WELCOME TO AGR
AGR is a friendly legal practice based in Mansfield and Shirebrook.
They have been acting for local residents and businesses for over 120 years and pride themselves on being approachable and professional.
We offer a free legal advice clinic on a Thursday evening.
Personal
Main Contact
Bernard Ory
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I enjoy dealing with a wide variety of work. I buy and sell houses and businesses, negotiate business leases, make wills and look after people's affairs when they die. I deal with housing work, particularly for tenants in trouble.
I have always liked the idea of the old-style family solicitor who could sort out all your problems.
Outside of the office, I enjoy foreign travel, cooking, cinema and contemporary jazz.
Family
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Harriet Hawkins
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Harriet is a specialist family solicitor. She has eight years experience in advising clients facing a relationship breakdown. She has a wide knowledge of both financial and children related issues. She is able to advise clients as to their entitlement of pensions and business assets.
Harriet believes in representing clients sympathetically and takes a firm but amicable approach towards reaching a settlement where possible.
Harriet has a basic counselling qualification and takes a particular interest in representing women suffering domestic abuse. She has two children and understands the everyday difficulties facing parents.
Paul Grimditch
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Paul is a solicitor's clerk with over 20 years experience in family and matrimonial law, specialising in divorce; proceedings relating to children; financial settlement; resolving problems arising from the breakdown of cohabitational relationships (contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as a "common-law marriage"); assisting both privately-paying and legally-aided clients. Paul also handles conveyancing and the preparation of wills.
Paul was born and bred in Mansfield and, for his sins has held a season ticket at Field Mill for 35 years. He is married with two adult children, and enjoys walking, (a veteran of the Pennine Way with a badge to prove it!), cooking (and eating), gardening and reading.
Personal Injury
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Marc Turner
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Marc is an experienced Civil Litigator handling debt, housing, employment, contract and consumer matters whilst maintaining an expertise in the field of personal injury work. Marc has just been awarded the status of Senior Litigator by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
It is rumoured that Marc was educated in Chesterfield, where he currently resides with his wife. Marc is a sports nut following Nottingham Forest, Derbyshire CCC and Sheffield Steelers Ice Hockey Club.
Other interests include travel, reading, movies and striking his PC/Playstation when engaged in game playing.
Business
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Bernard Ory
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- A drink-driver fleeing the police jumped into their car thinking it was a taxi. One officer said: "I was laughing so much I could hardly put the cuffs on." Gary McGowan, 27, was banned for 18 months and fined 300 by a court in Houghton-le- Spring, Co Durham.
- Police had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn't control himself during a line up. When detectives asked each man in the line up to repeat the words, "Give me all your money or I'll shoot," the man shouted, "That's not what I said!"
- A bank robber got a nasty surprise when a dye pack designed to mark stolen money exploded in his Fruit-of-the-Looms. The robber apparently stuffed the loot down the front of his pants as he was running out the door. "He was seen hopping and jumping around," said police spokesman Mike Carey, "with an explosion taking place inside his pants."
- A criminal was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon. He used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun, but unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket.
