Meet our team.

Our team of legal experts are always ready to pick up your case. If you wish to speak to a member of our team, you can contact them by calling one of our offices or by completing our online enquiry form.

Huddersfield Denby Dale office

James Smith is a Director and of the founders of Holden Smith Law. A qualified solicitor, James has experience in handling cases on residential and commercial property.
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John Blake Legal ConsultantQualifying as a solicitor in 2003, John has almost 20 years’ civil litigation experience advising clients on a range of contentious matters including clinical and professional negligence, personal injury, commercial litigation, construction disputes and litigation, general litigation and employment. He has also held a partner role at another firm. John enjoys interesting and challenging cases where no two days are the same.

John Blake Legal Consultant

Sara Thirlway is a conveyancing executive at Holden Smith Law.
Lucy Warburton is a conveyancing executive and Holden Smith Law.
Luke Underhill has a wealth of experience in commercial property matters.
Neville Moore is a corporate solicitor at Holden Smith Law.
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Leeds Crossgates office

Zack is a solicitor and branch manager at Holden Smith Law.
Molly Shutt is a trainee solicitor at Holden Smith.
Damaride is a Trainee Solicitor at Holden Smith Law.
Caroline is a conveyancing executive at Holden Smith Law and can assist with a wide range of residential property cases including conveyancing.
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Horsforth office

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Simon Shires is a commercial solicitor at Holden Smith with over 40 years of experience.
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Alex Jones is a Solicitor at Holden Smith.
Abena is a Trainee Solicitor at Holden Smith working with residential property cases.
Bethany is a trainee solicitor at Holden Smith, working within the family law team.
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Manchester office

Brittany is a solicitor at Holden Smith with a specialism in corporate and commercial law.
Katie Lawton is a conveyancing executive in the Manchester office at Holden Smith.
Jade Sykes is a solicitor based in the Manchester office at Holden Smith.
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Queensbury office

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Katie is the branch manager at Holden Smiths Elland office and is also a conveyancing executive.

David Bancroft Director

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Sara is a solicitor at Holden Smith specialising in family law
Keely is a conveyancing executive at Holden Smith Law.
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Joe is a remortgage executive at Holden Smith assisting clients with their remortgages and transfer of equity.

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