Specialist Criminal Defence & Mental Health Solicitors
ABR solicitors is a niche fraud, crime, regulatory and mental health practice with its head and back office in Leeds. We have offices in Liverpool, Harrogate, Sheffield, York and London. We are committed to operating in a digitalised Court process.
We believe in ensuring that people and companies are properly represented in their case. Every case is different.
To do so we always fully assess and challenge evidence. We are committed to fighting for all our clients, both publicly and privately funded.
Our Awards
5 Reasons to Appoint Us
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We are available 24 hours a day to assist clients from the police station to Supreme Court.
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We are “exceptionally approachable and easy to work with.” (Chambers UK)
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We provide proper representation to all clients, at all stages of the proceedings.
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We advise personal and corporate clients, dedicated to providing a quality service. We listen and we help you.
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We won’t confuse you with legal jargon.
One of the leading criminal practices in the country
This highly regarded team has a longstanding reputation in all matters connected with criminal law. The leading criminal practice in Yorkshire, ABR Solicitors, is ranked in the top four practices nationwide and the top three in the North West. The criminal law practice is going from strength to strength handling numerous high profile and complex cases all over the country. A highly regarded team of criminal defence solicitors; fraud and proceeds of crime act are recognised as a particular area of expertise.
In Chambers UK 2013 sources said the ABR Solicitors team is noted for its work in complex and very high cost cases, and its practice is recognised nationwide. “The firm gives the highest possible level in terms of quality of instructions and legal ability.”
The “team has real courage in the cases it takes”. We prepare all cases thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned. As described by Chambers we “keep on digging”.
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Meet Our Team
Rob Rode
PartnerRob is a nationally and internationally recognised specialist criminal defence solicitor. He is an acknowledged specialist fraud (white collar) and regulatory defence solicitor. He is described in one of the leading guides to the profession as “like a
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Tony Murphy
PartnerTony is a nationally known practitioner in criminal law. He has represented numerous clients throughout the country in relation to all aspects of criminal law from motoring to murder, theft to conspiracy to defraud.
Tony is a supervisor of the Law
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Susannah Proctor
PartnerSusannah heads up the criminal defence team in our Harrogate and York offices. She is a specialist criminal, business crime and regulatory litigator with a fearsome reputation for fighting for her clients. She has built a considerable reputation for her
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Keith Allen
PartnerKeith is a leading criminal defence lawyer. Keith was a criminal defence solicitor from 2004 and has been a criminal defecne barrister since 2017. He is based at our Harrogate office and is part of the criminal defence team. Keith also works out of the
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James McAulay
PartnerJames joined the firm in 2014. He qualified as a solicitor in 2006 specialising in both mental health law and as a criminal defence solicitor. James became a Mental Health Accreditation Panel Member in 2009 and has been a member of the criminal defence duty
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Andrew Stewardson
PartnerAndrew joined the firm in June 2006 as a paralegal having previously attended Leicester University and the College of Law. He commenced his training contract with the firm in September 2008 and qualified in May 2010. Andrew is a specialist criminal defence
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Matt Goode
ConsultantMatt joined the firm in January 2013.
Matt has established a formidable reputation as a criminal lawyer in the East and West Midlands with a huge loyal following throughout the Country. He has for many years provided the people of Nottingham criminal
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Julie Murphy
Senior AdvocateJulie qualified as a solicitor in 1993 with a top Liverpool city law firm, having previously attended the University of Hertfordshire and the College of Law in Guildford.
Julie is an experienced specialist criminal defence solicitor in Liverpool with a
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Claire Wardle
Senior AdvocateClaire is an experienced criminal defence solicitor. Having gained a degree in Community Studies and Applied Sociology, she went on to gain her Common Professional Examination at the University of Central Lancashire. After completion of her CPE, she gained
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Anna Moran
AdvocateAnna re-joined ABR in February 2016 having originally trained at the firm before qualifying as a solicitor in 2013. She became a member of the criminal defence duty solicitor scheme in 2014. Anna defends people detained at the police station and also acts as
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Cheryl Rudden
ADVOCATECheryl qualified as a solicitor with a firm in North London in 2004 and has specialised as a criminal defence solicitor since then. Cheryl has a reputation for being committed to her clients, providing excellent client care and strives for justice on their
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Mark Whitfield
AdvocateMark joined the firm’s York branch in April 2018 and covers matters across the north of England and abroad.
Throughout his career he has defended a wide range of matters ranging from shop theft to manslaughter, including offences such as dealing in tainted
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Tracey Hepworth
POLICE STATION REPRESENTATIVETracey joined the firm in 2010 having previously had a career in the civil service which included amongst other roles working as a judge’s clerk in the High Court before then working as a court clerk in the Crown Courts on the Manchester and Yorkshire
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Paige Newell
ACCREDITED MENTAL HEALTH CASE WORKERPaige joined the firm in 2016 after working within a Mental Health Act department for a number of years. Paige’s role included checking the legality of detention procedures, under which individuals were detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act and
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Ashley Taafe
Mental Health CaseworkerAshley joined the firm in March 2018 from her previous firm of solicitors where she had worked in their mental health department since 2015. Ashley has joined ABR Solicitors mental health department as a caseworker and is currently undertaking her Mental
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Ella Barker
CaseworkerElla joined the firm as an apprentice in 2015 after completing her A-Level qualifications. Whilst working with the crime department Ella also studied part-time at Leeds City College and in February 2017 completed her apprenticeship. Ella is currently
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