Our People

Rick joined JBGass in October 2007 and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He became a Director in April 2015.

Rick deals with all Marketing and Business Development for the firm. He also deals with monitoring and improving the delivery of our legal services through client and other stakeholder feedback, as well as his own non-legal business experience.

Outside of work, Rick enjoys time with his son, playing padel ball, and drinking wine.

Lauren joined JB Gass in November 2021, having qualified in 2015 and previously working at both another high street practice and city centre firm.

Lauren has experience in residential conveyancing, acting for landlord's and tenant's in respect of commercial leases and shared ownership schemes. Lauren also has experience of development acquisitions, both land acquisitions and new build plot acquisitions.

Outside of work Lauren enjoys yoga, baking and spending time with friends and family, including Hugo, the chihuahua.

Lara joined JBGass in May 2022 as a Paralegal. Lara has extensive experience making personal injury claims and has more recently been involved in conveyancing work and legal costs.

Lara has worked in four different countries over the years including working in law since 2005.

Outside of work Lara enjoys cooking, country walks and travelling in the UK, especially trips to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She also likes socialising with friends and spending time with family.

Luke joined JBGass in 2010 before completing his GDL, LPC & formal training contract. He became a company Director in October 2019.

Luke has experience across the property spectrum but specialises in commercial property. He acts for developers in residential & commercial land acquisitions which includes the resulting disposals including plot sales. He also acts for Landlords & Tenants in regards to commercial Leases, as well as associated company work.

Outside of work, Luke enjoys eating burgers, drinking milkshakes, playing football, wearing his parka and listening to anything involving a Gallagher. He is also a disenfranchised Manchester United supporter.

Sue joined in April 2019 from another local high street practice. Sue is a specialist new build assistant & thrives with the fast pace of new build conveyancing. She is very client focused & proficient with Help to Buy which includes preparing Form 1 & 2 plus chasing lender responses in short timescales.

Outside of work, Sue enjoys spending time with her family, bargain hunting snacks for the office & the occasional glass of cider.

Melissa joined JBGass in September 2021 from a national house builder’s legal department where she specialised in plot work for 8 years. Prior to that she worked in residential conveyancing.

Outside of work, Melissa enjoys spending time with her family, socialising with friends and going on holiday.

James joined in September 2020, choosing to start his career with JBGass rather than University. James is putting his advanced IT skills to good use with our case management system and new app. Having spent time doing work experience with his dad at a local estate agent office, he is confident in dealing with clients and has a good grasp of the conveyancing process.

Outside of work, James enjoys spending time with his friends, watching the latest series on Netflix.

Lesley joined JBGass in September 2022.

Lesley spent 30 years at HM Revenue & Customs based in Macclesfield. Lesley then moved into accountancy before working at several local law firms.

Outside of work, Lesley has an array of animals name after various Manchester Utd players. Her love of animals has also extended to feeding lions & polar bears.

Lesley also enjoys spending time with two adult children and one amazing grandson Her next plan is to do a wing walk and hand feed a tiger.

Natalie joined JBGass in April 2016 from another high street practice in Altrincham. After a successful 3 years with us, she became a Director in October 2019.

Natalie has gained extensive experience across two areas of law having practised a mixed caseload since qualifying. Natalie is proficient across the residential property spectrum and also has extensive experience within Wills & Probate, which allows Natalie to deal with linked property work.

She was grant­ed STEP des­ig­na­tion in August 2021 and ensures that the depart­ment works to the outlined standards.

Outside of work, Natalie enjoys socialising with friends and spending time with family.

Matthew joined JBGass in September 2023 after several years at a firm in Manchester.

A Solicitor who has many years of experience in several areas of law, Matthew now specialises in Residential Conveyancing for which he has a particular passion.

Outside of work, Matthew enjoys trips to Anglesey with his family and is an avid supporter of Manchester City.

Vicky joined JBGass in September 2023 from another high street practice in Sale.

Vicky has extensive experience in dealing with Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputy Applications. Outside of work Vicky enjoys spending time with her young family and friends and keeping fit.

Zoe joined JB Gass in April 2024. Since qualifying in 2000, Zoe has spent her career working throughout Cheshire and South Manchester.

Zoe has vast experience in all aspects of residential conveyancing and prides herself on her attention to detail. She understands that the majority of clients wish to complete their transactions as quickly as possible and, although she will always endeavour to work to their timescales, she will never compromise on quality. Zoe understands how stressful moving house can be and will always strive to remove the stress for her clients. She believes that it is because of her ethos that clients come back to her time after time.

Outside of work Zoe enjoys socialising with friends and family, cooking, various exercise classes (to combat the love of cooking) and travelling as much as she can. Zoe is also trying to improve her linguistic skills to make it easier to communicate with her family in Poland.

Annemarie joined JB Gass in February 2024. Since qualifying in 2013, Annemarie has gained extensive experience in residential conveyancing at reputable high street practices in South Manchester.

Annemarie’s approachable and friendly nature is a fundamental part of her work. She enjoys working closely with clients and guiding them through the conveyancing process as effectively as possible.

Outside of work, Annemarie enjoys spending time with her family, keeping fit and travelling whenever possible!