Our team of lawyers and support staff at Backhouse Solicitors is dedicated to providing a first class service to businesses and individuals in the Chelmsford area and beyond. We appreciate that the needs of all of our clients are different so we tailor our advice and way of working to your needs.

Minal Backhouse
Chief Executive Officer

Ben Backhouse
Chief Financial Officer

Colin Murphy
Director & Solicitor
Private Client

Catie Blair
Director & Head of New Build Conveyancing

Sarah Smith
Director & Head of Residential Conveyancing – Leigh-on-Sea

Francis Fenegan
Director & Solicitor
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Palaniappan Ahilan
Solicitor & Head of Residential Conveyancing – Chelmsford

Darren Draper
Operations Manager

Vicki Cole Cox
Head of Marketing

Sarina Hayes
Associate Solicitor & Head of Employment

Eleanor Toomey
Associate Solicitor & Head of Corporate & Commercial

Holli Mason
Associate & New Build Team Manager
Property Law

Tina Prajapati
Associate Solicitor
Private Client

Stephen Saych
Associate Solicitor
Commercial Property

Susan Clarke
Solicitor
Property Law

Ajith Prasad
Solicitor
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Sinead Minkah
Solicitor
Employment Law

Chardae Gill-Anderson
Solicitor
Corporate & Commercial Law

Nabiha Shariff
Solicitor
Commercial Property

Rhys Tilsley
Solicitor
Private Client

Kristina Kastriotis
Solicitor
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Talha Khan
Solicitor
Employment Law

Jane Harrington
Chartered Legal Executive
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Rebecca Roe
Chartered Legal Executive
Private Client

Wendy Smith
Probate Executive
Private Client

Alfie Lake
New Build Conveyancing Executive
Property Law

Rob Pointer
Conveyancing Executive
Property Law

Jessica Okunzuwa
Trainee Solicitor
Employment Law

George Cooper
Apprentice Solicitor
Employment Law

Zoe Springthorpe
Apprentice Solicitor
Private Client

Alexandra Stoneham
Apprentice Solicitor
Employment Law

Amy Crisp
Apprentice Solicitor
Corporate & Commercial Law

Charlotte McDonald
Apprentice Solicitor
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Charlotte Murphy
Apprentice Solicitor
Employment Law

Courtney Partridge
Apprentice Solicitor
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Lucas Fossey
Apprentice Solicitor
Litigation & Dispute Resolution