Barker Gillette LLP - Solicitors

Vinay Verma

What football team do you support?
Aston Villa

What is your best professional moment?
Verdict of not guilty being returned, in respect of a defendant that I represented in one of the longest jury trials in British Legal History.

What is your most embarrassing professional moment?
My son and wife meeting me for lunch during a luncheon adjournment, and my son being sick on my suit before having to return to Court.

Who should play you in a film of your life?
Jim Carey - according to my wife.

Who would you like to play you in a film of your life?
Brad Pitt - again according to my wife, it's probably the closest she will get to him.

One life changing moment?
Birth of my son.

Any quirky habits or defining idiosyncrasies?
Cleaning my glasses with my tie.

Describe yourself in three words?
Lawyer, comedian (so I believe) and handyman.

How would others describe you in three words?
Ask Others.

What film would you like to appear in and what part would you play?
Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) in 'Bridget Jones' Diary'.

What band would you be in and what you sing?
Queen (The Show must go on).

If you couldn't be a lawyer, what would you rather be?
Any professional who is paid more than a lawyer, such as an electrician or a plumber.

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