Peter Eatherall
Heading the criminal department, Peter is the founding partner and most experienced member of the team with Higher court advocacy rights. He has a dedicated following of high profile clients. His wealth of experience and knowledge has earned him a first class reputation as an advocate in both the magistrates’ and Crown court.
Peter is one of a small and exclusive number of solicitors added by government body, the Legal Services Commission to a panel of advocates recommended and authorised to deal with the most serious of criminal cases.
Throughout the country is Peter is recognised by his peers as a leader in his field and regularly accepts referrals of work from other lawyers and accountants who want only the best criminal lawyer to represent their clients.
Peter Casson
Peter heads the Litigation and Wills and Probate departments. He is a duty solicitor and higher court advocate. His experience as an advocate is second to none, having to regularly appear in the most serious of cases including murder, rape and armed robbery.
With a passion for litigation, Peter has become known as a tough litigator, regularly representing the under-dog and coming out on top. His clients come to him when they know they have a fight on their hands.
His team are dedicated in their approach, emulating his attitude and becoming recognised as the team to fight your corner. Peter understands the needs of his commercial clients explaining why so many of his clients are companies as well as individuals.
Oliver Gardner
Oliver, the managing partner and head of the Regulatory Crime, Personal Injury and Family Law departments, was the senior partner at Gardner Berke Solicitors until November 2008 when his practice was succeeded to by Howard’s. He was previously responsible for running one of the largest criminal defence practices in the country and has personally represented clients in some of the most high profile criminal cases.
His attention to details has won him a reputation that has allowed him to develop a successful motoring law defence and regulatory crime practice and consequently he is now the first point of contact for many members of the police and ambulance services as well as the armed forces in addition to some very well known blue chip companies when they are facing any kind of prosecution.
Notwithstanding his no-nonsense approach to litigation his family law and personal injury clients describe him as sympathetic and sensitive to their needs so as to ensure their objectives are always met with the least amount of trouble.