Switalskis Solicitors handles a broad range of criminal matters, with a particular focus on representing vulnerable clients, including young people and individuals with mental health conditions. The Leeds-based team is led by Michael Devlin, who brings over two decades of experience and specialises in supporting individuals with mental health issues, ensuring their specific needs are addressed throughout the justice system. The ‘quality solicitor’ Rob Fones represents clients accused of sexual violence, while Jim Littlehales and Sarah Myatt are renowned for their ’determination to find justice’.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Mike Devlin is thorough and incisive in the most complex cases. His calm command of his cases is as reassuring to the most anxious client, as it is to the Crown Court judge who considers in submissions as a Higher Court Advocate.'
- ‘The crime team are fully conversant with their cases, they are proactive in investigating potential defences and instructing appropriate experts proactively and unhesitatingly give clients sound advice, regardless of the cost to them. They are dedicated to the client's interest, regardless of the commercial impact it may have on their practice.’
Practice head
Michael Devlin
Other key lawyers
Jim Littlehales; Rob Fones; Sarah Myatt