Fiona Loxton

Fiona and Rebecca conceived the idea of Quest Legal Advocates in 2012. Fiona has enjoyed building the business from strength to strength and takes pride in the team Quest has developed over the years.

After obtaining a law degree at the University of Manchester and completing the BPTC (BVC as it was then) Fiona explored a number of career avenues. Fiona spent a number of years acquiring and managing property portfolios while also working closely with a Manchester silk where she gained a great insight into a thriving common law practice.

Combining both her legal and business experience Fiona focuses on business development and marketing as well as maintaining a close relationship with our nationwide team of advocates to ensure the continued high standard of their training and professional development.

In her spare time Fiona enjoys spending time with her young family, golf and frequently visits Ireland, where she is from.

Rebecca McNamara

Rebecca graduated in Law with Australian Law from Nottingham University. She had the privilege of studying abroad for one year at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. She subsequently completed her Legal Practice Course at BPP Manchester achieving a Distinction.

Rebecca undertook her training contract at Pannone LLP and spent a significant proportion of her time assisting on personal injury cases. She qualified at Pannone LLP as a Private Client solicitor. She subsequently obtained the specialist STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates.

Despite enjoying her time in practice immensely, Rebecca’s entrepreneurial interests meant that she was always astute to business opportunities and, when a gap in the market was identified for Quest Legal Advocates to fill, she left practice to create and develop the business. She remains on the Roll of Solicitors as a non-practicising solicitor.

Rebecca was involved in every aspect of Quest’s operations early in its history but now focuses on managing the finance and human resources aspects of the business.
Her personal interests include cooking, fair-weather gardening and raising her young family.

Molly O’Donoghue

Molly joined Quest Legal Advocates in 2013, working part-time whilst studying Law at the University of Manchester. Molly graduated with a first-class degree and joined the Quest team full time in 2014. Since then Molly has become a key member of the management team.

Molly is now responsible for facilitating a large number of the advocates’ cases. She ensures that advocates have all the documentation needed and have fully prepared ahead of hearings.

Molly manages the recruitment of prospective advocates along with the training of those who are successful. She ensures that trained advocates are provided with regular feedback and continued support.

Outside of work Molly likes to cook for friends and family and has hobbies which include attending live music events and buying and selling vintage clothing.

Jay Maudsley – Advocate Co-ordinator

Jay joined the administration team in early 2019 assuming the role of Advocate Co-ordinator.  As part of his role, and whilst supervising the administration team, Jay manages Quest’s administration making sure things run smoothly between instructing clients, the office team and advocates. He is also a vital member of the accounts team.

Jay studied Computer Forensics & Security with his interest in anything digital being the springboard into this niche field.

After travelling through Australasia and Asia for 2 years, Jay has settled in the city centre of Manchester and is currently enjoying the lifestyle, music events and socialising that comes with it.

Zarreen Alam-Cheetham – Advocacy Standards Manager

After completing her law degree at The University of Manchester, Zarreen went on to study the BPTC at BPP University in Leeds.

She subsequently flew alone to the capital of Ghana, Accra, where she completed a legal internship with the Legal Aid Scheme.  This involved providing free legal advice and drafting services to those who needed assistance.

Zarreen joined Quest as an advocate in June 2018.  In January 2020 Zarreen joined the Quest office team as Advocacy Standards Manager.

Zarreen now provides support to our advocates and undertakes audits on advocate performance to ensure that Quest advocates deliver a high standard of advocacy to our professional and lay clients.  Zarreen continues to attend court and is a senior advocate in our CICA Appeals team.

In her spare time she enjoys weightlifting, going for walks with family and friends in National Trust parks and spending time with her new cat who was rescued and adopted through the charity Cats Protection.