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Who's Who
Crime & Defence Department:
Chris Brown
Chris is a Partner and Head of the Crime and Defence Department.
His work areas include defending clients in relation to all types of offence from motoring offences to murder, but also defending prosecutions brought by the Health & Safety Executive and local Trading Standards departments.
Chris is a skilled advocate who appears in Court daily and is also a member of the Duty Solicitor Scheme.
Out of work, Chris is a school governor, a season ticket holder at Norwich City Football Club and main mover behind the Fosters 5-Aside soccer team.
Paul Canwell
Paul has worked within the Crime & Defence Department since 1997.
Prior to joining Fosters, he worked as a Police Officer for 30 years in all divisions of the force including working in schools as a drug liaison officer.
He is an accredited police station and duty solicitor representative and prepares cases for Crown Court trial.
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie trained with Fosters and qualified as a solicitor in 2004.  She is now Deputy Head of the department and is becoming a regular advocate on behalf of clients in the Magistrates Court.
Out of work, Debbie enjoys swimming and skiing and is a regular member of the Fosters ladies 5-aside soccer team.
Simon Rogers
Simon works within the Crime & Defence Department where he carries out a mix of Magistrates and Crown Court work and is the first port of call for new clients.
A former Royal Marine, he is in the process of becoming an Accredited Police Station Representative.
In his spare time he enjoys most sports, particularly squash, paragliding and mountaineering.
Lucy Naylor
Lucy is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and works in the Crime & Defence Department where she undertakes a mix of Magistrates and Crown Court work. Lucy is currently on maternity leave.
 
Amy Talford
Amy is working as a Paralegal within the department whilst studying for her ILEX qualification.  On a day to day basis she assists the head of department by seeing clients, drafting statements, and liaising with Counsel.
Alison McManus
Initially working as a paralegal within the Family Law Department, Alison became a trainee solicitor in July 2005 and moved to join the Crime team in May 2006.
She is a stalwart of the Fosters Ladies 5-Aside soccer team where she employs many of the skills learnt in her long training as a ballet dancer.