Richard Knight
Richard qualified in 1996 and joined Chester practice, Aaron & Partners, where he worked for 4 years before moving on to join the commercial property team at DWF in Liverpool. Richard left DWF in 2003 to join Perkins in Manchester where he became a Partner in 2005. Richard has considerable expertise in acting for property developers in connection with site acquisitions and subsequent plot sales. He also acts on behalf of a number of lenders in dealing with secured funding work.

Originating from South Wales, Richard now lives in Mold with his wife and two young children. His interests include rugby and listening to rock music.

Suzanne McGoldrick
Suzanne qualified in 2000, having completed her training contract with Aaron & Partners in Chester. Suzanne moved to the commercial property department of DWF in Liverpool before moving to niche firm, WDL Solicitors, Chester in 2003. In 2005, Suzanne joined Bowcock Cuerden, Nantwich as an Associate Solicitor. Suzanne has gained considerable experience in a range of commercial property transactions, including sales and purchases of industrial, office and retail sites, and landlord & tenant work. Suzanne has also acted on behalf of developers and landowners in connection with wind farm projects

Suzanne is a keen sportswoman and regularly plays squash, 5-a-side football. She is a keen Evertonian and also enjoys listening to rock and folk music, attending concerts, hill walking and travelling.

Tony Williams
Tony is an advocate specialising in environmental, local government and information law. He was the Chief Solicitor at Milton Keynes Council and Under Secretary at the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

He has been featured in the Legal 500, for his punch at inquiries, and the Directory of Legal Experts. He has conducted major public inquiries including the Buckinghamshire Minerals Plan, the Milton Keynes Local Plan and Wales’s first unitary Development Plan.

He was the solicitor in the two leading Court of Appeal mineral cases, including the successful “Earthline 2042” case. He lectures on planning and local government law and has been a post grad examiner for RICS

Gary Bell
Gary qualified in 1994 whilst working for Aaron and Partners in Chester. He then worked for two large regional practices before joining Kuit Steinart Levy in 2004 where he became an associate in 2007.

Gary works as a consultant to KnightMcGoldrick and has considerable expertise in development projects, landlord and tennant, secured lending and a wide range of commercial property transactions.

Gary is married with two children and lives in Chester. He is a keen golfer and enjoys playing the guitar and watching football.

Samantha Jones
Samantha qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 2005 after completing a training period with Shropshire County Council and private practice where she dealt with residential and commercial property matters. Following a period of foreign travel and a return to work at local government, she relocated to Chester to join Knight McGoldrick.

Samantha attends Chester College of Law as a part time student and is enrolled on the Legal Practice Course which will lead to her qualifying as a solicitor in 2010. Sam is responsible for dealing with the firm’s residential conveyancing work but also assists the other fee earners with aspects of their work, in particular Planning work. Her main interests are travelling, antiques and scuba diving.