Richard Egan (solicitor)
Richard Egan is an English solicitor known for his work and advocacy in high-profile criminal defence cases. He is also known as a charity worker and a recipient of Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award he was awarded in recognition for his work defending Lotfi Raissi who was wrongly accused of training September 11 hijackers. In 2014 Egan came to notice after successful defence of Tania Clarence who was charged with murder of her two children after her unsuccessful legal battle with social workers. After a series of defence motions, murder charge was reduced to  that of a manslaughter by diminished responsibility and Clarence was given a hospital order. Career. Egan qualified as a solicitor in 1990 and joined Tuckers Solicitors, law firm based in London, where he became a partner in 2001. His work is focused mainly on criminal defense. Experience. Egan is a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association and Association of Military Court Advocates and Justice. He has gathered local attention in London for his aggressive defense style and was one of those who contended that solicitor advocates should be entitled to wear the same wig and gown in court  as barristers. Notable cases. Egan's work has included acting for: Television and Media appearances. Egan has appeared on multiple national news television programs to provide legal commentary, including "The Briefs", series which were aired on ITV in July 2013. The series gathered an audience of about 2.4 million viewers during the first show. On-air commentary. In 2014 Egan has appeared as a guest on 107.8 Radio Jackie commenting on Tania Clarence case. Awards. In 2003 Egan was received Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award in recognition for successful defence of Lotfi Raissi who was wrongly accused of  being the architect of the September 11th atrocities. In 2015 Egan was named Partner of the Year at The Lawyer awards