Our Team

Your local friendly solicitors

Home > Our Team

Our Team

Lawyers & Legal Executives

Ray Basnett

Solicitor and Director

Raymond is an Executive Director of Woolliscrofts Solicitors Limited and qualified as a Solicitor in 1978. Raymond joined Woolliscrofts Solicitors in 1982 has over 40 years of experience dealing with Conveyancing and Private Wealth. He has extensive knowledge in all areas of Residential Conveyancing, Probate, Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney.

Email Ray

Tom Jones

Solicitor and Director

Tom is an Executive Director of Woolliscrofts Solicitors Limited and qualified as a Solicitor in 1981. Tom has 40 years of experience dealing with all aspects of Civil Litigation work including Personal Injury, Employment and Commercial Matters. Tom has dealt with a wide range of PI cases over the years from low value to serious injury claims and is waiting to help you with your case.

Email Tom

Christopher Mason

Solicitor and Director

Chris is an Executive Director of Woolliscrofts Solicitors Limited and qualified as a Solicitor in 1978. Chris has over 40 years experience in all areas of Civil Litigation including Building Disputes, Landlord and Tenant, Contested Probate Claims, Building Disputes and Debt Recovery. Chris also regularly sits as one of Her Majesty’s Deputy District Judges.

Email Chris

Laura Harding

Solicitor and Director

Laura joined Woolliscrofts in 2009 as a Legal Secretary in our Probate and Wills Department having worked for us on and off part time between University studies. Laura commenced her training contract with us in 2017 and went on to qualify as a Solicitor in 2019. Laura specialises in Probate, Wills, Powers of Attorney and Deputyship matterrs.

Email Laura

Andrew Willott

Solicitor and Director

Andrew joined Woolliscrofts in January 2023. He qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and has since worked in a number of local law firms, where he has gained extensive knowledge and experience in a variety of Private Client areas, in particular, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection work.

Email Andrew

Andrew Barnett

Solicitor and Company Secretary

Email Andrew

Amanda Jones

Associate Solicitor

Amanda joined Woolliscrofts in 1992 and qualified as a Solicitor in 1999. Amanda is a hugely experienced Personal Injury Litigator dealing with a wide range of cases both in relation to value and complexity.

Email Amanda

William Murray Cantlay

Associate Solicitor

Murray qualified as a Solicitor in 1980 and joined Woolliscrofts in 2013. For in excess of 25 years he was a Partner at different law firms before joining our Conveyancing/Property Department. Murray is skilled and experienced in a wide variety of Residential & Commercial Property matters, handling a substantial number of transactions in any year.

Email Murray

Caroline Carnes

Associate Solicitor

Caroline qualified as a Solicitor in 1987 and joined Woolliscrofts in 2014. Caroline heads up the Conveyancing Team at our Stone office and has vast experience in both Residential and Commercial Property work. Living in Stone herself, Caroline know the issues that are relevant to the area.

Email Caroline

Louisa Kisiel

Associate Solicitor

Louisa qualified as a Solicitor in 2000 and joined Woolliscrofts in 2013. Louisa has 20 years of experience dealing with all aspects of Employment and Family work including Divorce, Matrimonial Finances and Child Matters.

Email Louisa

Rachel Byles

Conveyancing Manager

Rachel joined Woolliscrofts in 2001 and became an Associate of the Chartered Legal Institute of Legal Executives in 2016. Rachel is a Conveyancing Manager at our Alsager Branch and has nearly 20 years experience in Private Client. Specialising in Residential Conveyancing.

Email Rachel

Paralegals

Lisa Bradley

Probate Assistant

Lisa joined Woolliscrofts in 1997 and is a Paralegal in our Probate Department. Lisa has extensive experience in all aspects of Estate work including Probate and Letters of Administration under the supervision of Ray Basnett (Director).

Email Lisa

Conveyancing Assistants

Alison Myatt

Conveyancing Assistant

Alison is a Personal Assistant and Senior Conveyancing Secretary. She has worked in the legal profession since 2001, joined Woolliscrofts in 2013 and, through her considerable practical experience, is very fully conversant with the conveyancing process. Like all our staff, due to the fact that Woolliscrofts Solicitors are a Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme accredited legal practice, Alison has undertaken the regular training requirements essential in conveyancing today.

Email Alison

Gillian Buckley

Conveyancing Assistant

Gill has in excess of 30 years experience working within the property / conveyancing departments of law firms as a secretary/assistant to a partner and/or other Fee Earner.

Since 2013 Gill has been with us working in the same capacity where the work she undertakes involves both residential and commercial property transactions.

Email Gill

Administration & IT

Linda O’Brien

Conveyancing Secretary

Linda is a Conveyancing Secretary, she worked in a hospital in Ireland for over 10 years as a Medical Secretary before moving to England in 2002.

Linda has worked at Woolliscrofts since 2005. During this time she has worked in various departments within the Practice – including Conveyancing, Personal Injury, Debt Collection and Litigation departments. Linda has, however, specialised as a Conveyancing Secretary since 2015.

Email Linda

Our Services

We offer a wide range of legal services with competitive fee structures tailored to your individual needs.

Conveyancing & Property
Personal Injury
Probate, Wills & Power of Attorney
Family & Matrimonial
Dispute Resolution
Business Services

Our Team

Your local friendly solicitors

Our Team

Lawyers & Legal Executives

Ray Basnett

Tom Jones

Christopher Mason

Laura Harding

Andrew Willott

Andrew Barnett

Amanda Jones

William Murray Cantlay

Caroline Carnes

Louisa Kisiel

Rachel Byles

Paralegals

Lisa Bradley

Conveyancing Assistants

Alison Myatt

Gillian Buckley

Administration & IT

Linda O’Brien

Our Services

We offer a wide range of legal services with competitive fee structures tailored to your individual needs.

If you’re looking for local, friendly legal advice, then get in touch today to book your appointment

Book your appointment

Hanley

Stone

Our Team

Your local friendly solicitors

Our Team

Lawyers & Legal Executives

Ray Basnett

Tom Jones

Christopher Mason

Laura Harding

Andrew Willott

Andrew Barnett

Amanda Jones

William Murray Cantlay

Caroline Carnes

Louisa Kisiel

Rachel Byles

Paralegals

Lisa Bradley

Conveyancing Assistants

Alison Myatt

Gillian Buckley

Administration & IT

Linda O’Brien

Our Services

We offer a wide range of legal services with competitive fee structures tailored to your individual needs.

If you’re looking for local, friendly legal advice, then get in touch today to book your appointment

Book your appointment

Hanley

Stone

Get a Quote