Hodge Jones & Allen

Hodge Jones & Allen is a London solicitors founded in September 1977 by Henry Hodge, Peter Jones, and Patrick Allen, initially specialising in legal aid work and favouring radical causes. The firm has a reputation for taking on human rights cases. They cover crime, family law, clinical negligence, housing, civil liberties, dispute resolution, and personal injury cases.

Mr Allen had been discussing the possibility of setting up a legal aid firm to offer services to people in dire need with fellow trainee Peter Jones. Working for Mayfair lawyers Offenbach, the pair were keen to finish their articles and take on radical law work, but they needed a third partner. In stepped Henry and the plan was sealed over a few pints of ale in Covent Garden's Freemasons Arms pub. They identified areas in which they could use their legal training in the pursuit of social justice, and Hodge, Jones and Allen's work in criminal, family and housing law begun

The firm was founded with the aim of supporting social justice in September 1977 by two trainee lawyers at Offenbach, Peter Jones and Patrick Allen, and Henry Hodge, the ex-boyfriend of Allen's then girlfriend Maggie Rae. The three became duty solicitors in north London police stations. The firm first had offices on Camden High Street, chosen because they were in an area of social deprivation and not far from the law courts.

They moved to offices double the size in Twyman House, Camden Road, in November 1997, with 75 employees. The offices were opened by Cherie Booth, who worked for the firm early in her career. They launched their first website shortly after the move.

The firm now employs around 200 people at its offices on North Gower Street, Camden, with an annual turnover of £12 million. The senior partner is Patrick Allen, one of 35 partners.

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