Helena attained her law degree at Queen Mary Westfield College, University of London and completed her Law Society Finals at the College of Law in Guildford. Post qualification she developed a keen interest in criminal law and has specialized in criminal litigation for the last 10 years.

Helena was Head of the Criminal Department at Carpenter & Co. and joined the Wallington office of McMillan Williams in 2008.  She undertakes both publicly and privately funded work and has a broad range of experience in all aspects of criminal practice from indictable only offences such as murder, rape, kidnap and robbery through to summary only and road traffic matters.

Helena is a duty solicitor on the Sutton, Croydon, Wimbledon and Kingston schemes and is well known at local police stations and courts.

When not at work Helena enjoys fitness training and spending time with family and friends.