Helen enjoys a busy criminal practice accepting instructions to both defend and prosecute. She routinely appears in a variety of Court centres undertaking Crown Court, Magistrates Court and Youth Court work.

She has experience in criminal cases across the whole spectrum such as; violence, public order, weapons, drugs, fraud, sexual offences and driving matters. She also routinely deals with forfeiture, confiscation and domestic violence prevention.

Helen joined the crime team having completed her pupillage at 1 High Pavement where she was able to begin to build up an exciting and expanding Midlands practice, which she hopes to continue to build upon.

Prior to commencing pupillage, Helen worked as a County Court Advocate which involved managing her own busy caseload in a variety of civil matters. In addition to courtroom advocacy, she was frequently asked to draft legal documents and negotiate settlements.

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