Dave qualified as a solicitor in 1984, having obtained a degree in law from the University of Birmingham before completing his final exams after a year at the College of Law in Chester. He returned home to Liverpool to complete his training with a local firm. Dave has been working as a criminal lawyer in Liverpool and latterly Knowsley for 34 years. He is a higher court advocate and heads the criminal law team at Levins Solicitors having joined the firm in 2002. Dave mainly works on crown court cases but he also represents clients in the magistrates court on a regular basis.

Over many years Dave has accepted instructions from falsely accused teachers and carers. He has been involved in many high profile and complex enquiries and has developed expertise in this area that frequently results in instructions from outside the Merseyside area. In recent years he has been involved in advising on regulatory matters including matters relating to safeguarding issues. Dave has experience of health and safety prosecutions and has advised companies facing OFSTED investigation in relation to the running of care and children’s homes.

Outside of work Dave is the chair of governors at Calderstones School. He is an associate governor of Huyton with Roby CE Primary school. He is the Chair of Woolton FC and has an active involvement in the administration of local amateur football.

I am a criminal defence solicitor appearing in the Magistrates Court, Youth Court and Crown Court across the Northwest on a daily basis.

I obtained a BA honours degree from Nottingham Trent University in 1984, and qualified in 1990. Since 1997 I have been a criminal law specialist.

I am also a duty solicitor and regularly attend police stations to advise suspects under caution in all manner of criminal cases. I have developed a particular skill for dealing with young Defendants.

Over the years I have dealt with the whole spectrum of criminal cases from straight forward motoring allegations to nationally significant homicide cases. I am a higher Court criminal advocate and appear increasingly in the Crown Court to represent Defendants facing serious criminal charges.

I am an experienced criminal solicitor and Higher Court Advocate.  My areas of expertise include trial advocacy representing defendants across an extensive range of criminal offences, including cases of domestic violence, assault, theft and fraud.

I have represented children as young as 11 who have found themselves caught up in the criminal justice system and I advise young people in the police station and the Youth Court.

I appear regularly in Magistrates and Crown Courts throughout Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

As a proficient advocate and accredited police station representative, I support clients from the initial police investigation to representation at court.

I am a criminal defence solicitor and work exclusively in the area of criminal law. I obtained an LLB Honours Degree from Cardiff University in 1990 and upon qualification as a solicitor in 1995, I began to work as a criminal defence solicitor.

I have extensive experience of advising suspects in the police station in relation to a vast array of criminal allegations and have represented thousands of defendants involved in criminal prosecutions. I have represented defendants in relation to a variety of serious criminal cases including high profile murder cases, misconduct in public office cases and I regularly act in cases involving serious sexual wrongdoing.

I successfully defended one of two suspects charged with Cheshire’s first ‘no body’ murder. He was acquitted after a lengthy trial and considerable hard work by myself and the defence team.

My experience of defending in drug cases is particularly extensive, from a multi-billion pound international importation case (said to be the UK’s largest ever) to county-lines conspiracies.

I defend in proceeds of crime confiscation cases, and in one case saved my client from an order for the confiscation of in excess of £12,000,000.

Joe graduated from University of Leeds in 2012 with a 2:1 degree in Law LLB, before completing the LPC at the College of Law, York, receiving commendation. He qualified in London as a solicitor in 2017 before moving back to the North. Joe initially practised in Chester for a couple of years before moving to practice in Liverpool, where he has been since 2019

Joe joined Levins in June 2022 and has settled in well. Originally from Burnley, Lancashire, he now feels very much at home in his adopted city.

Joe specialises in criminal defence and is duty qualified. This involves attending magistrates’ courts and police stations across Merseyside, the North West and in some cases, nationally to represent individuals. He is also a qualified supervisor.

I am a legal assistant in JR Levins Solicitors’ criminal legal department. I have worked at the solicitors since 1988.

I regularly attend at police stations to advise Defendants under caution and I have substantial experience in all sorts of cases from the most straight forward to serious sexual offences and murder cases.

I am a fully accredited police station representative and a duty solicitor representative.

I am a criminal defence solicitor, working exclusively in criminal law. I obtained a degree in Biochemistry and Genetics and then converted to Law.  I did my training contract at Jones Robertson and have now been qualified for 19 years, practising solely in crime in the Magistrates Court.

I have gained a lot of experience dealing with vulnerable youths and adults with mental illness and learning disabilities. I am also a duty solicitor.

Dan graduated from Liverpool John Moores University in June 2021 with a Law LLB (Hons).

He joined Levins in July 2021 as a paralegal and in January 2023, commenced a Graduate Entry Solicitor Apprenticeship.

He is an accredited police station representative.

His responsibilities including preparing magistrate and crown court matters. He has acted on behalf of a number of youths before the youth court. He advises on a wide range of matters including murder, firearms and drugs conspiracies, sexual offences, serious assaults and Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation and forfeiture proceedings.

He also advises on taxi licence appeals and motoring offences including exceptional hardship applications.