“I am extremely grateful to Jon for his assistance over the last few months. I contacted Jon months before I received any sort of correspondence from the SRA. I was very junior and was very concerned about the alleged allegations from a firm that I had just resigned from at the time.
Jon was very helpful and positive, and explained what I should be doing / what I am not required to do clearly. This will all months before I received the SRA letter and formally instructing Jon. Jon’s advice and positivity at that time helped me to focus in my new position at my new firm rather than being concerned about the allegations from my previous firm.
Six months later, the initial letter from the SRA came in and I did not hesitate to contact and instruct Jon, who remembered every detail of the issues (which was surprising as I had not instructed him during our original conversation some 6 months before) and gave his initial thoughts. Jon explained the entire investigation process to me, and provided me with options that I could take and their potential outcomes. Jon prepared a smashing response to the initial SRA letter addressing each point raised by the SRA and providing supporting authorities. Within a few days, the SRA closed the case and confirmed that they would not be taking the investigation any further and there were no formal warnings given!
Aside from his professionalism, Jon was very user friendly and took a very flexible / considerate approach to our engagement. Without Jon’s involvement at the very beginning, I may have had to spend a lot more on defending the investigation at the SDT or, worst, not have been able to continue practice law.”
Solicitor