Our Team

Nick Titchener

Director & Solicitor-Advocate

Nick Titchener is one of the two founding directors of Lawtons solicitors, alongside Stephen Halloran. A dedicated defence solicitor, Nick specialises in complex and serious crime – particularly drug crime, violence and sexual offences.

Nick tends to deal with privately funded cases, where clients demand a higher level of service and attention to detail.

Stephen Halloran

Director & Solicitor-Advocate

stephenhalloran@lawtonslaw.co.uk

A Solicitor-Advocate and Director of the Firm.

Stephen deals with the full range of criminal work, in recent years concentrating mainly on heavy-weight crime to include serious fraud, murder and major drug conspiracies.

He is also the Firm’s Supervisor for Very High Cost Cases (the old Serious Fraud Panel) and is the current Vice-President of Hertfordshire Law Society.

Sherrie Lowe

Secretary

sherrielowe@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Sherrie joined Lawtons Solicitors in 2015 as a Criminal Legal Secretary and is based at our Hertfordshire office. Sherrie has over 11 years of experience in different Solicitors’ firms.  

Sherrie is responsible for providing professional support to the crime solicitors at our Hatfield office, which enables them to concentrate on the legal issues that you face.

Jo Strack

Legal Secretary

jostrack@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Jo worked for Solicitors in Acton, West London for 12 years before leaving to pursue a career in HR. Jo decided to return to work in criminal defence and joined Lawtons in April 2014. Jo is the first point of contact at the Hatfield Office.

Amy Thompson

Crown Court Clerk

amythompson@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Amy joined Lawtons in 2010 and is our Crown Court clerk based at our Luton office. She is responsible for the overall management of the Crown Court diary, ensuring all cases are represented.

Amy provides administration support to Luton Crown Court team, ensuring that all files are billed and kept up to date.

Sheila Weir

Accounts Assistant

sheilaweir@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Working in conjunction with the Directors, Sheila ensures that the Company abides by all the Rules and Regulations imposed upon a Professional Practice. Sheila has many years’ experience working within the legal sector and is a Member of The Institute of Legal Cashiers & Administrators.

Sheila is also the Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA.)

Louise Waters

Finance Controller

louisewaters@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Louise joined Lawtons in October 2014 as an Accounts Assistant and is responsible for ensuring that all company Rules and Regulations are upheld. She has many years’ experience working within highly regulated environments.

Louise is the primary contact regarding Private Client accounting and can be contacted in the Luton Office.

She is AAT qualified (Association of Accounting Technicians)

Asher Marley

Billing Clerk

ashermarley@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Pauline Anthony

Receptionist

paulineanthony@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Pauline is the receptionist at Lawtons and is the first point of contact for the majority of our clients when they call.  Pauline is responsible for customer service from the outset, with high regards to all cases. She can be contacted at the Luton Office.

Elsa Small

Legal Secretary

elsasmall@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Elsa joined Lawtons in 2011 and has over 35 years’ experience.  For the last 4 years she has worked mainly with Lavina Hobdell at our Luton Office assisting with POCA work and Administration work connected therewith.  She also provides support to all other members of the team.

Toni Hennessy-Ling

Legal Executive

tonihennessyling@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Nick Seeley

Solicitor

nickseeley@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Nick Seeley is a senior solicitor with multiple years experience in all aspects of criminal law. He has represented a number of high profiled cases and all types of road traffic offences.

If you would like to contact Nick, you can find him at our Hatfield Office in our Crown Court department.

Russell Robinson

Solicitor-Advocate

russellrobinson@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Russell qualified as a Solicitor in 1994, and Solicitor-Advocate in 2007.

Specialising in Criminal Defence, he has handled the full range of offences including murder, serious fraud and aircraft hijacking.

Russell has a particular interest in motoring law and is a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. He has dealt with very serious driving matters including those involving death.

Dawn McKnight

Solicitor

dawnmcknight@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Dawn qualified as a solicitor in 2004 and joined the firm in 2006.

Dawn has experience in all aspects of Criminal work and regularly appears in the Magistrates Court and Police Station. Dawn can be contacted at our Luton or Bedford Office.

Andrew Morton

Solicitor-Advocate

andrewmorton@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Andrew qualified in 1981 and joined Lawtons in 2011.

He has practised as a Criminal Solicitor throughout his career, and has also a range of experience in other areas of law. For several years he was the Principle Private Prosecutor for the Department of Work and Pensions, and the Local Authority in the prosecution of Benefit Fraud.

He is now, a Defence Advocate in the Crown Court. He can be contacted in the Luton Office.

Nicola Hobdell

Consultant

nicolahobdell@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Lavina Hobdell

Solicitor

lavinahobdell@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Lavina is one of Lawtons most senior Solicitors having dealt with all types of work for more than 40 years specialising in criminal work, now our POCA Proceedings (Proceeds of Crime Act) Specialist Expert covering a broad spectrum of complex cases with varying benefit amounts with good results.  

Lavina can be contacted at our Luton Office.

Andy Hobdell

Consultant

andyhobdell@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Paul Dillon

Consultant

pauldillon@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Paul is a senior solicitor with over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of criminal law and with an increasing emphasis on the private instructed individuals who want to ensure a guaranteed level of service.

Paul is available to see clients at a time convenient to them, recognising that flexibility is needed in dealing with other senior professionals. Meetings can be arranged at all our offices or by Skype.

Angie Deacon

Legal Excutive

angiedeacon@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Joanne Cestaro

Solicitor

joannecestaro@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Jo is a solicitor at our Luton office whom primarily deals with our cases at Luton Magistrates Court. She be contacted at our Luton and Bedford offices.

Jo has worked in Criminal Law for many years, with her year of qualification in 1997.

Sohail Bashir

Consultant

sohailbashir@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Sohail practices’ both within the magistrates and crown courts. He has represented a number of high profile cases and all types Road Traffic Offences.

He has worked as a criminal lawyer in leading firms in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and London, before joining Lawtons Solicitors in 2014.

Sohail is a member of the Criminal Law Solicitors Association.

Massimo Trebar

Senior Solicitor

massimotrebar@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Keith Simmonett

Police Station Team

keithsimmonett@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Hussain Hassan

Solicitor

hussainhassan@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Hussain joined Lawtons in 2017 as a paralegal in our Bedfordshire office, before undertaking his Police Station Representative Accreditation in 2018 and completing his training contract in January 2020. He now practices as a solicitor in the Magistrates’ Court department.

Hussain is committed to building trust with clients and can be relied upon to give honest, pragmatic advice. He has gained experience dealing with a wide range of criminal matters, from low level thefts and violence to conspiracies relating to firearms offences and drug importations. These include investigations involving HM Border Force and the Eastern Regions Special Operations Unit.

Having achieved an MA in Politics from the University of Edinburgh and an MA in Law from the University of Bristol, Hussain was awarded a distinction in the Legal Practice Course from the University of the West of England. He has been a trustee of the Bristol-based charity, Salaam Shalom, since 2014.

Lynn Warren

Legal Executive

lynnwarren@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Lynn joined Lawtons in 2005 and has dealt with the full range of Criminal cases in the Crown Court over the years including murder and rape.

Lynn is based at our Luton office and is also an Accredited Police Station Representative and a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.

Karen Hicks

Head of Police Station Department

karenhicks@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Samantha Harmer

Para Legal

samanthaharmer@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Dolly Bamigbade

Para Legal

dollybamigbade@lawtonslaw.co.uk

Poppy Daley

Para Legal

poppydaley@lawtonslaw.co.uk