Lee&Priestley

Steve Bailey

Department Head

Steve has been specialising in Legal Debt Recovery and Insolvency for 19 years, starting off his career at “Hammond Suddards Solicitors” He brings a mountain of knowledge and expertise with him which will ensure that our Clients receive the best possible service and will also allow us to expand our services to include assisting Local Authorities in collection of unpaid liability orders and also a Probate Recovery Service.

December 2009 to date: Joined Lee & Priestley LLP, as Head of Debt Recovery Department. The Department has a large commercial Client base and a very successful RTA damage-only recovery unit.

June 2003 – December 2009: Joined Carrick Read Insolvency Solicitors as Debt Recovery Manager, the department mainly dealt with commercial and consumer debt. 2 new recovery units created Probate and Local Authority.

January 1996 – April 2003:  Joined Read Hind Stewart Solicitors as a Team Leader. The team consisted of 3 fee earners, 2 assistant fee-earners and 1 office junior.

November 1990- December 1995: Joined Hammond Suddards Solicitors as an office Junior, after 4 months started his career as an Assistant Fee Earner in a team consisting of 5 fee earners,.

Interests

Shotokan Karate, Fishing, Football, Cricket, Rock Climbing, Mountain biking (when I have the time) ie being married and having 2 kids !!!!