Criminal Defence SolicitorsCRIMINAL DEFENCE SOLICITORS
Accredited provider of legal advice regarding criminal law with the Legal Services Commission and we are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Frame Smith & Co was founded in August 1999 after we recognised that there was a need for a specialist practice dealing in serious criminal allegations as well as general criminal, road traffic and benefit fraud. We are an accredited provider of criminal legal advice with the Legal Aid Agency and we are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
We offer an individually tailored response to what is likely to be the most serious and stressful situation you will ever face. Your case will be exclusively supervised by one of the two partners in the firm, David Smith or Anthony Egan, from start to finish. You will be an individual client not a file number. Unlike virtually all other firms, you will have direct access to a partner and will not be dealt with by trainees, paralegals or admin staff.
Dealing in:
SERIOUS CRIMINAL ALLEGATIONS
GENERAL CRIME ALLEGATIONS
ROAD TRAFFIC ADVICE
BENEFIT FRAUD
CROWN & MAGISTRATES COURT APPEARANCES
POLICE STATION ADVICE
Individually tailored response: To what is likely to be the most serious and stressful situation you will ever face.
Your case will be exclusively supervised by one of the two partners in the firm, David Smith or Anthony Egan, from start to finish.
You will be an individual client not a file number. Unlike virtually all other firms, you will have direct access to a partner and will not be dealt with by trainees, paralegals or admin staff.
Our People
David Smith and Anthony Egan are the partners of the firm. Nick Brown, Ian Savill, Mark Williams, Stephen Hudson and Leila Ali are our Assistant and Consultant Solicitors. We also have extensive contacts with a number of leading Barristers and QCs who specialise in all aspects of Crown Court cases particularly murder, GBH, fraud, internet offences, sexual offences, SOPOs and Proceeds of Crime Act investigations (POCA).
He has advised and represented an extensive range of clients from all walks of life and dealt with a variety of offences from road traffic to murder. In addition, he has lectured in criminal law to both ILEX students and local court personnel and has represented local solicitors’ interests at a national level on various committees.
Anthony has significant expertise and experience of dealing with cases alleging serious financial crime or sexual misconduct. He takes pride in his thorough and dedicated approach to all the cases that he deals with. His aim is always to obtain the best possible outcome for his client. He has a well-established reputation amongst his peers and puts energy into any new challenges he or his clients face.
Anthony attained the Rights of Audience qualification allowing him to appear as an advocate in the Crown Court and has also appeared before the Court of Appeal in a successful appeal against an excessive sentence passed by the Crown Court. He was part of the team which took one of the leading cases on confiscation orders, R v Varma all the way to the Supreme Court.
Nick Brown
Qualified in 2001, Nick is a specialist in criminal and road traffic law and he appears on a daily basis in Magistrates courts dealing with everything from straightforward guilty pleas through to complex trials. Nick is also a Higher Courts Advocate for criminal cases giving him rights of audience in the Crown Court.
Leila Ali
Kate Lyon
Kate qualified in 2004 and is a part-time solicitor consultant with the firm with a particular skill in dealing with the more vulnerable defendant and considerable experience in the preparation of Crown Court cases involving mental health issues and sex offences. She Can be contacted via: info@framesmithsolicitors.co.uk
Chris Cannon
Chris qualified in 2004 and is a part-time solicitor consultant with the firm . He also has higher rights of audience and is a specialist in military law , regularly dealing with military police investigations and Court Martial. He can be contacted via: info@framesmithsolicitors.co.uk
Lee Wainscoat
Lee is our freelance accredited police station advisor. After 16 years in the police force Lee’s knowledge of police station practice and procedure is now a valuable asset to the defence in advising suspects at the police station.
Lee has substantial experience in dealing with serious crimes and complex fraud investigations and a particular skill in dealing with vulnerable and young detained persons.