Meet the Legal Team

John King

Partner

johnking@carterssolicitors.org.uk
To learn more about John, please visit his page on 9 Bedford Row.

Brian Craig DSc Dip Msc

Business Manager

briancraig@carterssolicitors.org.uk
Brian has 28 years of management expertise in both private and public sectors, of which nearly 23 years have been spent in the legal profession. For 13 years he managed Tuckers Solicitors, one of the largest criminal defence firms in the country. He brings a wealth of practical management experience and knowledge gained not only from advising and managing law firms, but for also his management role as Group Duty Solicitor Manager of the London Office of the Legal Aid Board. He is responsible for ensuring the firm maintains its Specialist Quality Mark in the field of criminal defence and operates to consistently high standards.

Danielle Carvey BA (Hons)

Legal Consultant

daniellecarvey@carterssolicitors.org.uk
Danielle joined us in January 2018 and with professional experience across a variety of sectors, she brings a unique and personable addition to the team. She obtained partial scholarships for both her completed undergraduate degree from The University of Kent and her current master’s degree from The University of Law.

Danielle has worked extensively with mental health and domestic abuse charities. Her knowledge in these sectors allows her to offer all clients an understanding, unbiased and supportive experience with the firm. Danielle also has legal experience working in Intellectual Property Law as well as professional management experience, working as a Project Manager for a mental health charity.

Danielle is currently a Delegate and Representative for the international charity Amicus, helping to fight for justice for those on death row. She has also led educational workshops on a variety of topics, including Human Rights Law, The United Nations, and Climate Change. Danielle has also completed pro bono work with Amnesty International, and is a keen advocate for international human rights.

Lady Sheila Mountain-Stanley

Legal Consultant

Sheila is a long standing and dedicated member of our team and provides an exceptional approach for all clients. She specialises in Criminal Defence and became Police Station Accredited in 2004, covering the North, East and West of England.

She is a specialist in Fraud, Murder, Drug Offences, POCA and Rape cases. She also presents cases to the CCRC if she believes there is a miscarriage of Justice, whereby she took one of the cases all the way to the European Courts of Human Rights in Strasbourg (R v. Barrington Moses).

Sheila is not one to give up and will fight your corner all the way being ex-military.

Amy Chan

Legal Consultant

amychan@carterssolicitors.org.uk

Amy graduated with a degree in Economics and Geography and went on to complete the CPE and BVC and is a non practising barrister.

Thereafter Amy had a banking career that spanned a decade dealing with high net-worth individuals and corporations.

Amy took the decision to return to Law with her particular interest in Criminal Defence.

Amy is thorough, conscientious, diligent and attentive to clients’ needs.

She is currently a graduate CILEx member with a view to qualifying as a fellow of the institute.

Amy is a fluent cantonese speaker and welcomes clients from the Chinese ethnic community.

Andre Billington

Solicitor

Andre Billington is a solicitor at Carters Solicitors, based in London. Andre Billington graduated from Liverpool University, where be obtained a 2:1 degree LLB Honours in Law. Having initially trained as a Barrister he was called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn in November 1999. He then moved the London in 2003 and began working for the leading criminal law firm, Tuckers Solicitors. Whilst there his specialisation was serious fraud, murder, serious sex offences and terrorism related matters.

He made the decision to convert from being a Barrister to a Solicitor and started to appear regularly in both the Courts and Police Stations after cross qualifying. Andre Billington joined Carters Solicitors in 2020 and is a specialist trial advocate. He is very attentive to clients’ needs, very empathic and very much a defence lawyer who clients can relate to.

Moreover, Andre’s varied past working history has given him an insight to enable him to identify with clients from all walks of life.

David Burrowes

Solicitor

David Burrowes was Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate from 2005 – 2017.

David has worked as a Solicitor for over 25 years specialising in Criminal Law before and since leaving Parliament. He has been a criminal defence advocate in police stations and Courts in London and Hertfordshire dealing with all levels of crime, from contested murders, sexual offences, drugs and fraud and road traffic cases. When in Parliament, David championed many issues – criminal justice, drugs and alcohol treatment, family policy, religious liberty, international human rights, welfare reform, refugees, and immigration detention.

David led changes in national policy and legislation – for example. making the Extradition Law with USA fairer, having stopped the extradition of his constituent Gary McKinnon [find link]. He established the compensation fund from prisoners’ earnings, supporting drugs and alcohol rehabilitation, stopping the relaxation of Sunday Trading laws, increasing provision for child refugees, securing additional funds for Universal Credit and disability benefit recipients. David was architect of the new curriculum requirement of Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education.

David is also the Chairman of the Equity Release Council and Parliamentary Director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship, an elder of his local church, a School Governor at Dame Alice Owens and a member of the Centre for Social Justice Addiction Advisory Board. David brings both his wealth of experience, his legal brain and extraordinary personable approach when dealing with clients.

Johnny Nung Vu

I.T. Manager

Johnny’s profile is coming soon.

Ria Burrows

Legal Assistant

Ria Burrows is the latest addition to the Carters team.

Ria has over 20 years experience working in criminal defence, her roles have included being an office manager and paralegal. Ria’s experience is wide ranging and includes preparing cases such as multi handed murders, large scale frauds and serious sexual offences.

Ria has a great work ethic and strives to achieve the best results for all clients and will always go the extra mile.