Please click below for further information on our teams and individual members of staff.
Senior Management Team
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Len Crowder
Director
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Tony Crowder
Director | Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
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Pamela Gumuskaya
Compliance Officer for Legal Practice
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Michael Javaherian
Partner
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Jane Channon
Partner
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Pete Blackmore
Partner
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Camilla Avery
Head of HR & Advocacy Recruitment
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Ros Wilson
Head of Accounts
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Simon Pearson
Head of IT
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Holly Corder
Advocacy Manager - South Western & Wales Circuits
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Drew Lincoln
Advocacy Manager - South Eastern Circuit
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Chris McGeever
Advocacy Manager - Northern Circuit
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Fida Hussain
Advocacy Manager - Midlands Circuit
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Jack Hickling
Advocacy Manager (currently seconded)
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Laurence Innes
Admin Clerk Team Leader
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Ellie Weissman
Administrative Clerk
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Aimee Noble
Administrative Clerk
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Chloe Seamons
Administrative Clerk
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Adam Taplin
Senior Diary Clerk
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Jack Underwood
Diary Clerk
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Joseph Ingram
Diary Clerk
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Deborah Witts
Head of HR & Advocacy Recruitment (Maternity Cover)
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Beatrice Simpson
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Advisor
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Charlotte Guiraud
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Assistant
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Linda Carey
HR Administrator
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Emma Foot
Credit Control Manager & Accounts Team Leader
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Benjamin Gill
Accounts Assistant
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Karen Hall
Compliance Manager
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Dane Hollander
I.T. Helpdesk Administrator
Len Crowder
Director
Born in Zambia and raised in South London, Len joined LPC Law on an ad hoc basis in 1994 & continued to work part time whilst he studied for his solicitor finals in 1998.
In 2001, he became part of the new senior management team to lead the firm and took an active role in the day-to-day running of the Advocacy Department.
He is currently the firm's supervising principal.
Tony Crowder
Director | Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
After undertaking a variety of roles in accounts departments for different organisations, Tony joined LPC Law in June 1998 as Head of Accounts.
In 2001, he was a founding member of the Senior Management Team that led LPC Law to become the nationwide provider of advocacy services.
Alongside his duties as Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA) he takes an active role in deciding the strategic direction of the company.
Pamela Gumuskaya
Compliance Officer for Legal Practice
Pamela Gumuskaya is the firm's Compliance Officer for Legal Practice.
Michael Javaherian
Partner
Michael is a Partner at LPC Law responsible for all client care at the firm.
Michael trained as a Barrister and was Called to the Bar, before joining LPC Law in 2007 as an Advocate where he attended hundreds of hearings in the civil courts representing secured & unsecured lenders in a variety of litigation, enforcement and debt recovery hearings and trials.
As an Advocacy Manager and later Head of Advocacy, Michael was responsible for the management of the advocacy service at LPC Law, monitoring the performance of all 200 advocates. During this period, Michael cross qualified and was later Admitted to the Roll as a Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Rights All Proceedings) in 2012.
As Head of Client Services, Michael is responsible for the management of the operational service at LPC Law and monitoring the performance of all departmental employees.
Michael has also been elected as Vice Chair of the Civil Court Users Association; the largest organisation in England & Wales to represent civil litigators and enforcement agents within the creditor sector at court. He lobbies for reform and improvements to the civil court service of behalf of the membership by liaising with the Ministry of Justice, Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service and the Association of Her Majesty's District Judges.
Jane Channon
Partner
After being Called to the Bar, Jane started working with LPC Law as an Advocate in May 2002.
With two year’s experience on the North Eastern, South Eastern and Wales circuits Jane became an in-house Advocacy Manager for LPC Law being promoted to Head of Advocacy in 2008.
Jane is currently a Partner at LPC Law, working with Senior Management to provide the oversight necessary to ensure the best service possible is being provided.
Pete Blackmore
Partner
Pete completed the BVC in 2006 and qualified as a Solicitor in 2013. He has attended over 2500 hearings as an Advocate. In 2010 Pete became an Advocacy Manager, managing a team of advocates, providing advice and monitoring their performance.
He is currently a Partner at the firm and Head of Advocacy & Litigation, responsible for managing all barristers, solicitors and supervising all advocates.
Camilla Avery
Head of HR & Advocacy Recruitment
Camilla is responsible for the management of the firm’s Human Resources and Advocacy Recruitment. Camilla joined LPC Law in 2006 after 4 years at the HR Department of the Government Actuary’s Department of the Civil Service. Camilla has a BSc Psychology and a MA Personnel & Development.
Camilla is a Chartered Member of the CIPD.
Ros Wilson
Head of Accounts
Ros joined LPC Law in 2000, where she began her career working in payroll and reconciling accounts.
In 2005, she became Head of Accounts, responsibile for the management of all tasks relating to LPC Law's Accounts Department.
Simon Pearson
Head of IT
Simon joined LPC Law in October 2002 after several years supporting the European offices of MRI International who were the world’s largest barter company.
He pioneered LPC Law's own bespoke instruction management system (IMS) and its client facing partner system: LPC Online.
He currently oversees the development and innovation of LPC Law’s IT systems and infrastructure.
Holly Corder
Advocacy Manager - South Western & Wales Circuits
Holly read law at Sheffield University before going on to complete the BPTC at the College of Law. After being called to the Bar as a member of Inner Temple, Holly joined LPC Law as an Advocate on the South Eastern Circuit. In her role as an Advocate Holly attended over 2,000 hearings.
Holly became an Advocacy Manager in 2018 where she provides advice and monitors the performance of Advocates across the South-Eastern, South-Western, and Western circuits.
Drew Lincoln
Advocacy Manager - South Eastern Circuit
Drew joined LPC Law in 2017 as an Advocate on the South Eastern Circuit.
Drew became an Advocacy Manager in 2018 responsible for managing Advocates on the South Eastern Circuit providing advice & monitoring performance.
Chris McGeever
Advocacy Manager - Northern Circuit
Chris studied Law at the University of Cambridge and obtained an Outstanding grade on the BPTC from the University of Law, London.
Between 2015 and 2019, Chris attended nearly 1,000 hearings for LPC Law on the South-Eastern Circuit. He now manages advocates on the Northern Circuit.
Chris is also the Conflict Officer for the firm.
Fida Hussain
Advocacy Manager - Midlands Circuit
Fida started his career with LPC Law in 2018 as an advocate on the Midlands Circuit. In September 2019, Fida was appointed Advocacy Manager, responsible for monitoring the efficient performance of advocates in the Midlands Circuit.
Jack Hickling
Advocacy Manager (currently seconded)
Jack joined LPC Law as an Advocate in 2018 on the Midlands Circuit.
Jack became an Advocacy Manager in 2020 responsible for managing all Advocates on the Wales & North-Eastern Circuits providing advice & monitoring performance.
Jack is currently seconded on a client placement until December 2021.
Laurence Innes
Admin Clerk Team Leader
Laurence is currently Administrative Clerk Team Leader, responsible for managing the administrative clerks.
Adam Taplin
Senior Diary Clerk
Adam joined LPC Law's Legal Administration in 2008 after graduating in Law and completing his solicitor's finals.
Adam is currently Senior Diary Clerk, responsible for managing the diary clerks.
Deborah Witts
Head of HR & Advocacy Recruitment (Maternity Cover)
Head of HR & Advocacy Recruitment (Maternity Cover)
Charlotte Guiraud
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Assistant
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Assistant
Emma Foot
Credit Control Manager & Accounts Team Leader
Credit Control Manager & Accounts Team Leader