Our People

Name:

James Quinn - Partner

Telephone:

01624 696531

Email Address:

james@quinnlegal.im

Education:

First Class degree in Law and Business

Qualified:

1998

Specialism:

Law and trying to avoid specialising in any one area!

Interests:

Spending time with family and friends and drinking Guinness

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

I love all sports and for my sins support Liverpool FC

Favourite Book:

Many favourites but recommend Random Acts of Kindness by Conari Press to everyone

Favourite Record:

Currently anything by Jason Mraz – absolute genius!

Favourite Film:

It's a Wonderful Life

Favourite Quote:

And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

Name:

John Quinn

Telephone:

01624 696545

Email Address:

john@quinnlegal.im

Qualified:

Advocate – 1978, Notary Public Commissioner for Oaths

Specialism:

Private Client and Property

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

Football – Manchester United

Any Other Interesting Information:

Past President of the Isle of Man Law Society

Name:

Greg Tomlinson - Conveyancer

Telephone:

01624 696546

Email Address:

greg@quinnlegal.im

Specialism:

Conveyancing and Private Client

Interests:

Cricket, Football & Rugby

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

Liverpool FC

Favourite Book:

The Da Vinci Code

Favourite Film:

The Great Escape (1963) & The Italian Job (1969)

Favourite Quote:

Bill Shankly About the "This is Anfield" plaque
"It's there to remind our lads who they're playing for, and to remind the opposition who they're playing against."

Name:

Neil Quilliam - Conveyancer

Telephone:

01624 696544

Email Address:

neil@quinnlegal.im

Education:

St Ninian’s Secondary School

Specialism:

Residential and Commercial Property and Commercial

Interests:

Skiing, Walking, Music, Movies, Socialising and Holidays

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

Liverpool

Favourite Book:

Anything by Dan Brown

Favourite Record:

Robbie Fowlers for scoring the fastest ever Premiership Hatrick against Arsenal

Favourite Film:

Lord of the Rings

Favourite Quote:

Your Round

Name:

Sarah Quirk

Telephone:

01624 698643

Email Address:

Sarah@quinnlegal.im

Education:

BA (Hons) English and Spanish – The University of Hull (2004)
Graduate Diploma in Law - the College of Law, Chester (2008)
Legal Practice Course – the College of Law, York (2009)
LLB (Hons) The College of Law (2009)

Qualified:

Began Articles of Clerkship in November 2009

Specialism:

Interests:

Swimming, circuit training, aerobics, running, learning languages, travelling, the outdoors...

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

NONE!!!

Favourite Book:

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

Favourite Record:

U2 - New Years Day

Favourite Film:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Favourite Quote:

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.” – St. Augustine

Any Other Interesting Information:

• Speak Spanish;
•  I’m running the London Marathon in 2010 for Hospice;
• My great great grandmother Sage Kinvig was one of the last recorded Manx speakers and is mentioned in the Manx Museum – very proud of this fact!!

Name:

Christopher Webb - Partner

Telephone:

01624 665522

Email Address:

chris@quinnlegal.im

Education:

BA Humanities (University of Wales)
LLB Business Law (City of London Polytechnic)

Qualified:

Specialism:

Interests:

Rugby, Industrial Archaeology, Spending Time with my Family (despite what they say)

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

Any Contact sports excluding Ice dance hopelessly Loyal to QPR and London Wasps RFC

Favourite Book:

The works of R.Goscinny and A.Uderzo

Favourite Record:

The Clash London calling and John Martyn Solid Air

Favourite Film:

A Good Year and The Godfather Parts I and II

Favourite Quote:

favourites change as situations change currently it is two by Andy Ripley

‘There is always a possibility isn’t there?’

and from his poetry
Dare we hope? We dare
Can we hope? We can
Should we hope? We must

Any Other Interesting Information:

Name:

Hazel Carroon

Telephone:

01624 665522

Email Address:

hazel@quinnlegal.im

Education:

LLB degree – Staffordshire University

LPC – Staffordshire University

QEII High School for GCSE’s and A-Levels

Qualified:

Manx Advocate 2008
Commissioner for Oaths 2008

Specialism:

• Criminal

Interests:

Reading and socialising

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

Rugby League – Bradford Bulls (Come on you BULLS!!!)

Favourite Book:

We Need To Talk About Kevin – Lionel Shriver

Dark Tower Series – Stephen King

Favourite Record:

“Way too hard to choose one!!! Chesney Hawkes – I am the One and Only, Rhianna – Only Girl in the World, Fergal Sharkey – a Good Heart, Human League – Don’t you want me… and many many more

Favourite Film:

Dirty Dancing plus anything that has Gerard Butler in

Favourite Quote:

“What goes around comes around

Any Other Interesting Information:

Name:

Peter Cannell

Telephone:

01624 665522

Email Address:

peter@quinnlegal.im

Education:

BSc (University of Glasgow)

LLB (University of London)

Qualified:

Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries & Administrators

Member of the Bar of England and Wales (Gray’s Inn) (non-practising)

Began Articles in February 2011

Specialism:

Interests:

My family – never a dull moment
Trombone, violin and singing – will attempt to sing or play anything.
Motorbikes (own a 1991 MZ ETZ 251 Luxus)

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

Motorsport
Rugby – Scotland

Favourite Book:

The Lord of the Rings

Favourite Record:

Dark side of the Moon

Favourite Film:

Currently, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”

Favourite Quote:

Chance favours the prepared mind – Louis Pasteur

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things: of shoes and ships and sealing-wax
Of cabbages and kings
And why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings."
– The Walrus and The Carpenter, Louis Carroll

Any Other Interesting Information:

Chairman of the Ramsey Choral
Elder at Church on the Rock
Learnt how to sight sing so I didn’t have to practice as much.

Name:

Steve Wood - Partner

Telephone:

01624 665522

Email Address:

steve@quinnlegal.im

Education:

University of Buckingham (LL.B Hons), Chester College of Law (Merit)

Qualified:

Oct 2006

Specialism:

Interests:

Cooking, wine and MMORPGs

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

Fishing

Favourite Book:

Vintage Stuff – Tom Sharpe

Favourite Record:

Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

Favourite Film:

Shaun of the Dead

Favourite Quote:

“It's a very difficult job and the only way to get through it is we all work together as a team. And that means you do everything I say” – Charlie Crocker (Michael Caine) in the original (and best) Italian Job.

Any Other Interesting Information:

Some may be interested to know that it was my late grandfather that drove the Island’s introduction of Legal Aid Forward in the 60s.

My wife, father and sister are all qualified Manx advocates. I am immensely proud of the Island as a separate legal jurisdiction and its legal heritage...long may it remain independent.... quocunque jeceris stabit!

Name:

Catherine Burge

Telephone:

01624 696538

Email Address:

catherine@quinnlegal.im

Education:

LLB Law and Criminology - Lancaster University (2009)

Legal Practice Course – the College of Law, Birmingham (2010)

Qualified:

Started with the firm in November 2010, began Articles of Clerkship in February 2011

Specialism:

Interests:

Socialising, fitness, cooking, travelling.

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

Favourite Book:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Favourite Record:

Eva Cassidy – Fields of Gold

Favourite Film:

The King’s Speech

Favourite Quote:

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine - Anthony J. D'Angelo

Any Other Interesting Information:

I grew up in the Cayman Islands from the age of 2 and lived there for 8 and a half years.

I swam for the Isle of Man’s ‘Island Team’ when younger and was also a member of Lancaster University’s Cheerleading squad.

Name:

Ilsa Reeves

Telephone:

01624 696547

Email Address:

ilsa@quinnlegal.im

Education:

LLB Hons – University of Hertfordshire

PGDL – University of Hertfordshire

Qualified:

Admitted Solicitor 2001

Began Articles of Clerkship February 2011

Specialism:

Interests:

Motorbikes, cooking and building!

Favourite Sport – (club supported):

Tennis and support Rafael Nadal

Favourite Book:

Haines Manual ‘How to Build a House’

Favourite Record:

Crazy Frog

Favourite Film:

The Shawshank Redemption

Favourite Quote:

“Madam, the persuasiveness of your argument is not increased by mere repetition alone”

Any Other Interesting Information:

I played ‘Tiddly-Winks’ for England!

I have a great collection of power tools!

Stephen Honeybone
Accounts Manager

Ali Wilson
PA to James Quinn

Colin Watterson
Search Clerk

Melissa Bell-Scott
Secretary

Anna-Marie Frisby
Receptionist