About Shelby Cusick
Shelby has worked as a Paralegal and Criminal Defence Fee-Earner for over 5 years. She has had the honour of being trained by fantastic legal 500 lawyers and barristers, and represented a vast amount of clients at the police station for a variety of offences.
Shelby has experience in complex criminal cases such as murders and rape offences and has successfully defended clients rights at the police station assisting them in avoiding court proceedings. Shelby has also worked on, and successfully defended protest clients at the police station during her time as a fee earner at Hodge Jones and Allen.
Shelby qualified as a police station representative in May 2020, is a CILEX qualified paralegal and has recently graduated from her masters at BPP law school in fraud and financial crime. Shelby is passionate about fighting for her clients, protecting their rights and achieving the best possible outcome for them.
"Shelby [Cusick] was very helpful and professional. I would highly recommend Hodge Jones & Allen."
Shelby has been granted degree equivalence from the SRA, and plans to sit the SQE in order to qualify as a criminal defence solicitor advocate.
Client Comments
- “Facing injustice from the police, it was difficult for me to place full trust in a firm of solicitors. I was relieved and pleased as Viviane was sharp, attentive and unwaveringly professional. Being represented by Shelby was reassuring as she was exceptional. She understood my frustrations, remaining calm and understanding, but also focused, sharp and professional. I would definitely recommend.”
- “Shelby [Cusick] did an excellent job representing me at a voluntary interview. She was so professional and made the whole process smoother, less stressful and more positive for me. I would recommend HJA to anyone.”
- “I want to give a special thanks to Shelby [Cusick] for working so efficiently to get my family back together. She’s very professional who takes what she does seriously and communicated with us every step of the way. I hope we as a family don’t end up in a situation like this again but to know there’s representatives who care about people while also looking at the facts of the situation, it puts my mind at ease. Thank you again Shelby, much appreciated.”
- “Recently I had the pleasure of using the services of Laura O’Brien and her paralegal Shelby [Cusick] at HJA for a criminal law case related to animal rights activity. Their communication was perfect, their attention to detail impressive and at no time did I feel anything other than confidence having them handle my case.
…I would like to thank Laura O’Brien and Shelby Keppel for all their help, guidance and work during this rather unpleasant episode of my life. I would have no hesitation in recommending them to others who find themselves in a similar predicament.”
"Shelby accompanied my son who has special educational needs to the Police station for interview. She was absolutely incredible - made it clear she had his rights at the forefront and I could not recommend her or Hodge Jones & Allen more."
Career
- Police Station Consultant and Freelance Representative – 2023
- Legal case Worker/Paralegal – Hodge Jones and Allen – 2022-2023
- Senior Paralegal- SMQ Legal Services, Oxford – April 2019-April 2022
Education
- LLM Fraud and Financial Crime- BPP Law School- 2023
- DipHE Criminology and Criminal Justice – Essex University – 2022
- SRA, Degree Equivalence – 2022
- CILEX Paralegal Apprenticeship- CILEX Law School – 2021
- Police Station Accreditation- Cardiff University – 2020
Personal Interests
In her spare time, Shelby is an avid book reader and enjoys spending time with her younger siblings.
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