Donnelly McArdle Adamson Solicitors

Geoffery Adamson

Qualified as a Solicitor in 1997. He predominantly works with all aspects of Family Law. He is very experienced in his field particularly with ancillary relief. He has specialist accreditation with the SFLA becoming a Panel Member in 2004.

Phil Mitchell

Phil has been with the firm throughout his career. Until recently Phil was something of a general practitioner, but in recent years he has began to specialise. Whilst still doing some criminal work, the vast majority of his time is spend dealing with Family Law matters and in particular child related law.

He is a member of the Family Law Panel and the Children Panel. He spends a lot of his time dealing with Child Care Proceedings and general Family Law matters. Phil is a member of Resolution and also sits on the Law Society Children Law Sub Committee regularly attending meetings in London, which he enjoys immensely.

Away from the Law Phil has become involved in the local community sitting on the Management Boards of Hartlepool College of Further Education and Hartlepool Rovers Football Club, he is also a passionate cricket fan.

John Relton

Since qualification in 1990 he has gained a broad range of experience in conveyancing, probate, personal injury, Police Station and Crown Court work before taking responsibility of the criminal department in Hartlepool. He is appointed as a Court and Police Station Duty Solicitor for the Hartlepool area.

He has extensive experience in all aspects of criminal litigation representing clients in very serious cases such as murder, manslaughter and rape.

Adrian Morris

Qualified as a Solicitor in 1989 after reading law at Birmingham he has gained a broad range of experience throughout his career. He now concentrates on all aspects of criminal litigation and is a Supervisor within the Criminal Department in Hartlepool as well as Complaints Manager for the Practice.

Hugh Gething

Admitted as a Solicitor in 1967 he has a vast amount of knowledge in all aspects of Criminal Litigation and Practice Management having run a very successful practice of is own for many years before joining Donnelly Adamson to set up the Crown Court Department.

He is currently Regional Chairman for the Legal Services Commission, Jesmond

Malcolm Donnelly

A former partner with Donnelly Adamson with a vast amount of experience in all aspects of the law particularly Criminal Litigation where he was a well known criminal solicitor within the town. As a member of the Law Society’s Children Panel he now concentrates his time on Care Work and works with many Local Authorities within the Teesside and Durham areas. He understands the issues surrounding children and their families and deals with them in a sensitive and caring manner.

Gillian Gibson

Gillian qualified as a Solicitor in 1980. Over the years she has worked in various practices throughout the Teesside area and has extensive experience in private and public law children work as well as domestic violence, wills and probate.

Janice Short

Janice qualified in 1996 as a Legal Executives becoming a Fellow in the same year. She has gained valuable experience in Family and Welfare Law whilst working for other practices in the area before joining the Family Department of Donnelly Adamson. Working mainly with Private Law Issues she has a sensitive approach to her work and has built up a good reputation with clients in the short time that she has been with us.

Gail Cleary

Gail worked for many years with the Court and Prison Services based in Hartlepool Magistrates Court as a Senior Custody Officer before joining the Criminal Department in 2007. She is currently part qualified as a Police Station Representative dealing with the needs of clients in custody and in prison and with her vast experience in this field she has the necessary confidence and ability to meet those needs.

Gavin Lucas

Gavin joined the practice after leaving University approximately 3 years ago. He is currently a trainee Legal Executive and Police Station Representative working out of the Hartlepool Office.