Charlene joined the Paramount family in March 2022 and brought with her 20 years costing experience; over 15 years of which is in Multi Track Personal Injury work. Starting life as a High Court Criminal Costs Draftsman and moving into Civil Law in 2006, Charlene has seen times of change; fixed success fees, then the 2013 LASPO reforms and the continually changing landscape of fixed costs. She has a broad knowledge covering a variety of different claim types and now mostly specialises in Clinical Negligence and Serious Injury Costs Budgeting, Bill drafting and costs negotiations. In her spare time she loves to hike the fells of the Lake District and is a big foodie, so loves to cook (and eat!).

Christine Marsh is the General Manager and one of the Directors at Paramount. She has over 15 years’ experience in legal costs, specialising in civil litigation and now dealing with Private Client matters as well. Christine enjoys running and coaching netball, as well as spending time with her young family.

Danielle is a Costs Lawyer and has over 8 years’ experience working within the legal costs sector. Danielle specialises in Court of Protection Costs, of which she is very passionate about. Danielle prepares both detailed and short-form bills of costs for Court of Protection Applications, Deputyship general management work and also Statutory Wills and other ad hoc works.

Danielle can provide advice for pre and post assessment of costs and also training on costs recovery and file management.

She also has experience of dealing with both inter-partes costs and legal aid billing.

In her spare time Danielle enjoys spending time with her family and being a mum to her two children, she likes to read and she also loves a good Netflix series!

Emma has over six years’ experience in the costs industry and has a particular interest in high value Clinical Negligence and Costs Budgeting matters.  In July 2018, Emma qualified as a Costs Lawyer. 

In her spare time, Emma enjoys spending time with her friends and family.  She also likes to keep fit and is a keen runner.

Gina Nixon is the Administration Manager at Paramount and Head of the Processing Department.  She has almost 15 years’ experience dealing with all aspects of administration for Legal Aid matters and more recently the Legal Aid Client and Cost Management System.  Outside of work, Gina enjoys going to the gym, socialising and spending time with her now grown up family.

Helen joined the team in July 2022 and is a qualified solicitor. She has almost 20 years of costs and litigation experience from both a paying and receiving party perspective.

Helen is experienced in handling a wide range of high value civil costs matters including clinical negligence, personal injury and commercial disputes.

She is an experienced drafter, negotiator and advocate and has attended detailed assessments and CCMCs all across the country.

In her spare time, Helen loves to travel and enjoys live music and comedy. She is always planning her next festival or concert trip. She enjoys quizzes and is the proud owner of a BBC “Pointless” trophy.

Julie Fitzpatrick is the Head of the Private Client department and a Costs Lawyer with over 19 years’ experience in a number of areas. She now specialises in Court of Protection and Probate matters. In her spare time, Julie enjoys spending time with her family, reading and cooking.

As well as being one of the Directors of Paramount Legal Costs, Karen is also the Office Manager overseeing the marketing of the firm, human resources and Paramount’s compliance with data protection. Prior to joining Paramount in 2011, she worked in the hospitality sector for just over 10 years. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, has a terrible addiction to buying cook books and she definitely doesn’t go running!

Karl is a Costs Lawyer with over 9 years’ experience. He deals with a variety of complex costs matters including commercial disputes, personal injury, clinical negligence and private client matters.

Originally from the North East, Karl is a long suffering Sunderland fan who enjoys keeping fit, baking, reading and spending time with his family and Cocker Spaniel (Indie).

Kris is a Costs Lawyer with 6 years’ experience in a wide range of areas of costs from inter partes to Court of Protection costs. Kris has experience in preparing detailed Bills of Costs, Costs Budgets, Points of Dispute and Replies and negotiating settlements. In his spare time, Kris is a keen runner and has taken part in a wide range of races from 10ks to marathons and ultra-marathons. He also follows a wide range of sports, in particular football and Formula 1.

Martin Walsh is the Managing Director of Paramount Legal Costs. He has almost 20 years’ experience in legal costs, specialising in high value personal injury & clinical negligence claims, as well as various types of civil litigation. Although Martin’s main role now is the day-to-day running of a forward thinking company, focusing on business development, client care & mentoring team Paramount, he still continues to have an active caseload. In his spare time, Martin enjoys spending time with his family, walking the dog, travel, food (and the occasional glass of red wine!) and watching most sports, particularly cricket, rugby union and horse racing.

Melanie has over 20 years’ experience in the costs industry having worked in all areas during her career. More recently she has been focusing on Clinical Negligence, Costs Budgeting and Court of Protection matters, many of these of a very high value and complex nature. In her spare time, Melanie is a busy mum to her two children and likes to find time to exercise and travel as much as possible.

Nicola Roberts is a Senior Costs Draftsman with over 18 years’ costing experience, particularly in relation to all aspects of family, housing and legal aid matters.  She also has experience in preparing High Cost Case Plans.  She enjoys walking in the Lake District, cooking (and eating), reading, and spending time with her family, friends and dogs.

Tom is a Costs Lawyer with over 14 years’ experience, and deals with any between the parties costs including clinical negligence, civil litigation, personal injury and commercial cases.  Enjoying the variety of work and providing advice to Clients, he specialises in drafting Bills of Costs, Precedent H Costs Budgets, Points of Dispute and Replies, and also attending CCMCs. In his spare time, Tom has a variety of interests but most involve some form of sport or food, as well as spending time with his family.