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About Runhams LLP
You will find all Runhams LLP staff have one thing in common, they are easy to approach and make understanding legal issues as straightforward as possible for you. Details of our team members appear below.
Joe Capaldi
Joe is a Consultant Solicitor particular expertise in Disputes and Litigation. Joe was formerly a Deputy District Judge in Sheffield and now enjoys working on family law, employment disputes and all litigation matters.
John Dowling
Born and educated in Yorkshire, John qualified as a solicitor in London,working for a dozen years or so in a West End firm specialising in commercial and entertainment law. He returned to Yorkshire in the late eighties and worked at the former firm of Gibbs Pollard which later merged with Runham Kirkbride & Co. He is a Consultant with Runhams LLP and continues to specialise in commercial law generally, and has particular experience in the leisure industry and licensed trades. His hobbies include outdoor pursuits, and acoustic music.
Naomi Duxbury-Tetley
Bryan Kirkbride
Bryan qualified as a solicitor in 1973 after completing training in Leeds. He has worked in Bradford and Shipley since 1974. He set up an Immigration Law Department at his then firm in 1975 and has undertaken Immigration work continuously since then, covering all private and commercial aspects apart from Asylum. With John Runham he founded Runham Kirkbride & Co. in 1979..Bryan also undertakes personal injury and general civil litigation work
.Tracey Lynam
Tracey is a a residential conveyancer and has been working in the law for the last twenty four years. She prides herself in listening to her clients. She is very friendly and has an ability to put her clients at ease, thereby making a potentially stressful transaction less so.
She is currently responsible for the installation of a case management system which will benefit all of our clients in making their transactions progress even more swiftly.
Nighat Rasool
Nighat is a commercial and residential property solicitor dealing with all aspects of property and finance. She joined the firm in February 2004 as a trainee solicitor and qualified in April 2006.
Her interests include shopping and fashion. She also enjoys travelling and cooking for her family and friends.
John Runham
Born in Bradford and educated in Bradford and London. He was the founder, with Bryan Kirkbride, and the first Senior Partner of the former Runhams (then Runham Kirkbride & Co). John is now a consultant, specialising in wills, probates, residential and commercial conveyancing.
Iqbal Singh Sekhon
Vishal Sharma
Harish Tekchandani
Ed Wegorzewski
Ed is a native of Bradford, although both his parents were of Polish origin, and he is fluent in Polish. He studied law at the LSE and following qualification, helped set up the new firm of Runham Kirkbride & Co. in 1979. He has stayed with the firm through its growth and mergers. He is a Consultant with Runhams LLP dealing with Civil Litigation, and is responsible for the firm's IT. He specialises in personal injury law. He is married to Lyndsay, who is our Office Manager. his interests include rugby league and snooker, computers and information technology, photography and astronomy.
