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Stefan Simms

Partner, Head of Crime

Stefan completed his law degree at the Nottingham Trent Law School and the Legal Practice Course at the University of Glamorgan. He was admitted as a solicitor in September 2000 and became a partner in July 2022. He heads up the Criminal team.

Stefan was previously employed as a Legal Advisor to lay magistrates and as a law lecturer at the University of South Wales, delivering both the academic and professional criminal law modules.

Stefan was previously employed in private practice in a busy criminal firm based in Gloucester. He also practised overseas. In 2003 Stefan was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and in 2004 admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Australia. During his time in Queensland, he worked for Legal Aid Queensland representing solely Aboriginal clients and later with a busy criminal and family practice located at Brisbane and Beenleigh.
 

Stefan makes regular appearances at the North Somerset and Taunton Magistrates Courts. He has a thorough approach to all matters he has conduct of and has an impressive success rate in trials.
 

In his spare time, Stefan likes to run.

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