About us
All our solicitors are members of the police station
and court duty solicitor panels.
Click on a name to find out more about the partners
of CJH Solicitors incorporating Greenhill Cooper.
Chris Hallas
Stephen Cobley
Peter Jones
Asif Munir
Jonathan Greenhill
Stephen Cooper
Profiles
Chris Hallas - Partner
Chris was admitted as a Solicitor
in 1987. He has had experience of a wide range of
legal disciplines but now focuses on criminal defence.
As well as being an accredited Duty
Solicitor on both the Police Station and Magistrates'
Court panels Chris is a Higher Court Advocate and a member
of the Law Society’s Mental Health Panel.
Chris has been both Chairman and
Secretary of the Derby Local Law Society Duty Solicitor
Committee (prior to the changes effected by the creation
of the Criminal Defence Service). He is a member of the
Law Society’s Criminal Sub-committee.
Chris is a former external examiner
(appointed by the Law Society) for the Legal Practice
Course run by John Moore’s University, Liverpool.
Chris is also a former member of
the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors
Professional Negligence Panel. As such he was tasked
with providing preliminary opinions on the potential
professional negligence of solicitors.
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Stephen Cobley -
Partner
Steve was admitted as a Solicitor
in 1998.
As well as being an accredited Duty
Solicitor on both the Police Station and Magistrates'
Court panels Steve is a Higher Court Advocate.
Steve has been involved in a number
of high profile cases including Gough v Chief
Constable of Derbyshire, etc (now the leading
authority on the use of Football Banning Orders).
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Peter Jones - Partner
Peter was admitted as a Solicitor in 1989 and is
an accredited Duty Solicitor on both the Police Station
and Magistrates' Court panels.
Private practice is Peter’s second
career. As a legal adviser in the Magistrates' Court
Service, he was a member of the senior management team
as a Principal Legal Adviser at Derby Magistrates' Court.
Peter entered private practice in 1998.
Peter has a masters degree in
criminal justice management (MSc). His qualifications
and experience are utilised in relation to the day to
day operational control and management of the practice.
Peter also teaches other lawyers in
relation to "alcohol, drugs and driving".
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Asif Munir - Partner
Asif was admitted as a Solicitor in 1998. He is an
accredited Duty Solicitor on both the Police Station and
Magistrates' Court panels.
Asif is an experienced specialist
criminal defence advocate having worked for several
firms before joining CJH Solicitors incorporating
Greenhill Cooper.
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Jonathan Greenhill
- Partner
Jonathan was admitted as a
Solicitor in
2003. He is an accredited Duty Solicitor on both the
Police Station and Magistrates' Court panels.
Jonathan is an experienced
specialist criminal defence advocate having worked for
several firms before joining CJH Solicitors
incorporating Greenhill Cooper.
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Stephen Cooper -
Partner
Stephen was admitted as a Solicitor
in 1998. He is
an accredited Duty Solicitor on both the Police Station
and Magistrates' Court panels.
Stephen is an experienced
specialist criminal defence advocate having worked for
several firms before joining CJH Solicitors
incorporating Greenhill Cooper.
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