Paul Anthony is a well known local solicitor who has been practising for over 40 years in Kendal. He grew up in Grasmere, attended Kelsick Grammar school in Ambleside and has lived in the Lakes most of his life. Paul has many long standing clients and a loyal client base who return to him time and again for advice on a range of matters from conveyancing to wills and probate work. The firm hold a legal aid franchise in crime and Paul is one of three criminal lawyers in the firm - he is also on the Duty Solicitor panel. In his spare time Paul enjoys climbing and walking in the Lake District and also in the highlands of Scotland where he has just recently renovated a holiday home. He also enjoys sailing off the Scottish west coast.
Iain Bainbridge was born in Kendal and was educated at Stramongate Primary School and Queen Katherine School before studying law at Nottingham Trent University. After graduating he spent eight years working for a major Christian charity based in the North East before returning to Kendal to work with the Firm in 2004. Iain deals with residential conveyancing. Outside work, Iain avoids all sports and is involved with Parr Street Church and is also on the committee of a number of Christian organisations in the area. Iain is married with one son and lives in Kendal.
Stuart was admitted in 1977. He is a Kendalian by birth. Having spent a number of years as a partner in a Manchester city centre practice he could not resist the lure of the Lakes and returned to Kendal where he practised for many years as a Partner in Greenwood Kyle before joining TWP last year. Like Paul Anthony he has a loyal following of clients that use him for all their legal needs - the merger having further enhanced the range of services provided by him and his collegues. Stuart has a passion for motor racing both as a spectator and competitor. On the quieter side he can often be seen at the local RSPB reserve.
Mark Crompton
Consultant - Property and Private client department. Commercial department.
Mark Crompton was brought up in Windermere before being trained as a solicitor in the City of London and then working as a partner in Messrs Bevan Ashford a major regional law firm in in Devon specialising in private client property work. He returned to the Lake District in 1991 to join Pattinson & Scott and is now a Consultant with the firm dealing with a wide range of personal private & commercial client work.His outside interests include golf and sailing and he is currently approximately half way through completing walking all the Lake District fells over 1,000 ft usually accompanied by his two Border Terriers
Alan Dawson was born and raised in Barrow-in-Furness. After leaving school he attended art college and specialised in ceramics and sculpture. However it became apparent that his thirst for knowledge would not be quenched by art alone. He therefore embarked on and completed a law degree and then went onto qualify as a solicitor in his home town. In 2003 he joined the Kendal office of Thomson Wilson Pattinson and now works at the Bowness-on-Windermer office and is involved mainly with conveyancing and private client work. Having lived in Windermere for over 30 years he is uniquely placed to be able to offer bespoke advice to clients on their potential sale or purchase within the locality that would not usually be readily available. Outside the office Alan is involved with Windermere rugby club and plays for the vets. He is also a member of the Windermere Taveners cricket club, who besides playing local sides, actively raise money for local good causes and charities.
Joanna Dunstan
Associate Solicitor - Commercial department
Joanna was born and brought up in Yorkshire. After university in Durham and law college in York she trained at Eversheds in Leeds, but then moved to the Lake District for the quality of life and work! She qualified in 1997, and deals with all aspects of commercial property and commercial work. She handles all landlord and tenant work, business start-ups - whether as a company, sole trader or partnership - acquisitions and disposals, and secured lending, and also acts for a number of charities. Outside of work she used to enjoy mountain biking, climbing and overseas travel. She can now more often be found at the playground with her young daughter and norwich terrier.
Emma comes from Northern Ireland. She moved to England to study law at Nottingham University. Despite being married to a Cumbrian she has not given hope that one day her husband will be persuaded to move somewhere with a little less rain ! Prior to joining TWP she was in the Legal Services department of Cumbria County Council - based in their Kendal office handling Care Proceedings the whole of the South Lakes. Emma practices in all areas of Family law and is a member of the Law Society's Childrens Panel. Her interests include playing hockey, walking and travel.
After 3 years living and working in the Solomon Islands Jonathan Hardiker settled in Kendal in the early 1990's for no better reason than he thought it the nicest part of the country in which to live. Apart from another spell working abroad as a solicitor and barrister, this time in St. Helena, he and his family have lived here ever since. Jonathan specialises in the resolution of disputes of all kinds and has a particular interest in land disputes, contractual disputes, employment law and personal injury claims. He also offers a debt collection service and representation in Court on motoring offences. Jonathan is married with two teenaged children and in his spare time enjoys fell walking, cycling and good quality beer which, bizarrely, he regards as infinitely more subtle and varied than wine. He retains an interest, borne out of his time abroad, in Overseas Development.
Andrew qualified in 1992, having done his training in Whitby, North Yorkshire. practised for many years as a Partner in Greenwood Kyle before joining TWP in 2007. Andrew has considerable expertise in matrimonial and family litigation and is an Advanced member of the Law Society's Family Panel. In addition to Family work Andrew also has considerable experience in County Court litigation, particularly property related claims and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. He also deals with Employment claims and Housing issues.
Kathryn Hughes grew up in Lancashire and studied law at Bristol University. After graduating she stayed in Bristol to complete her training at the large city firm Osbourne Clarke. Kathryn then specialised in matrimonial law practising in Somerset, before giving in to the desire to return to "the north" and settling in Kendal. Once she had a family of her own she move into specialising in wills, probate and all aspects of work in relation to the elderly and practised in several firms in the south lakes area before joining Thomson Wilson Pattinson in 2002. In addition to having a busy family life she enjoys swimming, walking and is a member of a book club.
Anna Knowles grew up in Lancaster and has recently returned to the area, having lived and worked in a number of different locations both north and south and also including a period in Canada. After qualifying in Reading , Anna worked at international firm DLA Piper in Leeds , then subsequently moved to large commercial practice Lupton Fawcett, also in Leeds. Anna deals with all Landord and Tenant work (leases, licences, renewals, rent reviews, general property management work), freehold and leasehold sales and aquisitions, agreements for lease, option agreements, secured lending and asset sales and purchases for local businesses. Anna is married with three young children and made the move north and west so the family could enjoy the outdoors more. She enjoys fellwaking, skiing, family camping and sailing.
David Marsden qualified as a solicitor in 1974 and worked in the Lancaster, Garstang and Preston offices of Blackhurst Swainson Goodier until 2007 when he joined the firm. He has substantial experiend in the preparation of wills, inheritance tax planning, estate and trust administration and Court of Protection and Power of Attorney work. He has a particular interest in matters affecting the elderly being a member of the Solicitors for the Elderly. David is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, the Law Society Probate unit and is on the Court of Protection panel of deputies. Outside the office he is the Treasurer of the Lancaster and Morecambe branch of the Alzheimer's Society and enjoys fell walking and gardening.
Alison Moore was born and brought up in the South East of England, but came to Kendal in 1992 to take up her first post as a solicitor specializing in matrimonial and family law. Alison deals with all aspects of family law, but has a particular interest in the resolution of financial disputes on divorce. She, like all her colleagues in the family department, is a member of Resolution, a nationwide group of like minded lawyers who promote a conciliatory and constructive approach to resolving family disputes, especially those involving children. Alison is herself married (her husband, Richard, is also a solicitor) and they have two children, who are both at school.
Sarah-Kay joined the firm last year as a trainee solicitor. She lives with her family in Grange-over-Sands and was educated at St Annes School in Windermere before attending Newcastle University. Following a degree in Religious Studies she completed her post graduate law exams at Northumbria University. Her interests include fell walking, running and surfing and she is competing in her first full marathon this summer in Norway - helping to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Brian Whittaker was born, and educated, in Windermere and proudly claims to be a "local". After some time working in Research and Development at K Shoes in Kendal, he moved into the legal profession qualifying as a solicitor in 1986, having previously worked in the legal departments of both South Lakeland District Council and Lake District National Park Authority.Before merging with TWP in 2006,he ran his own practice in Kendal concentrating on Conveyancing and Probate,dealing with a full range of business from residential to commercial and agricultural,as well as complex leases and business sales and purchases. He has been part-time Clerk to Windermere Town Council since 1986, which involves him closely with the local community.He is a committed "petrol head", having been actively involved in organising motor sport events for over 30 years,sadly never having had the time to be able to compete.
