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Brian graduated from Birmingham University with a LLB Law Degree in 1979. He qualified as a Solicitor in 1982 after completing his training contract at Wragge & Co in Birmingham. Brian joined the Firm as a Partner in the Litigation Department in 2004.
Based in Shrewsbury, Brian heads up the Shropshire Commercial Litigation Team and specialises in insolvency, shareholder disputes, dispute resolution and property litigation. He has gained a particular reputation in the field of contentious corporate recovery work. In addition Brian’s Shropshire Team provides litigation support to the Firm’s Agricultural & Rural Department, working for local agricultural businesses and estate clients.
Brian has recently been appointed as a board member at SCE (Shropshire Construction Excellence).
Did you know? Brian occupies the prominent role of a Deputy District Judge.
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