Clients praise the general crime practice at Freemans Solicitors for its ‘dedication and commitment’, with co-heads Michael Field and Kishoree Kotecha-Pau described as ‘outstanding’ and ‘compelling’ respectively. The team offers advice on matters such as sexual assault offences, serious fraud, false imprisonment, and violent crimes. Names to note within the practice include Leo Martin for pre-charge advice, and higher courts advocate Peter Bedingfield for his twenty years of experience in this practice area. Clients also appreciate associate Deborah Hogg‘s ’diligent‘ and ’thoughtful‘ approach to cases.
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- ‘Michael Field was outstanding, calm, reassuring, knowledgeable. I wish we could have found him earlier in our process.’
- ‘There is great teamwork. They show great dedication and commitment to their clients and their cases. I often recommend Freemans to people looking for legal assistance.’
- ‘Kishoree Kotecha-Pau: Behind her amiable and engaging manner lies a determined and ingenious lawyer for whom no detail is too small or line of defence too tenuous.’
- ‘This is a diverse team, highly experienced in both serious crime and every type of fraud allegation. They can handle anything and are one of the best in the field. Clients can be confident that no stone is ever left unturned and the team's hard work and enthusiasm get results.’
- ‘Kishoree Kotecha-Pau and Deborah Hogg are both excellent and engaged lawyers. Kishoree is a compelling, authoritative and assured leading solicitor. One trusts her judgement implicitly. Deborah is incredibly diligent, thorough and thoughtful, giving every case her all, leaving no stone unturned.’
- ‘The team at Freemans go above and beyond for every client. The amount of work that goes into the preparation of each case, and each brief to counsel, is impressive.’
- ‘Superb and consistent client support from the investigation stage, charge, preparation and trial. Each client treated on the basis of individual needs and represented with respect and dignity.’
- ‘Kishoree Kotecha-Pau is unique for her understanding of diverse cultural backgrounds and brings her calm authority, discretion, extensive experience and in depth knowledge of the law to all her cases. She is fiercely intelligent, assimilates extremely complex detail quickly and is always there for her clients. She is quite simply brilliant.’
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Michael Field, Kishoree Kotecha-Pau