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Tony Allen

Tony is our Senior Partner.

Tony qualified as a Solicitor in 1974. After training with a London firm he joined the Firm in 1977.

Tony is a member of the Law Society's Law Management Section, Probate Section and Property Section.  In 1997 he obtained the first MBA devoted specifically to legal practice.

Tony has a broad range of experience in Private Client law.

Tony Allen
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Upminster office

Philip Cockram

Philip is our Managing Partner.
 
Philip joined the Firm in 1994 and became a Partner in 1998.  He became Managing Partner in 2004.
 
Pinney Rogers LLP is a modern and expanding practice. Philip concentrates on the management and development of the Firm and does not undertake client work other than high end dispute resolution work for a handful of our commercial clients and private clients with particular requirements. 
 
Philip has represented clients in the High Court, County Court and Employment Tribunal.  A number of his cases have been reported in the press and legal publications.  He is a regular contributor to the press and undertakes lectures and seminars on the latest legal issues. He is a past President of West Essex Law Society.
 
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Property Disputes
  • Business Litigation
  • Employment

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Philip Cockram
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Upminster office

Catherine Polli

Catherine is a Partner of the Firm, a Solicitor and the head of our Family Law Department.

 

 She specialises in divorce, complex financial settlements for high-worth clients, prenuptial and separation agreements and Children Act proceedings, as well as cohabitation issues.

 
Catherine qualified as a Barrister in 1997 and practised as a family specialist until 2003, when she took on the role as Head of Family in another Essex-based firm of solicitors. She joined us in 2004, and after months of further studying, converted to a Solicitor in 2005. She became a Partner on 1 May 2006.
 
Catherine is a member of the Family Law Bar Association, the Association of Lawyers for Children and Resolution, as well as being a trained Collaborative Lawyer.
 
She undertakes presentations with local groups and has been quoted in the national press, as well as finding time to be a member of the Havering Solicitors Group Committee and West Essex Law Society.
 
Catherine works closely with Catherine Loadman and Hannah Kelly and together they run an efficient department with a constructive but no-nonsense approach to their cases.
 

Practice areas

Family & relationship matters

 

 

Catherine Polli
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Upminster office

Liam Gough

Liam is a Partner of the Firm and head of our Private Client Department. He specialises in Lifetime Planning, Wills, and Estate Administration.
 
He joined us in April 2006 as an experienced Solicitor, having studied and trained in Liverpool, qualifying in 1991. He became a Partner in November 2007.
 
Liam is well-travelled, and lived in the Czech Republic and Japan for a time, where he taught English as a foreign language.
 
He is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE), an association of solicitors, barristers and legal executives who are concerned with improving the availability and delivery of legal services to older people.
 
SFE members specialise in all legal issues affecting older people, and to be accepted into this association, must have spent a great deal of their time working for elderly clients. They must also satisfy the association's criteria. For more information visit www.solicitorsfortheelderly.com.
 
Liam is able to empathise with any physical or mental disabilities, health or social difficulties that arise as people age. He is part of the dedicated Private Client Department, the members of which combine a wealth of experience and expertise in dealing with sensitive issues. All the members of the department are happy to make home or hospital visits where clients are unable to attend the office.
 
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Liam Gough
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Upminster office

Catherine Loadman

Catherine is a specialist family solicitor based at our Brentwood office. She is also available to see clients at our Upminster office and for late evening appointments.
 
Catherine qualified in 1998 after studying at the University of Hull and Nottingham Trent University. She then completed her training at a Brentwood firm. Catherine worked for firms in Braintree and Chelmsford before returning to the area to join us in 2006.
 
Catherine deals with all aspects of family law including divorce, separation, cohabitation and financial settlements. She has particular expertise in dealing with complicated divorces and financial settlements or cases where the assets are significant. Catherine works closely with the residential property department to ensure that all related property matters are resolved at the same time.
 
Catherine has significant experience in resolving the breakdown of relationships between cohabiting couples and also regularly advises clients in relation to cohabitation agreements and prenuptial agreements.
 
Catherine undertakes all aspects of children work, but particularly where a financial aspect is involved.
 
Catherine provides clear, practical advice for her clients and many of them find her analytical approach to financial claims particularly helpful in resolving matters quickly and sensibly.
 
Catherine is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Children Issues and Financial Relief in Divorce Proceedings. She is also an elected Committee member of Resolution in Essex. Together with Family Department Head Catherine Polli and their colleague Hannah Kelly, their expertise, experience and realistic approach makes them a first rate team.
 
All of the team are willing and available to provide talks and training sessions. Please call 01708 229444 for further details.
 
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Catherine Loadman
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Brentwood office

Hannah Kelly

Hannah is a specialist family solicitor based at our Upminster office. She is also available to see clients at our Brentwood office and is available for out of hours appointments.
 
Hannah qualified in 2004 after studying at Lancaster University and the College of Law in York. She then completed her training in a Billericay firm before moving to a Kent firm. She has now returned to her roots and joined us in 2006.
 
Hannah deals with all aspects of family law including divorce, separation, cohabitation and financial settlements and undertakes her own Court advocacy regularly.
 
She also has significant experience in dealing with children cases including issues involving contact, residence, parental responsibility, financial claims for children and applications for the removal of a child from the country.
 
Hannah also has a keen interest in civil partnership law and is able to advise both in relation to pre partnership agreements and their dissolution.
 
Hannah understands the difficulties encountered when a relationship breaks down and is practical and sensible in her approach. Many clients find her pro active approach helpful in resolving matters as quickly and in as conciliatory a manner as possible.
 
Hannah is a member of Resolution and the Association of Children Lawyers.  Hannah is also an accredited member of the Family Law Panel and together with the Family Department Head Catherine Polli and her colleague Catherine Loadman, their combined expertise, experience and realistic approach makes them a first rate team.
 
All of the team are willing and available to provide talks and training sessions. Please call 01708 229444 for further details.
 
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Hannah Kelly
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Upminster office

Daniel Winter

Daniel is a Solicitor in the Dispute Resolution Department.
Daniel gained an Honours Degree in Law graduating from Cardiff University before completing his Legal Practice Course at Guildford Law School in 2002.  He then trained and qualified as a Solicitor in 2004 with a well known and respected South Coast commercial practice, before moving northwards to the Herts and Essex region, joining Pinney Rogers in 2006.
Daniel is experienced in a range of commercial and civil litigation with particular expertise in commercial landlord and tenant disputes including rent claims, business lease renewals, dilapidations, forfeiture and service charge disputes.  Daniel also has a wealth of experience in residential leasehold disputes and enfranchisement litigation. 
Daniel also advises businesses and individuals on contractual disputes, shareholder litigation, partnership disputes, professional liability, intellectual property disputes and defamation claims.
Daniel also regularly undertakes Personal Injury work.
In relation to all matters Daniel is able to advise in relation to Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resoluition.
Daniel offers evening appointments and can see clients at either office.
 
Practice Areas
 
Property Disputes
Dispute Resolution

Specialisms

Employment
Personal injury
Dispute resolution
Daniel Winter
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Brentwood office

Ellen Loveys

Ellen is a Private Client Solicitor specialising in Wills, Lifetime Planning and Estate Administration.
 
She studied law at Nottingham Trent University and then spent a year working and travelling abroad before returning to the UK to continue her legal studies. Ellen trained with a firm in Shenfield, Essex and qualified as a solicitor in 2004. She joined us in 2006.
 
Ellen is part of the dedicated Private Client Department, the members of which combine a wealth of experience and expertise in dealing with sensitive issues. Ellen has great expertise in pre and post death tax avoidance for both Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax.
 
All the members of the department are happy to make home or hospital visits where clients are unable to attend the office.
 
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Ellen Loveys
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Brentwood office

Emma Waters

Emma is a Private Client Solicitor specialising in Wills, Lifetime Planning and Estate Administration.

Emma studied law at The University of Kent and The College of Law in London and joined us in 2004 as a Trainee Solicitor, spending two years gaining experience in a range of practice areas until she qualified in August 2006 and joined our Private Client Team.
 
Since qualification Emma has taken a great interest in work concerning the funding of residential care and the problems of loss of mental capacity in the elderly, the prevention of abuse and protection of assets.
 
Emma is also a qualified Sign Linguist and a St John Ambulance trained qualified First Aider.
 
She is part of a dedicated Private Client Department, the members of which combine a wealth of experience and expertise in dealing with sensitive issues. All the members of the Department are happy to make home or hospital visits where clients are unable to attend the offices.
 
Practice areas

Emma Waters
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Upminster office

Kristian Croad

Kristian is a Private Client Solicitor specialising in Wills, Lifetime Planning and Estate Administration.
 
He studied law at Bournemouth University then trained with a firm in Poole, Dorset and qualified as a solicitor in 2006. He joined us in 2007.
 
Kristian is part of the dedicated Private Client Department, the members of which combine a wealth of experience and expertise in dealing with sensitive issues. Kristian will be developing his expertise in wills and powers of attorney and is currently studying to become a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
 
All the members of the department are happy to make home or hospital visits where clients are unable to attend the office.
 

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Kristian Croad
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Upminster office

Michael Maloney

Michael is a Senior Executive and the head of our Property Department. He specialises in Commercial Property as well as overseeing miscellaneous residential property matters.

Michael has been with us for many years and has clocked up a vast amount of knowledge and experience in complex issues like buying and selling business premises and land, business leases and licensing, to name but a few.

Michael offers practical, no-nonsense advice to businesses and individuals, and is admired for his down to earth, common sense approach, which has gained him a loyal base of clients and a sound reputation.


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Michael Maloney
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Brentwood office

Linda Bloom

Linda is a Licensed Conveyancer within our Property Department. She deals with residential conveyancing and tries to make moving home as stress free for people as possible.

Linda actually joined us in 1989 as a secretary. She worked her way up and studied hard to eventually become a Licensed Conveyancer in 1997.

Linda is very approachable and appreciates the anxiety clients often feel during the stressful time of moving home.


Practice areas

  • Residential Property

Linda Bloom
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Upminster office


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