Richard has specialised in criminal defence work for over 20 years. He started out in York before he came to London and learned his trade in Tottenham for a number of years where he defended a number of suspects arrested following the notorious Broadwater Farm riot. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1994 he came to Shepherds Bush where he represented defendants at police stations and the local magistrates court almost every day. He set up his own firm in West Kensington with Peter Stringfellow in 1998 and built up a strong practice over 9 years, specialising in serious Crown Court cases. In October 2007 he joined forces with Ben Lansbury and Charles Worthington helping to create one of the largest criminal practices in West London.
He was educated at Pocklington School in Yorkshire, Newcastle-upon-Tyne University (LLB Honours) and York College of Law.
He now specialises in Crown Court work where he has a high success rate. He has conducted a wide range of trials from shoplifting to armed robbery and serious assault, and has personally and successfully conducted a number of cases in the Court of Appeal.
