Jon Wilkins > Reeds Solicitors > Cardiff, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Reeds Solicitors Offices
196 COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST
CF5 1GX
United Kingdom
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Jon Wilkins
Work Department
Crime
Position
Partner, Solicitor-Advocate
Career
Jon is a Solicitor Advocate with a national presence, defending clients across England and Wales. Jon was previously a founding Partner at Grech Gooden Solicitors, the largest Criminal Law Firm in Wales before his departure.
He specialises in the defence of clients charged with fraud, conspiracy, serious criminal offences and motoring offences. Jon is the founder of #1 Motoring Solicitors a specialist brand defending motorists accused of motoring offences. He is recognised as a Grade A Solicitor by the Legal Aid Agency.
Jon acts for clients in both the Magistrates Court and the Crown Court, accepting instructions from clients facing prosecution by the CPS, HSE, FCA, SFO, HMRC, Trading Standards. He also defends clients accused of Environmental Offences. Jon works closely with a retained Queen’s Counsel, with whom advice on the can be sought immediately for the appropriate criminal offence.
Representing Company Directors & High Net Worth individuals is Jon’s speciality – he offers a bespoke service to individuals, company directors, businesses and to whom the defence of any criminal offence could have a life changing impact.
Having successfully defended professional sportsmen, members of the medical profession, fellow Solicitors and other professionals, Jon understands that for many of his clients (who have never experienced the criminal justice system) receiving the appropriate expert legal advice and representation at the right time can make the difference in the successful defence of a client’s case.
Languages
English, Welsh
Lawyer Rankings
Wales > Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
The ‘professional and approachable’ team at Reeds Solicitors is ‘very client focused and produces excellent results’ across a broad range of publicly and privately-funded criminal law matters. Jon Wilkins has ‘excellent client skills and a great grasp of detail’, and is skilled at handling a range of fraud, general crime and motoring offences. His client base regularly includes high-profile and high-net-worth-individuals, where he is skilled at putting an early end to criminal prosecutions through proactive action, as well as being adept at dealing with any negative media/press interest. Other recommended practitioners include the ‘very dedicated and hardworking’ Laura Halliday and Nathan Adams, who is one of many in the team with higher rights of audience.