Woodfines Criminal Department

Our Criminal Department is one of the strongest in the region. It is headed by Niall Quinn who was appointed QC in 2006, only the twelfth solicitor and second criminal solicitor ever to receive that honour. He, David Endersby and Chris Hallsworth all have over thirty years experience dealing with high profile criminal cases including murder, manslaughter, fraud (general, carousel and conveyancing), drugs, firearms and explosives and sexual offences.  They are supported by a team of highly experienced solicitors paralegals and outdoor clerks. Niall Quinn has been a Recorder of the Crown Court for ten years and Chris Hallsworth a Deputy District Judge for eleven years. The firm is a member of the Specialist Fraud Panel in Beds, Bucks and Herts.