Welcome to our Welfare Benefits and Debt team, part of the Civil Department which also covers housing, education, community care, employment, and public law. What we can do in our Welfare Benefits & Debt teamIt may be that you are permanently disabled or that you are just out of luck in getting continuous work. It could be a temporary problem that has become ongoing. You may be getting deeper and deeper into debt when in fact you are missing out on benefits to which you are entitled. We can help you to get what you should. read more »
Davies Gore Lomax LLP
Solicitors, Leeds
Welfare Benefits and Debt
Contact the Welfare Benefits department
Email the Welfare Benefits department
or contact us at:
Davies Gore Lomax LLP
63 Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3BB
Telephone: 0113 2422797
Fax: 0113 245 1117
DX: 26437 Leeds Park Square
or contact us at:
Davies Gore Lomax LLP
63 Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3BB
Telephone: 0113 2422797
Fax: 0113 245 1117
DX: 26437 Leeds Park Square
Staff in the Welfare Benefits and Debt Department
Our solicitors
Keith Lomax, BSc, PhD. Partner.
Qualified 1988.
Keith Lomax is head of the Civil Department, which includes housing, education, community care, public law, and welfare benefits. He has specialised in housing since he qualified as a solicitor and has developed particular interest and experience in education, community care, public law, and human rights. He has expertise in Gypsy and Traveller law. He has taken cases to the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords, and the European Court of Human Rights. Keith is a member of the Environmental Law Foundation. He is a member of the Housing Law Practitioner’s Association.
Clare Hirschhorn, BA.
Assistant Solicitor – qualified 2004
Clare has a background of work in the Citizens’ Advice Bureau and then trained within this firm and developed expertise in housing and welfare benefits. She is in charge of administering the duty solicitor scheme at Leeds County Court when people are facing eviction. In terms of housing work, housing and council tax benefits play a major role. Clare has expertise in welfare benefits generally. She has taken cases to the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
Sally Lees, LLB.
Assistant Solicitor – qualified 2007
Sally has worked and trained within the firm and has developed experience in family law, housing and welfare benefits. In our family department she conducts cases on domestic violence, cohabitation, divorce and separation. Sally also works with our housing, education, community care, and welfare benefits teams. She represents clients facing eviction and assists with the duty solicitor scheme at County Court.
Our support staff
Rhiannon Jones. LLB.
Trainee solicitor.
Rhiannon has a background working in debt and welfare benefits advice, and is now working with our employment, housing, welfare benefits and debt, community care, and public law teams. She represents clients facing eviction and assists with the duty solicitor scheme at County Court.
Graham Alexander, BA.
Consultant Legal Assistant
Graham has a background working in the Citizens’ Advice Bureau and is now working with our debt and welfare benefits teams. Graham specialises in welfare benefits and debt. He takes cases to tribunals and by Judcial Review to the High Court.
Our secretarial support
Ann Bennett
Alison Haggart