We are incredibly proud to announce that Richard Reed Solicitors has been shortlisted for Community Business of the Year (Regional) at the North East Chamber Business Awards 2025.

This year’s awards attracted a record number of entries, celebrating the innovation, resilience, and impact of businesses across the region. To be shortlisted from such a strong field is an honour and a powerful recognition of our team’s dedication to making a meaningful difference in the community we serve.

Community is at the heart of everything we do at Richard Reed Solicitors. For over 76 years, we have worked not only to provide outstanding legal services but also to support and strengthen Sunderland and the surrounding areas through advocacy, fundraising, sponsorship, and hands-on involvement. From providing over 100 Christmas gifts to disadvantaged children, to raising over £5,000 through the Macmillan Mighty Hike, our commitment is woven into the culture of our firm.

To be shortlisted for this award is not only a milestone for our firm it’s a celebration of the community we are privileged to be part of. We look forward to attending the awards ceremony at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead on Thursday 19 June 2025, where we will stand alongside other businesses dedicated to making a difference.

We are incredibly grateful to our staff, partners, and community for their continued support.

What our clients say

Terms and conditions, a necessity to protect your business and your customers. We needed to develop new T&C's to reflect our current operations. In this past this has been complex, expensive and time consuming. Including difficult too understand legal jargon and language that is often included in T&C's. As we operate with transparency is was very important that our T&C's are clear and easy for our customers to understand and agree to. Right from the beginning Phil removed the complexity and jargon, resulting in brand new T&Cs which are customer friendly. He made the whole process easy, efficient and painless! Thank you Phil!

Commercial Law

Excellent, everything from the start to the finish done very professionably.

Wills, Trust & Probate

Perfect from beginning to the end of my house purchase could not fault the service I received

Residential Conveyancing

Excellent Service, Great service and very sound advice, thank you :)

Employment Law

Kat Moody provided an excellent service. She was invested in my case and provided good advice. I would highly recommend Kat.

Employment Law

Kat could not have been more helpful, valuable, professional or friendly. I could not have asked for a better experience in going through my settlement agreement than the service I received from Kat and she was the reason we achieved an outcome far more beneficial to me than I expected. In our conversations Kat was very clear about the process, she did not rush me through any of my questions or decision-making and I genuinely felt like it was important to her that I got the best outcome possible. I would not hesitate at all to work with Kat again or to recommend her to anyone else who would need legal advice. Thank you, Kat!

Employment Law

Richard Reed handled all aspects of the sale of my sisters house recently. They were always available to clear up outstanding details.
their advice was clear and concise. Their costs were entirely reasonable. Everyones demeanour was to be kind and helpful. I would be happy to recommend them and will use them again.

Residential Conveyancing

Carnt express how wonderful Richard reed solicitors actually are been through rough time past year and they have been the best professional friendly and very supportive and understanding especially Amy and Alison with you through every step in which can be a very difficult time in someones life would highly recommend

Family Law

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