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

Martin heads the award winning Conveyancing Department. He joined the business in 2001 and the Property Department has since gone from strength to strength in both the residential and commercial spheres.

Martin graduated from Glasgow University more years ago than he cares to remember and is now married, with three beautiful children. When away from the office, Martin enjoys spending time with the family and indulging in his great passions, cooking and football (sadly he is more restrained to watching than playing these days).

mcarey@scullionlaw.com

Gemma Brown has been with the Firm for 10 years, starting as a Junior Administrator before becoming a typist and then a Conveyancing Paralegal.

Since having her baby, Gemma has returned on a part time basis and is presently assisting Martin Carey, in the Conveyancing Department. She is approachable, confident and a valued member of staff - popular with our clients!

gemma@scullionlaw.com 

Paralegal of the Year 2010  

Mary Anne offers an award winning level of service. She was nominated by her valued clients and colleagues and won the prestigious Paralegal of the Year 2010. The judging panel at the Scott & Co Law Awards of Scotland said - Mary Anne's entry stood out, based on the strength of her client testimonials.

Winning ‘Paralegal of the Year' and being individually recognised for a national award among her peers was a huge achievement for our firm. Over 21 firms entered for the award and Scullion Law are delighted Mary Anne has won.

A graduate from the University of Strathclyde, Mary Anne joined the firm as a qualified Conveyancing Paralegal in 2007. She enjoys being part of such a dynamic and successful law firm and will continue to progress with us for years to come.

In her spare time Mary Anne enjoys going to the cinema and spending quality time with her family and friends.

maryanne@scullionlaw.com 

Alana, a graduate from Strathclyde University has returned to the legal profession three years after having her daughter and helping her husband set up his business. She is now assisting Martin Carey in our award winning conveyancing department. In her spare time, Alana enjoys spending time with her family, interior design, travelling and eating out.

alana@scullionlaw.com

Valerie, a graduate from the University of Strathclyde, joined the firm as a qualified paralegal within the family and civil team.  She has a keen interest in several areas of the law, specialising in family law. She is very friendly, approachable and sympathetic to each individual client's needs. She is able to offer guidance and advice relative to all issues surrounding difficulties with any child contact issues, separation and divorce.  Furthermore Valerie also has experience in handling debt recovery cases and guardianships.  

In her spare time Valerie enjoys socialising with friends and family, reading books, cooking and going on holiday.

valerie@scullionlaw.com

Mrs Scullion works in Systems and Compliance. She helped establish the firm 30 years ago and was responsible for running the business as well as putting in all systems and procedures.

After the birth of her fifth child, Dorothy handed the management over to Isabel and went on to study Italian, professional cooking. Dorothy has an MSC in International Hospitality Management, which comes in handy with all those mouths to feed!

In her spare time she likes to knock down walls, pour over plans and look out to sea with a G&T.

dorothy@scullionlaw.com

Margaret has spent most of her professional career working in Edinburgh until she joined our firm in 2007. Initially Margaret worked alongside Isabel in Finance and Compliance and has now progressed in her career to Practice Manager.

Margaret continues to oversee all areas of Finance and Compliance in addition to her new role as Practice Manager to ensure that the day to day operating of Scullion Law is efficient and in line with what our clients demand. Managing the administration and being well-organised and up-to-date with our work ensures she can communicate clearly with our clients.

Margaret is married with two children and enjoys nothing more than spending quality time with her family. She is also a keen cook who enjoys hosting dinner parties for friends and family.

margaret@scullionlaw.com

Isabel is the Financial Controller and jack of all trades, within Scullion Law. She joined the firm 21 years ago as a cashier, working alongside Nicholas J Scullion's mother in law, Sarah Graham and is a highly valued member of staff.

Isabel is a keen cook and in her spare time enjoys cruising, travel, arts and crafts.

isabel@scullionlaw.com

Shanna has worked at Scullion Law for nearly 6 years. Starting as an administration assistant within the firm has given her a great understanding of the office. She is now getting trained up in the Cash Room to run the Administrative Department and deals with the configuration and maintenance of the IT systems.

Shanna has a great passion for music and goes to concerts regularly with her husband. Socialising with friends and family are very important to her as well as her religion.

shanna@scullionlaw.com

Samantha has been with the Firm for just over two years. She started as an Administration Assistant, becoming a Criminal Secretary after six months and has recently been made the Court Secretary.

She organises the day-to-day running of the Criminal Department which can be very challenging but also very rewarding. She works closely with Robert, Paolo, Rhonda and Jason as well as all of the Criminal and Road Traffic Defence clients.

samantha@scullionlaw.com 

She started with the Scullion Law team four years ago as an office assistant. She then progressed and worked her way up, given the opportunity of Court Secretary. Her role in the organisation is organising  the Criminal Team weekly meetings, arranging appointments, audio typing and accounts. 

She was just recently given the opportunity of being PA to Nicholas Scullion, Managing Partner. She enjoys this new role as it allows her to gain additional skills and gives her more responsibility which includes organising Nicholas's appointments, ensuring he is organised and assisting him in the running of the office.

Although she has a new role, she also assists with the administration of the Criminal Department and in the future would like to become a Criminal Paralegal.

laurajane@scullionlaw.com

Kirsty first started working with the company in 2007 before leaving to complete a BA in criminology. Since returning to work for the company, Kirsty is now studying for her Paralegal qualification in Civil Court Practice and currently works within both the civil and criminal departments. She is currently based in, and runs our Motherwell office. She enjoys travelling, cookery and is currently learning to speak Spanish.

kirsty@scullionlaw.com

Kimberly is very friendly, outgoing, enthusiastic and welcoming. Having worked in sales for many years, Kimberly decided a career change would allow her to learn on the job whilst doing something she really enjoys.

Having joined Scullion Law in March, she is very now very happy and settled. She hopes to take advantage of the training we offer and pursue a career within the firm.

Outwith work Kimberly enjoys shopping and going out for dinner as well as socialising with friends and family.  It is great to have her as part of our team.

kim@scullionlaw.com 

Kris is a Law graduate from Strathclyde University and the Glasgow Graduate School of Law, and has recently joined the Firm as a trainee solicitor within our award winning conveyancing department. He is a motivated and enthusiastic individual, and is looking forward to taking his career to the next level with the Firm.

Away from the office he likes playing football, eating, watching films, and trying to play guitar (to varying degrees of success depending on who you ask!)

kris@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