WHO
WE ARE
our
TEAM
Neate & Pugh is owned and managed by Emma Neate and Ann-Marie Pugh. We each have more than 20 years’ experience advising on a full range of employment law issues.
We have worked together before in a large international law firm, gaining the best training and breadth of experience available. We both have experience of working “in-house” in commercial enterprises, seeing on the ground how our advice plays out in practice. And now we run our own specialist firm – delivering our expert advice in a personable, pragmatic and cost-effective way. We like to think of it as a “Jerry McGuire” firm …fewer clients, more personal attention.
We’ve been employees, employers, managers, and managed. We’re business owners ourselves and have a wealth of business and life experience to call on in advising you, our clients.
EMMA NEATE
Director/Solicitor
Years’ experience in employment law/HR: 20 years.
Favourite emp law/ER/HR topic or project: Employment Tribunal claims.
Superpower: The ability to see into the future (would come in handy when devising strategies for clients to deal with troublesome employees/employers!).
Favourite food: Anything Italian (yum!).
If you could change the world how would you change it: End poverty.
- M: 07834 413249
- T: 0121 321 3333
- E: emma@neateandpugh.com
- Connect on LinkedIn
ANN-MARIE PUGH
Director/Solicitor
Years’ experience in employment law/HR: 24 years.
Favourite emp law/ER/HR topic or project: Change management within businesses, sales, mergers, downsizing, harmonising etc.
Superpower: The super power I have is to simplify complex situations, the superpower I want is flight!
Favourite food: Seafood linguine.
If you could change the world how would you change it: I would slow the pace of life down, to allow us all a calmer more considered existence.
- M: 07899 936239
- T: 0121 321 3333
- E: ann-marie@neateandpugh.com
- Connect on LinkedIn
BETH HODGETTS
HR Specialist
Years’ experience in employment law/HR: 22 years.
Favourite emp law/ER/HR topic or project: HR projects, especially policy design and implementation.
Superpower: My friends tell me I do a very commanding “teacher voice” that makes both children and adults behave!
Favourite food: Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding.
If you could change the world how would you change it: we would spend more time looking at the world around us and less time looking at our phones!
- M: 07971 452295
- T: 0121 321 3333
- E: beth@neateandpugh.com
NATALIE BARNSLEY
PA/Office Manager
Years’ experience in employment law/HR: 15 years as a PA in the legal industry.
Favourite emp law/ER/HR topic or project: N/A
Superpower: Multitasking!
Favourite food: Mexican.
If you could change the world how would you change it: World peace.
- T: 0121 321 3333
- E: natalie@neateandpugh.com