Aoife Kelly
Aoife is our Legal Support Assistant, based in Edinburgh. Aoife joined Clan in November 2022 and had previously studied law in Derry, while working as a Youth Support Worker. When Aoife graduated, she worked as a paralegal, before moving to Edinburgh in August 2022. In her spare time, Aoife enjoys socialising with friends and keeping […]
Alison Reid
Principal Solicitor and Chief Executive
Catriona Phillips
Catriona joined Clan Childlaw in September 2020. As Communications Manager, her job is to tell everyone about the work that Clan Childlaw is doing and all the different ways that our team can help children and young people in Scotland. Before coming to work at Clan Childlaw, Catriona worked in communications and marketing roles across […]
Claire Osborne
Senior Solicitor
Debbie Shannon
Debbie joined Clan Childlaw in January 2021 as a Legal Support Co-ordinator and moved to the role of Office Manager in September 2022. Debbie spent over 20 years working in the financial sector mainly in Operations and Training functions before working as a Law Accountant preparing Legal Aid and Judicial accounts over the past 10 […]
Erika Kotyuk
Erika joined Clan as an Administrator in March 2022. She is passionate about people, mental health, psychology, and languages. Erika has a degree in pedagogy and had previously worked in customer service, the travel industry, administration, and the financial sector. During the past five years, she has also volunteered as a conversation facilitator, project coordinator, […]
Graeme Shearer
Graeme joined Clan Childlaw in January 2023. Prior to joining the team, he was the Police Scotland training lead for Crisis Negotiators and brings a diverse range of experiences to his new role. He is fan of live music and live sport and spends a lot of his free time indulging these passions.
Jenna Hall
Senior Solicitor
Joan McNeill
Joan joined our team as Head of Operations in September 2021. Her role is all about getting Clan to run as smoothly as possible, supporting the work we do with children and young people and ensuring we deliver on our organisational priorities. Joan has a lot of experience in business support and operations in particular […]
Julia Donnelly
Deputy Principal Solicitor
Katy Nisbet
Katy joined Clan Childlaw in January 2022. As Legal Policy Manager her job is to influence legal and policy change in Government and across local authority areas. She does this with the aim of improving the rights of children and young people in Scotland. Before coming to work at Clan Childlaw, Katy was a court […]
Lauren Tighe
Lauren joined Clan in February 2023 as a Solicitor after completing her traineeship in 2022. Lauren has extensive experience in personal injury law, dealing with vulnerable clients who have been injured at work, in public and resulting from criminal injuries. Lauren also has experience of consumer law and landlord tenant actions. Lauren also comes with […]
Louise Herd
Solicitor
Lucy Frazer
Managing Solicitor
Megan Houston
Megan is our administrator based in Glasgow. She joined Clan in October 2021 and had previously worked in admin, secretarial support and marketing roles. Megan is very passionate about working within the third sector and began her journey by becoming a volunteer befriender working to support children and young people. In her spare time, Megan […]
Micheál Phelan
Project Co-ordinator
Rachel Farrier
Street Legal Project Coordinator
Rebecca Scott
Managing Solicitor
Sarah Bannerman
Senior Solicitor
Tamara Levy
Solicitor
Vicki Straiton
Vicki studied at Glasgow University and joined Clan Childlaw as a newly qualified lawyer in 2010. Since then she has represented many children and young people, with a particular interest in the rights of children and young people who experience children’s hearings. In the autumn of 2022, Vicki has been recognised by the Law Society […]
