Solicitors at ROW & SCOTT.

Peter Docherty

Director

Areas of expertise

Criminal law

Career history

1990 - 1993

LLB Hons Northumbria University

1993 - 1994

Legal Practice Course Northumbria University

1995

Joined Row & Scott solicitors

Memberships

Duty Solicitor - Police stations and Magistrates courts

Lucille Cowell

Director

Areas of expertise:

Housing law
Children law
Family and matrimonial law

Career history:

Prior to studying law, worked as an Environmental Health Officer in London, Nottingham and Northumberland.

1996 - 1999

LLB Hons - Newcastle University

1999 - 2000

Bar Vocational Course - Northumbria University

2000

Called to the Bar - Middle Temple

2002

Joined Row & Scott Solicitors

Membership:

Member of the Law Society Children Panel

Adam Scott

Director

Areas of expertise

Criminal law

Career history

1998 - 2002

LLB Hons Exempting Degree Northumbria University

2002

Joined Row & Scott

Memberships

Duty Solicitor police stations and Magistrates courts
Higher Rights of Audience - Criminal law

Lauren Allison

Areas of expertise

Children and Family Law

Career History

LLB Hons at Sheffield Hallam University 2011-2015

LPC at Nottingham Law School 2015-2016

Prior to joining Row and Scott, Lauren trained at a small practice in Wolverhampton that specialised in Family and Mental Health Law, followed by a period working at Newcastle City Council.

Mehdi Hassan

Trainee Solicitor

Areas of expertise:

• Immigration Law

Career history:

Prior to joining Row & Scott worked in an OISC accredited Immigration law firm for almost 5 years in various roles including as an Adviser dealing with immigration cases. Also worked for a global retail bank for 12 years in different roles dealing with customers’ complaints.

2001-2006 LLB Hons University of London

2006-2007 LLM University of Northumbria

2010-2014 Legal Practice Course University of Northumbria

Richard Scott

Consultant

Areas of expertise

Criminal law
Wills and Probate

Career history

Articled clerk at William Webb, Son and Smith in Morpeth from 1973 until 1975. Then at Molineux, Mckeag & Cooper until 1978. After qualifying as a solicitor in December 1978 went on to become equity partner. He left McKeags in 1983 to set up Row & Scott with his friend and colleague Barry Row.

1978

Law Society Finals - Newcastle Polytechnic

1983

Set up Row & Scott solicitors with Barry Row.

Memberships

Duty Solicitor - Police Stations and Magistrates courts

Carolanne Seddon

Family solicitor

Areas of expertise:

Children law
Family and matrimonial law

Career history

Prior to joining Row & Scott Carolanne has worked exclusively in the North East for both traditional Law firms and a Local charitable organisation. Qualifying as a solicitor in 2005 and becoming a partner is a previous law firm, Carolanne now specialises in Children Law and representing parents and children in Care Proceedings.

1998-2002 - LLB (Hons) Northumbria university

2002-2003 - LPC Northumbria university

2005 - Qualified as a solicitor

Memberships