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 | COFA
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Michael Javaherian
Partner | Head of Client Services
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Jane Channon
Partner | Company Secretary
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Pete Blackmore
Partner | Head of Advocacy
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Pamela Gumuskaya
Compliance Officer for Legal Practice
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Ros Wilson
Head of Accounts
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Simon Pearson
Head of IT
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Deborah Witts
Head of HR & Advocacy Recruitment
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Drew Lincoln
Advocacy Manager | South Eastern
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Holly Corder
Advocacy Manager | South Eastern
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Fida Hussain
Advocacy Manager | Midlands
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Katie Elford
Advocacy Manager | South Western, Western & Wales
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Piers Smyth-Renshaw
Advocacy Manager | North Eastern
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Margaret Shields
Advocacy Manager | Northern
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Laurence Innes
Admin Clerk Team Leader
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Aimee Noble
Administrative Clerk
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Eve Penfold
Administrative Clerk
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Umar Bhatti
Administrative Clerk
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Jamie Baltazar
Administrative Clerk
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Zach Walker
Administrative Clerk
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Rayna Alshaiba
Admin Clerk
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Ryan Pedlar-Barnes
Client Services Clerk
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Adam Taplin
Senior Diary Clerk
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Dominic Baker
Diary Clerk
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Ezme Selby
Diary Clerk
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Karen Hall
Compliance Manager
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Emma Foot
Credit Control Manager
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Benjamin Gill
Trainee Accountant
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James Way
Accounts Administrator
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Harry Corper
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Manager
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Estelle Hamilton
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Advisor
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Charlotte Guiraud
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Assistant
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Linda Carey
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Administrator
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Mustafa Warsame
IT Support 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 | COFA
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.
Michael Javaherian
Partner | Head of Client Services
Michael is a Partner at LPC Law responsible for all client care at the firm and management of the operational service.
Michael trained as a Barrister and was "Called to the Bar", before joining LPC Law in 2007 as an Advocate where he attended hearings in the civil courts representing secured & unsecured lenders in a variety of litigation, enforcement and debt recovery hearings and trials.
Michael cross qualified, being "Admitted to the Roll", and became a Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Rights All Proceedings) in 2012.
Michael was elected as Vice Chair of the Civil Court Users Association in 2020; the largest organisation in England & Wales to represent litigators and enforcement agents within the civil 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 all levels of the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
Jane Channon
Partner | Company Secretary
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 | Head of Advocacy
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 and Head of Advocacy & Litigation, responsible for managing all barristers, solicitors and supervising all advocates.
Pamela Gumuskaya
Compliance Officer for Legal Practice
Pamela Gumuskaya is the firm's Compliance Officer for Legal Practice.
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.
Deborah Witts
Head of HR & Advocacy Recruitment
Deborah is responsible for the management of the firm’s Human Resources and Advocacy Recruitment. Deborah joined LPC Law in 2016.
Drew Lincoln
Advocacy Manager | South Eastern
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.
Holly Corder
Advocacy Manager | South Eastern
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 circuit.
Fida Hussain
Advocacy Manager | Midlands
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.
Fida is a Solicitor and also the Conflict Officer for the firm.
Katie Elford
Advocacy Manager | South Western, Western & Wales
Katie Elford is an Advocacy Manager responsible for managing Advocates on the South Western, Western and Wales Circuits providing advice & monitoring performance.
Piers Smyth-Renshaw
Advocacy Manager | North Eastern
Piers is an Advocacy Manager responsible for managing Advocates on the North Eastern Circuit providing advice & monitoring performance.
Margaret Shields
Advocacy Manager | Northern
Margaret is an Advocacy Manager responsible for managing Advocates on the Northern Circuit providing advice & monitoring performance.
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.
Charlotte Guiraud
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Assistant
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Assistant
Linda Carey
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Administrator
HR & Advocacy Recruitment Administrator