Carr & Co People
First and foremost, at Carr and Co we understand that our work is about people.
Sometimes because issues we are dealing with are difficult, you’ll need us to support you not only with the legal aspects of our working relationship but maybe as someone to listen to the often quite personal aspects of what you are experiencing.
Perhaps in more straight forward cases you’ll simply need us to represent you in the right way to the right people and to get you the results you desire.
Either way, we’re here to help.
The people you’ll meet at Carr and co will include:
Valerie Wormald
Valerie is a Senior Partner at Carr and Co and specializes in providing advice on all aspects of Family and Matrimonial Law as well as assisting with Will provision and Probate.
She has also recently qualified as a Collaborative lawyer, a new process to the UK, in resolving family disputes. Her further interests include cases involving children and she also sits as a deputy chairperson on Benefit Appeals.
When not involved in all of the above she is married, with two young children, and lives at the coast.Valerie’s email address is valerie@carrandcosolicitors.com
Sharon Smith
Sharon is a Senior Partner at Carr and Co and offers a wide range of professional advice professional advice in all areas of personal injury and accident law including road trafic accidents and accidents at work. She also specialises in will provision and probate.
Sharon’s email address is sharon@carrandcosolicitors.com
Alistair Easdon
Alistair is a senior partner at Carr and Co and offers specialist advice on all aspects of buying and selling your home and business property. He heads the conveyancing team and is keen on innovative and new ways of dealing with transactions such as e-conveyancing.
For some years he ran an estate agency and also worked for a building society so he knows all the problems that you can face in dealing with what has been described as one of the most stressful things you will do. He will do his best to reduce that worry.
He is married and lives at the coast.Alistair’s email address is alistair@carrandcosolicitors.com
Elizabeth Hoban
Elizabeth is Assistant Solicitor and is based at our Blyth and Morpeth office and helps clients with all aspects of family law and legal work in buying and selling your home.
She is particularly interested in cases where there has been domestic violence to a partner and cases involving children.
As a member of Resolution she is committed to finding a constructive and conciliatory approach to resolving your legal problems.
She lives in Newcastle upon Tyne.Liz ’s email address is liz@carrandcosolicitors.com
Gemma Iceton
Gemma is Assistant Solicitor and is based at our Gosforth office and is passionate about helping parties with family issues and disputes including where there has been domestic violence or other wrongdoing.
She also deals with accident cases and other civil disputes.
Gemma lives in Newcastle upon Tyne
Gemma’s email address is gemma@carrandcosolicitors.com
Colleen Howard
Colleen is Conveyancing Executive and is based at our Blyth office and deals with all aspects of buying and selling your home and works closely with the other team members.
Colleen lives in Northumberland
Colleen’s email address is colleen@carrandcosolicitors.com
Carly English
Carly, a Conveyancing Executive, is part of the conveyancing team based at our Blyth office and deals with all aspects of buying and selling your home. Carly is currently working towards the professional qualification of a Licensed Conveyancer.
Carly lives in Northumberland.
Contact : carly@carrandcosolicitors.com
Mark Lynn
Mark, a Conveyancer and Trainee Solicitor, is based at our Gosforth office and deals primarily with the legal work in buying and selling your home. He is working towards the professional qualification of a solicitor.
Mark lives in Jesmond.
Contact : mark@carrandcosolicitors.com
In addition to the above, you will have day to day contact with our experienced support staff who will be able to assist you with information gathering as needed and for general enquiries as to the progress of your matter.
You will be informed as to who are the key personnel on confirmation that you wish us to act for you.
All our staff work as a committed and enthusiastic team. All of them have input as to how we can continue to improve our service to you and develop the work taking into account IT changes and continuing changes in law and practice.