OPTIMUM ADVOCATES - Key Persons


Angela Bath

Job Titles:
  • Practice Manager

Gregory Farrell

Greg was a solicitor in private practice for 10 years before calling to the Bar. He specialised is criminal law practicing in criminal defence exclusively. He has worked at all levels of criminal law but was involved in a large number of High Court cases including murder, rape and drug trafficking as well as conducting a high number of Sheriff and Jury trials. He was also involved in defending a number of health and safety prosecutions as a solicitor as well as dealing with a large volume of road traffic matters and proceeds of crimes cases.

Joseph A. Barr

Job Titles:
  • Defence Counsel

Laura Kenney

Job Titles:
  • Deputy

Lewis K. Kennedy

Lewis Kennedy worked as a solicitor in a number of busy criminal law practices before he came to the Bar. Since calling in 2000 he has concentrated mainly on criminal law and on employment law regularly appearing in the High Court, Sheriff Court, Appeal Court and at Employment and Immigration tribunals.

Nicole Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Deputy

Rosalyn McTaggart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Law Society of Scotland 's Criminal Law Committee

Younas Children

Job Titles:
  • Principal Reporter - V - K, UKSC [2010] 56 Status of Relevant Persons under the Children ( Scotland ) Act 1997 and the European Convention on Human Rights