to that he was a police officer for 13 years. This has allowed him to bring a unique insight into the mechanisms and procedures adopted by the police in order to provide those subject to interview and/or arrest…
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26/05/2020

Martin Morrow

Martin began work at Henry Hyams as a trainee solicitor in 1990, having studied law in Leeds. He was admitted as a solicitor with the firm in February 1993. After gaining experience in all departments he now specialises in criminal defence work, spending a large proportion of his time representing…
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25/05/2020

Mike Walsh

Mike joined the firm in 1999 as a Paralegal in the Crime Department. He went on to complete his training contract and was admitted as a solicitor in 2001. Mike is a High Courts Advocate and spends the majority of his time representing clients in the Crown Court. He is a member…
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22/05/2020

Hannah Bray

Hannah began work at Henry Hyams as a Housing and Civil Litigation paralegal in 2002, having studied Law at Leeds University. She was admitted as a solicitor with the firm in May 2008. She now specialises in criminal defence work, with a particular focus on representing clients in the Youth…
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20/05/2020

Chantelle Stapleton

Chantelle graduated from Leeds Beckett University in 2021 with a 2:1 in LLB in Law. Joining Henry Hyams in 2023, as a Paralegal in our Crime department, she is now working towards completing the Legal Practice Course at Leeds Beckett University. Chantelle’s next steps are to complete the Police Station…
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20/05/2020

Cassie Pill

Cassie graduated from University of Huddersfield in 2022, having completed the Masters of Law and Practice – 2:1 LLB (Hons) and Commendation in the Legal Practice Course. She previously worked as a Court Usher at Leeds Magistrates Court; ensured daily functioning of the courtrooms by liaising with the judiciary, legal…
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20/05/2020

Alima Israr

Following my graduation from the University of Law in 2019, I commenced my career in Commercial Law, where I honed my legal skills in a dynamic and demanding environment. Subsequently, I transitioned to a role within the judicial system, serving as a Legal Advisor for three years in the criminal…
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