Jill Eastwood

Based at our Manchester office, Jill is one of Manchester’s most celebrated and respected Criminal Defence practitioners.  Jill’s enviable reputation for flawless, innovative, professional and robust approach to the criminal defence work she undertakes has been earned over her Criminal Defence career spanning over 20 years.

Jill has extensive knowledge and experience in representing client’s who face the most serious allegations such as Murder, Rape, Manslaughter, Causing death by dangerous driving, complex drug importation, conspiracy to supply drugs, possession of drugs with intent to supply, gangland murders but to name a few.

Jill enjoys membership on the firms VHCC Panel and has done for many years, as one of the firms Very High Cost Case panel members, Jill can often be found sifting through reams of the most complex and sensitive evidence.

As a highly regarded and well established criminal defence lawyer, Jill’s specialist knowledge of all matters ranging from multi-million pound drug importation to fraud but including all manner of offences such as Extradition, supply of class A drugs, and Gangland Murders allows her to pro-actively represent the interests of her clients.

Jill is at the forefront of criminal defence and will often undertake cell site analysis, mobile telephone evidence analysis and forensic analysis, computer analysis, ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition).This professional, pro-active approach means that Jill will leave no stone unturned in representing the client’s best interests.

Notwithstanding Jill’s niche area of practice, she successfully represents people facing various allegations such as Theft, Robbery, Dangerous Driving, Fraud, S.18 Wounding, Affray, S.47 Assault and many more besides.