Staff A-Z
HJA Partners, Associates, Solicitors and Management
A true benchmark of a successful firm is
the capability and commitment displayed by its team. At
Hodge Jones & Allen, we are proud of our team of excellent
lawyers and support staff. The profiles below provide you
with more information about our legal experts and supporting
management.
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Nina Ali
- Position:
- Solicitor
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8483
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8305
- E-Mail:
- nali@hja.net
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Nina qualified as a solicitor in 2002, having trained at Hodge Jones & Allen. Nina, who is also a qualified nurse with 10 years' experience, specialised in clinical negligence from the outset and has run the complete range of clinical negligence cases. She has a special interest in psychiatric, cardiac and fatal cases. Nina is fluent in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.
Patrick Allen
- Position:
- Senior Partner
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8468
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8305
- E-Mail:
- pallen@hja.net
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Patrick trained with London West End law firm Offenbach & Co 1973-1976 where he dealt with crime, family and civil liberties cases. Patrick qualified as a solicitor in 1977 when he founded Hodge Jones & Allen in Camden with Henry Hodge and Peter Jones. He was the firm’s Managing Partner and has combined this role with the position of Senior Partner following Henry's retirement in 1998.
Patrick has managed the firms expansion from 4 to 180 staff members over the last 32 years and the big move to new premises in Euston in 2007.
Patrick specialises in complex personal injury and multi-party cases. He was the leader of the HJA team managing Gulf War illness claims for UK veterans and the New Cross Fire inquest. He has also managed the MMR and Sheep Dip multi-party actions and played a lead role in the King's Cross Fire and Marchioness Litigation on behalf of claimants.
Patrick has a long standing involvement with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). He was Vice President of APIL 2001-3, President of APIL 2003-2004 and APIL Law Society Council Member 2002-2006.
Patrick sits as a Deputy District Judge and is a member of the Law Society Civil Justice Committee.
Khurram Arif
- Position:
- Partner
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8381
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8306
- E-Mail:
- karif@hja.net
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Khurram joined Hodge Jones & Allen's criminal team as a police station advisor.
He then trained to become a solicitor and was admitted in 2001.
He specialises in the conduct of serious sexual Assault (in particular Grievous Bodily Harm caused through HIV infection), murder and fraud cases. He is an extremely experienced police station advisor and regularly attends police stations and magistrates' courts to advise suspects in all types of criminal offences.
Khurram is meticulous in the preparation of crown and magistrates' court cases and has well established links with very able barristers.
He is fluent in Urdu and Punjabi languages.
Rachel Ayres
- Position:
- Paralegal
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8547
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8305
- E-Mail:
- rayres@hja.net
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Rachel joined the personal injury team in March 2009. She has specialised in Claimant Personal Injury and Negligence claims since 2005.
Sasha Barton
- Position:
- Solicitor
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8490
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8305
- E-Mail:
- sbarton@hja.net
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Sasha graduated from Cambridge University in 1999 with a degree in English Literature. She worked at the Commission for Racial Equality from 2002 to 2005, specialising in advising public bodies on the race equality duty and Gypsy and Irish Traveller law and policy. She qualified as a solicitor on 1st May 2009.
Sophie Bell
- Position:
- Solicitor
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8428
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8304
- E-Mail:
- sbell@hja.net
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Sophie joined Hodge Jones & Allen in October 2008. She was admitted as a solicitor in October 2005 and since July 2006 has specialised in housing law representing tenants faced with possession proceedings, eviction and homelessness.
She also has dealt with a number of cases concerning disrepair actions, judicial review, homelessness appeals and unlawful evictions.
Client comment - “Sophie treated me with empathy and respect. Thank you.”
Rowena Blackburn
- Position:
- Trainee Solicitor
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8567
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8303
- E-Mail:
- rblackburn@hja.net
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Rowena joined HJA in June 2007 as a Paralegal in the Private Client Team. Rowena commenced her training contract in March 2009 undertaking her first seat in the Private Client Team. Rowena is currently embarking upon her second seat in the family team.
Sarah Boulter
- Position:
- Paralegal
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8559
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8303
- E-Mail:
- sboulter@hja.net
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Sarah joined Hodge Jones & Allen in 2007.
She works within the Private Client Team specialising in drafting wills.
Susan Breen
- Position:
- Partner
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8528
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8302
- E-Mail:
- sbreen@hja.net
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Susan specialises in Family Law with particular experience in the law relating to children.
She has represented parents, children and Guardians ad Litem at all Court levels.
She also has an interest in adoption cases.
Susan is committed to publicly funded work and was involved with the Legal Aid Practitioners Group as a committee member for some years.
Susan practised in Manchester for 10 years where she was Head of the Family Department at Olliers Solicitors before moving to London in 2002 to join Hodge Jones and Allen.
Claire Brigham
- Position:
- Trainee Solicitor
- Tel:
- 020 7874 8545
- Fax:
- 020 7874 8305
- E-Mail:
- cbrigham@hja.net
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Claire joined Hodge Jones & Allen as a trainee in September 2007. She has completed seats in Family, Personal Injury and Housing and is currently in the Civil Liberties department. Prior to this she worked in the human rights NGO sector. Claire will qualify as a solicitor in September 2009.