Pickering & Butters

Our commercial property solicitors handle transactions, leases, and development projects for businesses. We specialise in agricultural property, rural estates, and commercial real estate. Clients benefit from our deep local knowledge and experience in navigating planning regulations and property disputes.

We advise employers on contracts, disciplinary procedures, and compliance with employment legislation. Our team handles tribunal claims, redundancy processes, and workplace disputes. We also support employees seeking fair treatment and compensation for unfair dismissal.

Specialising in divorce, child custody, and cohabitation agreements, our family law team offers free initial consultations. We focus on minimising conflict through mediation while protecting clients' interests in financial settlements and child arrangements.

Our Law Society-accredited personal injury lawyers handle road accidents, workplace injuries, and medical negligence cases. We operate on a no-win-no-fee basis, securing compensation for medical treatment, lost income, and pain and suffering.

We create legally sound wills and manage probate processes for estates. Our services include trust creation, inheritance tax planning, and resolving contentious probate disputes. We ensure clients' wishes are honoured while complying with current legislation.

Leading the firm since 2015, Jan Boulter specialises in personal injury law with over 25 years' experience. She oversees strategic direction while maintaining active client representation in complex litigation cases.

With 30 years in private client law, Will Johnson manages estate planning and probate matters. He advises on tax-efficient wills, trusts, and elderly client care, ensuring sensitive handling of family matters.

Donna Nicholls leads the family law department, specialising in high-conflict divorces and child custody cases. Her client-focused approach prioritises amicable resolutions while vigorously protecting clients' rights in court proceedings.

We specialise in commercial law, family law, personal injury, property transactions, and wills & probate. Our services cater to both businesses and individuals across Staffordshire and the UK.

Yes, we accept online payments in GBP through our secure portal for invoices and account payments, with minimum and maximum transaction limits applying.

While based in Staffordshire, we serve clients throughout the UK, handling cases remotely and maintaining professional networks for nationwide legal representation.

We maintain Lexcel accreditation by the Law Society, demonstrating our commitment to quality standards in legal practice management and client care.

Without hesitation, I can highly recommend Jan Boulter for her very friendly manner, her outstanding dedication and professionalism in pursuing my compensation case through to a successful conclusion. Throughout the process, along with her assistant Michelle, I have been regularly updated and fully informed with all proceedings as matters developed. I am extremely grateful for all her help.

I have recently bought my first house using Pickering & Butters. They were great and got on with what was needed without prompting. Dan was extremely helpful and made the process as seamless as possible. I would highly recommend them for your legal needs.

I would have no qualms in recommending P&B (in fact I already have) for divorce, wills and conveyancing. As in all legal processes things don't always run as smooth as you would wish, but all involved, especially Donna Nicholls on the divorce side gave sound, common sense advice which resulted in me getting through a very emotional situation unscathered and in receipt of the best outcome for me. Thank you Donna and all at P&B.

I injured my leg in an accident at a marina in October 2017 but it took a long time for the true extent of the damage to become apparent. I spent a lot of money on medical treatment and lost a considerable amount of income due to time in hospital and being incapacitated. I asked Pickering & Butters to represent me and I am extremely grateful to Jan Boulter not only for her professionalism and advice but for her support to me during a difficult few years while the case resolved which it finally did with an out-of-court settlement in July 2021.

I understand that most cases are settled much faster than mine! I learnt that the law provides no compensation for pain, suffering or worry but it may help recover financial loss. Pickering & Butters performance was at all times exemplary and they never waivered in pursuing my claim over a three year period. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone who may have suffered a personal injury due to someone else's negligence.