Ben Thomas

Head of Criminal Law

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Ben is Head of the firm’s Criminal Department. He qualified as a Solicitor in 1993 and specialises in the preparation of cases of a more serious and/or complex nature, such as fraud, homicide, hijacking, drugs trafficking and serious sexual offending, throughout courts in England and Wales. Ben has handled a number of high profile cases connected to media celebrities, sportsmen and politically sensitive issues. A feature of his practice has been the representation of foreign nationals before the courts in conjunction with lawyers of the client’s own nationality. He was rated in Chambers and Partners Guide to the UK Legal Profession as “an excellent generalist with extensive experience across a wide spectrum of criminal work”. From 2004-2009 Ben was a member and then senior member of the Legal Services Commission Peer Review Panel for Crime. He is recognised as a fraud supervisor by the Legal Services Commission Very High Cost Case Unit.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 158157

  • Based in Romford, Essex
  • Licensed for 33 years

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Ben is Head of the firm’s Criminal Department. He qualified as a Solicitor in 1993 and specialises in the preparation of cases of a more serious and/or complex nature, such as fraud, homicide, hijacking, drugs trafficking and serious sexual offending, throughout courts in England and Wales. Ben has handled a number of high profile cases connected to media celebrities, sportsmen and politically sensitive issues. A feature of his practice has been the representation of foreign nationals before the courts in conjunction with lawyers of the client’s own nationality. He was rated in Chambers and Partners Guide to the UK Legal Profession as “an excellent generalist with extensive experience across a wide spectrum of criminal work”. From 2004-2009 Ben was a member and then senior member of the Legal Services Commission Peer Review Panel for Crime. He is recognised as a fraud supervisor by the Legal Services Commission Very High Cost Case Unit.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 158157

  • Based in Romford, Essex
  • Licensed for 33 years

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  • Sternberg Reed LLP

    Owner

    Until March 2022

  • Sternberg Reed LLP

    Solicitor

    March 2022 - Present 4 years and 4 months

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  • English

Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:00
Tuesday 09:00–17:00
Wednesday 09:00–17:00
Thursday 09:00–17:00
Friday 09:00–16:30
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

210 South Street, Romford, RM1 1TR

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dyllis

Knowledgeable and supportive

I had support from the very first day I spoke on the phone even before the initial meeting at the office in Romford. I was always provided with information with regards to update on the case and clarity was provided at every stage.

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Hi Dyllis. Thank you for reaching out and sharing your positive experience. I'm glad to hear that you received support right from the first day you spoke on the phone, even before your initial meeting at our office in Romford. Providing assistance and guidance from the very beginning is essential, and I'm pleased that we were able to offer you support right from the start. Thank you for sharing your feedback, and please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions or require additional assistance. We're here to help!

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Outstanding Service, Highly Recommended

Recently, I have had a wonderful and very pleasant experience of working with Mr. Ben Thomas who has more than 30 years of experience in his field. He’s brilliant and very helpful. I’m very impressed with his wealth of knowledge, expertise, and professionalism. He is incredible, hardworking, polite, friendly and approachable. I have received his professional and wise advice that are very persuasive. He has excellent communication skills and always replied to my large amounts of emails and documents promptly that have shown his high responsibility and efficiency. He helped me to win the case, cleared my name, saved my future and reputation that I will be forever grateful and thankful for. He is the best solicitor who I have ever worked with. I can't recommend Mr. Thomas highly enough to anyone.

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steven

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Excellent and Professional

Mr Ben Thomas handled my case from beginning to end and his expertise/professionalism were second to none. He was readily available to answer any of my questions, queries or concerns throughout and I couldn’t recommend him and Sternberg Reed any more highly. Mr Thomas did everything necessary to get the right and correct outcome to my case and I can’t thank him enough.

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