Criminal Law Staff

John Weate
"I've dealt with many high-profile and complex cases including securing a royal pardon for Michael Shields, the Liverpool Football Fan convicted and imprisoned in Bulgaria."
During his career, John has worked for the Magistrates Court and the CPS prior to be becoming a partner at RMNJ. He qualified as a solicitor in 1985. He is a qualified Duty Solicitor and Higher Courts Advocate (Crime). He frequently appears in both the Magistrates Court and the Crown Court. John was runner-up in the 2008 and 2010 National Law Society Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year category.

John Weate DML

Solicitor & Partner

Head of the Crown Court
and Prison Law departments

Sinead Fearon

Sinead Fearon LLB

Solicitor & Partner

Sinead joined RMNJ in 2001 as a trainee solicitor and qualified into the Criminal Law department in 2003. She is a qualified Police Station Representative allowing her to represent clients who have been arrested and detained in the Police Station. Sinead deals exclusively with Magistrates Court and Youth Court cases representing clients facing a wide variety of offences from minor road traffic matters to serious assault and burglary offences.

Chris Macmaster

Chris Macmaster

Partner

Chris joined the firm in 2017 having practiced Criminal Law in Liverpool for 12 years. He is a Crown Court Advocate and Duty Solicitor with a wealth of experience across the whole spectrum of Criminal Defence work.