The DHG Team
Partners:
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David is a partner and founder of the firm, having previously been a partner at Fisher Meredith Solicitors. He qualified in 1990. He has a wide and extensive knowledge of criminal law, having had conduct of cases of the utmost gravity and complexity including murder, rape and large-scale conspiracies. He is an experienced duty solicitor and regular advocate at Court. He also frequently attends police stations. |
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Helga is a partner and founder of the firm, having previously been a partner at Fisher Meredith Solicitors. She qualified in 1988 and has practised criminal law exclusively for over 15 years, building up a wealth of experience. Whilst she now concentrates on case preparation with regard to the more serious criminal matters she has been a duty solicitor since 1992 and attends Court and police stations. |
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Janet is a partner and founder of the firm. She qualified at Claude Hornby & Cox Solicitors in 1994. She has experience of all aspects of criminal law including serious violence and fraud. |
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Olivia is a partner and founder of the firm. She qualified in 2000. Olivia has a broad range of experience in both criminal and prison law. She specialises in the preparation of complex cases including Judicial Review and Extradition in the High Court. She heads the prison law department at Dalton Holmes Gray, and now concentrates on prison law and criminal cases with a prison element. |
Consultants:
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Sandra is a consultant solicitor with the firm, she qualified in 1998 and has been a duty solicitor since 2001. She practices criminal law and prison law. She has extensive experience working as a police station representative and Court advocate as well as representing clients on a broad range of prison law matters including Parole and Adjudications. She has a special interest in human trafficking, is a member of the Trafficking Law and Policy Forum and undertakes criminal appeal work in this area. |
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John is a consultant solicitor with the firm, he qualified in 1994 and has been a duty solicitor since 1998. He has higher rights of audience for criminal proceedings. He has represented clients across a broad range of criminal proceedings including murder and terrorism. He works as a police station representative and Court advocate. |
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Sian qualified in 1999 and specialised in all areas of crime from minor shoplifting to more complex fraud and people trafficking. She has dealt with cases from the police station and all through the criminal justice system in the Magistrates Court, Administrative Court, Crown Court, Court of Appeal to the House of Lords, throughout her legal career. In addition she has undertaken work in prison law and criminal cases review commission work. She is an experienced advocate with an active interest in legal issues and her clients. |
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Raoul has been a consultant with the firm since mid 2008. He qualified in 1994 and has extensive Criminal Law experience. Since 2006 he has worked exclusively as a police station representative and Court Advocate. He has broad experience having represented clients facing Shoplifting allegations, Armed Robbery, Sexual Offences and Work Related Allegations. |
Assistant Solicitors:
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Rachel qualified in early 2004 and joined the firm in October 2008. She regularly attends police stations and has vast experience as an advocate in the Magistrates and Youth Courts of London and Surrey. Rachel also prepares Crown Court matters ranging from dishonestly matters, allegations of violence and murder. |
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Natalie qualified in 2006. She has higher rights of audience in both civil and criminal proceedings. Whilst she is a duty solicitor and still undertakes Magistrates Court work, most of her practice consists of Crown Court work. She has undertaken a wide range of Crown Court trials as the sole advocate, including fraud, sexual assaults and serious violence. She has also successfully appeared in the Court of Appeal. |
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Cassandra joined Dalton Holmes Gray in September 2006 on qualification. She is an accredited police station representative and has been a duty solicitor since December 2007. She is a specialist in criminal defence and prison law and conducts all her own advocacy and trials in the Magistrates and Youth Court. She has dealt with a wide range of offences and has special interest in cases concerning human trafficking. She is a member of the Trafficking Law and Policy Forum and undertakes criminal appeal work in this area. |
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Rebecca is an associate solicitor at the firm. She qualified in 2008 and is a duty solicitor. She frequently attends courts and police stations and is a keen trial advocate. She has experience of a wide range of matters, including dishonesty, drugs, offences of violence and regulatory offences. |