At the age of 22, Founding Partner Nicholas James Scullion went as a mature student to Glasgow University where he was Honorary Secretary of the Union, Scottish Universities' Lightweight Boxing Champion and a member of the University's Air Squadron. His apprenticeship as a Solicitor was under the guidance of Sir James Falconer at Glasgow City Chambers where he learned about various aspects of local government including Planning, Licensing and Conveyancing and Leasing.

After gaining experience in various Local Authorities he decided to go into Private Practice on his own account and in 1979 opened Nicholas J. Scullion & Co. Solicitors as a sole Practitioner in Hamilton. He quickly developed a successful reputation as an excellent Court Lawyer, winning cases other firms would not take on and by 2010 the Firm had won the accolade of being voted Criminal Law Firm of the Year.

Mr Scullion now represents Private Clients throughout the whole of Scotland, both in the Courts and specialist areas such as VAT, Medical Disciplinary Tribunals and Road Traffic Defence. He also specialises in Fatal Accident and Planning Enquiries.

njs@scullionlaw.com 

After graduating from the Law School in Glasgow University, Nicholas trained for four years as a business development manager with Procter & Gamble, working in London, Leeds and Geneva.

After a year out, including voluntary work in the Malaysian jungle, he decided to come back to Scotland and train as a solicitor with Semple Fraser in Glasgow.

In 2005, he joined the Firm, becoming partner in 2007. Together with the leadership team, he has overseen the Firm's development into new offices and areas of business.

He mainly practices in the road traffic and business law departments, getting clients the results that they want. 

In his spare time, Nicholas loves foreign travel, great food and fun nights out. Preferably in that order.

nicholas@scullionlaw.com

Shortlisted 'Up & Coming Lawyer of the Year'

Robert is a valued member of the Criminal Defence Team. He represents clients in Courts throughout the country - his reputation spreads as far as Orkney and Inverness.

He is very popular amongst his clients and was recently nominated by his clients as one of the best Road Traffic Defence and Criminal Lawyers in Scotland and was successfully shortlisted by the Recommended Law Awards of Scotland as one most ‘Up & Coming Lawyers' in the country.

Robert uses his confident, powerful and professional approach to get clients the results they need. Please read our client testimonials to find out more (link). When he is not working Robert enjoys going to concerts, football and socialising with friends and family.

robert@scullionlaw.com 

Rhonda Anderson - a well-known legal personality and previous firm owner of Anderson Jones, joined our firm on a Consultancy basis in January 2010.

Rhonda specialises in Serious Crime and has an 86% success rate with Sheriff and Jury's. Defending clients all over Scotland, Rhonda represents both private client and legal aid. She is passionate about fighting injustice until the end and is often out at Court or visiting clients in police stations and prisons.

She uses award winning technology to keep clients updated throughout the day and is a very confident, able and professional individual with over 25 years' experience.

rhonda@scullionlaw.com 

Tierney is a graduate of both Glasgow and Strathclyde University and has recently joined the criminal defence team as a trainee solicitor. She manages caseloads at the moment but cannot wait to start assisting her own clients. She has a keen interest in drama and is currently attending Italian lessons in the evening.

tierney@scullionlaw.com

Shortlisted 'Criminal Lawyer of the Year' 2010

Paolo is a dedicated, friendly and approachable Solicitor who is well-liked by our clients and staff alike. He is very enthusiastic, professional and always well-prepared. He trained in Europe's busiest Criminal Court - Glasgow Sheriff Court - and represents clients throughout Scotland's Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts.

Paolo was nominated by his clients in late 2010 as one of the best ‘Criminal Lawyers in Scotland' as part of the Recommended Law Awards of Scotland. Over 64 firms entered the awards and Paolo was successfully shortlisted in the top five Solicitors in his category. He is a greatly valued member of the Criminal team and will head our new office in Motherwell.

Paolo also has experience in Conveyancing, both Residential and Commercial. He graduated from the University of Glasgow with an honours degree in Law and Economics in 2004 and in his spare time enjoys playing amateur football, creative cooking and reading history texts. 

paolo@scullionlaw.com

Jason, a graduate from the University of Stirling, joined Scullion Law at the start of 2011 as a trainee Solicitor.  Jason's first seat is in the Scullion's award winning Criminal Department, he will soon be learning all about conveyancing. Jason is training and gaining first-hand experience at Scullion's award winning team that will be invaluable throughout his career.

jason@scullionlaw.com

Ruth has recently joined our Criminal and Road Traffic Defence team having trained with Beltrami Berlow, one of Glasgow's most prominent criminal defence firms. In the second year of her traineeship, she was shortlisted as ‘Trainee of the Year ' at the prestigious Law Awards of Scotland. She now intends to focus more specifically in Road Traffic Defence with Scullion Law.

Ruth has a keen interest in Forensic Medicine and Science and is currently undertaking a part-time diploma course at University of Glasgow.  In her spare time she enjoys spending time with friends and family, live music and comedy, travel and eating out.

ruthmcbride@scullionlaw.com