Our People

David is a partner with over 30 years’ experience in both Conveyancing work and Private Client work. He has conducted well over 1000 conveyances during this time. David qualified as a solicitor in 1990 after passing his solicitors finals exams at the first attempt in Manchester.  He completed his training contract at Blackhusrt Parker and Yates (now Blackhurst Swainson Goodier) in Preston.  After a further period with the Preston firm Whittle Robinson (now John Whittle Robinson) he joined our firm in 1999.  He became a partner in 2000.

Outside of work, David likes to be adventurous by caving and climbing. David also likes his fine wines, as well as the sampling of local ales, and can always be spotted at the local CAMRA festivals.

Justine is the head of our property team and has over 15 years’ experience in dealing with property matters.  Justine has worked in this area since she qualified as a solicitor in 2004 and has dealt with hundreds of property transactions ranging from residential properties to farms and property developments.  She is continually working to improve Milne Moser’s property services. Having spent over a decade as a business leader, Justine also advises in business matters.

Justine gained a degree in law from the University of Central Lancashire, before completing her post-graduate diploma in Legal Practice at the College of Law.  She worked in London, before joining Milne Moser as a trainee solicitor, in 2003, and became a partner in 2008.

Justine is the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) in respect of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme of which the firm is an accredited member.

Rebecca joined Milne Moser in 2005 as a trainee solicitor, qualified in 2007 and became a Partner in the firm in 2013.

Originally from Arnside, Rebecca has over 12 years’ worth of experience in both Contentious and Non-Contentious matters. She now specialises in Residential Property, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence, together with general Civil Litigation. Rebecca has dealt with hundreds of matters across a broad range of fields during her time at Milne Moser and is the Firms Complaints Partner. She sat as President of Westmorland Law Society between 2015 to 2018 and continues to sit on the committee as the longest standing member. Rebecca has been a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) since 2011.

Outside of work, Rebecca is a busy mum of two, and as a family, most of their free time is spent travelling and enjoying everything the outdoors has to offer. One of her proudest moments was being awarded the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award by HRH Prince Philip at St James’s Palace at the age of 18. Rebecca also participates in local amateur dramatics and singing groups when time allows.

Paul qualified as a solicitor in 1981.  He attended the University of Keele and gained a joint honours degree in Law and English.  Paul worked for another firm in Cumbria, before joining Milne Moser in 1983 and becoming a partner in 1984.  He retired from the partnership in 2015, and now works for the firm as a Consultant.

Since qualifying, Paul specialises in commercial transactions, with particular expertise in the sale and purchase of businesses and companies.  He is also experienced in criminal defence law and has represented thousands of defendants charged with a wide variety of charges, including the more complex criminal charges.

The few spare hours of time that Paul has outside of the office are spent running over his local fells, and participating in national orienteering competitions as a member of Lakeland Orienteering Club.  He also ensures that he enjoys at least one skiing trip abroad each year.

Bernadette is head of Civil Litigation and has over 13 years’ experience in Civil Litigation and Employment Law. She has worked in both areas of law since 2005 with 75% of her time being devoted to handling all manner of civil disputes. Bernadette has conducted a number of very complex commercial, construction and land disputes and she has helped thousands of individuals and companies. The remainder of Bernadette’s time has been spent in handling a wide range of Employment matters including unfair dismissal, discrimination, redundancy and TUPE transfers.  Her particular areas of expertise are quite diverse and also include contentious probate matters and claims under the Consumer Rights Act.  She has also represented clients in a number of high profile inquests.

Bernadette is also dual qualified.  She qualified as a barrister in 2003 with one of the highest pass marks.  She then completed her dual qualification as a solicitor in 2008 passing with a Grade A.  Bernadette is therefore well placed to advise on a wide range of disputes.

Based in Cumbria, Bernadette has worked for different firms, initially as an associate solicitor and later as a director, before joining Milne Moser as a consultant in 2017.

Outside of work, Bernadette has in the past enjoyed a number of sports. She was a member of the Great Britain Shooting Team but also enjoyed cycling, running, walking and latterly fly fishing.

Originally from Surrey, Bridget has lived in Kirkby Lonsdale since 2007 and joined Milne Moser in 2015.

Bridget qualified as a solicitor in 1990, having studied law at King’s College, London. She initially worked in the City and specialized in commercial property for five years after qualifying but moved to live in the Lune Valley after a career break to raise her children and a spell living overseas.

She returned to practice in 2010 where she now deals with a wide range of commercial and residential property transactions.

Bridget has been involved in hundreds of property transactions during her career, ranging from residential sales and purchases to larger scale site acquisitions, commercial leases and business sales.

Suzie qualified as a solicitor in September 2003. She is the head of our criminal department and has over 15 years’ experience in criminal law. She has prosecuted and defended, enabling her to evaluate a case from both perspectives. She has helped thousands of individuals at the police station and the court and can represent on a private basis as well as under legal aid order if granted. Suzie has achieved full accreditation with the Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme.

Suzie also provides advice in all aspects of Family Law including Divorce and Financial Relief and Private Children Law. She has four years of experience in this area and has conducted hundreds of matters during this time. She is a member of the Family Law organisation, Resolution and she is committed to approaching family matters in a non-confrontational way, helping individuals resolve their divorce, separation and other family problems in an amicable way.  Suzie also practices in residential conveyancing.

Suzie is originally from the Altrincham area of South Manchester.

She obtained her degree in Law and Criminology from the University of Sheffield and completed her Legal Practice Course there before working for a firm in Doncaster.

Suzie’s family moved to Kendal in 2005 and, following her wedding in the area a year later, Suzie relocated here with her husband.

Out of hours Suzie enjoys horse riding, dog walking and other outdoor pursuits with her family, as well as getting involved in village events where she lives.

Ian is from Ambleside and qualified in 2007 having completed his training with Milne Moser.  He has been working for the firm since 2005.

Ian has a degree in Law from the University of Manchester and undertook the Legal Practice Course at the University of Central Lancashire.

Ian has a good deal of experience in residential and commercial property matters as well as business transactions and associated elements and he has conducted hundreds of completions during his employment with our firm.

Claire is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and a Commissioner for Oaths.  She specialises in wills, estate administration (including estates with an international element) dealing with estates that are both non-taxable and taxable estates – where relevant making claims for the transferable nil rate band, residence nil rate band and claims for both agricultural relief and business property relief.

Her areas of law also includes inheritance tax planning and Court of Protection work (which, includes Lasting Powers of Attorney, registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney, Living Wills and Deputyship Orders) and she has been in practise since 2004.

Claire is a fully accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly, a member of the Law Society’s Private Client Section and obtained a First Class law degree via the Open University and has recently passed her Legal Practice Course with a commendation and achieved a masters degree in Professional Legal Practice with the University of Law both while working full time.

Claire is committed to elderly client work and is happy to provide out of hours and Saturday appointments by arrangement and is also happy to arrange meetings at client’s homes where this is necessary as she appreciates that, particularly, where dealing with elderly clients it simply is not always practical for clients to attend our offices.

In addition, Claire is a freelance tutor for the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives currently tutoring a number of subjects.

Outside work, Claire is a keen sports fan and, being originally from Scotland, supports Celtic football club and is also an avid follower of both Moto GP and Formula 1.

Claire has weekly horse riding lessons which she enjoys but still feels as if there is a lot of room for improvement. She enjoys charitable work having previously undertaken a 13,000 ft tandem skydive on behalf of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society and more recently trekked 26 miles for Alzheimers. In respect of local charities, Claire is very proud to support Eden Carers as a trustee and undertakes support and advice sessions for local carers.

Caroline is originally from the Peak District and obtained her law degree from the University of Sheffield, completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in London before training with a firm in Reading and qualifying as a solicitor in 2005.

Caroline returned to the North in 2008 and worked for a number of national firms in Manchester, specialising in professional negligence litigation. Caroline took a career break in 2014 and relocated to Cumbria in 2017 before joining Milne Moser in 2021.

She has a wealth of experience and over the course of her career has assisted hundreds of commercial, insurance and individual clients, dealing with a wide variety of disputes including personal injury claims, clinical negligence, professional negligence and contractual disputes.

Outside of work,  Caroline enjoys gardening, baking, walking and visiting ruined castles.

Lara obtained her law degree and went on to further study the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Manchester, gaining a distinction, before joining a small family firm in 2013 where she completed her training contract and qualified as a solicitor in 2017.

Lara joined Milne Moser Solicitors private client department in November 2021 and continues to focus on administering estates Probate applications, Wills, Court of Protection applications and Lasting Powers of Attorney. Lara has worked in this area of law since 2014 and has handled many cases.

Outside of work Lara skis most years and has recently taken up running. She enjoys travelling as a family and walking in the Lake District with her Labrador leading the way.