meet the team

Lynne Simpson
Managing Partner

Lynne has more than 20 years’ experience as a family lawyer....

Lyanne Steinberg
Partner

Lyanne qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and deals with a wide range of legal issues ...

Claire Coates
Partner

Claire completed her training with Meikles and qualified as a solicitor in 2000...

Peter Hamill
Partner

Peter qualified as a solicitor in 2011. He specialises in all areas of criminal law...

Stephen Hamill
Partner

Stephen qualified as a Solicitor in 2014 and joined the firm in 2015...

Mike Wilson
Solicitor

Mike works for the firm as a specialist with a vast and detailed knowledge...

Charlie Weidner
Solicitor

Charles has practiced for over 40 years in these areas of law and has gathered...

Chris Kyle
Solicitor

Chris qualified as a Solicitor in 1990. He is a Specialist and highly sought-after...

Graham Tyler
Solicitor

Graham heads up our civil litigation team and has nearly 30 years' experience...

Stephen Andrews
Solicitor

Stephen qualified as a Solicitor in October 1996...

Helen Parkin
Solicitor

Helen qualified as a Solicitor in 1999 and has 23 years experience in family law...

Joanne Hutchison
Solicitor

Joanne qualified as a solicitor in 1999. She is a highly skilled...

Shaun McFaul
Solicitor

Shaun specialises exclusively in Criminal Law. Shaun qualified as a Solicitor...

Lorraine Foster
Solicitor

Lorraine qualified as a Solicitor in 2005 and has worked locally for the last 21 years...

Lucy Hoskyns-Abrahall
Solicitor

Lucy joined the Private client department of Meikles in April 2023, having qualified...

Ben Pegman
Solicitor

Ben specialises solely in Criminal Law and has defended clients in the South...

Tracey Kyle
Solicitor

Tracey began her career with Meikles in 2009 and specialises in all areas of law...

Stephanie Thompson
Solicitor

Stephanie is a Solicitor that specialises in Criminal Law and Military Law...

Elizabeth Aisbitt
Solicitor

Elizabeth qualified as a solicitor in April 2016 and joined Meikles in 2018...

Holly Naylor
Solicitor

Holly joined the firm in August 2022 as a Solicitor in our Sedgefield....

Amy Dodds
Solicitor

Amy joined Meikles in 2014, qualifying as a solicitor in March 2021...

Georgia Snowdon
Solicitor

Georgia graduated with a Masters in law with First Class Honours...

Samantha Weston
Conveyancer

I started my legal career in 2005. From there my passion for conveyancing...

Charlotte O'Neil
Paralegal

Charlotte is a Paralegal and joined Meikles in 2023...

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