About the firm

A defence firm built for the moments that matter most.

ASL Solicitors & Advocates is a specialist criminal defence practice. We exist for one purpose: to stand between our clients and the full weight of the state and to win.

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Who we are

Singularly focused on criminal defence.

We are not a general high-street practice that happens to take criminal work. Criminal defence is the whole of what we do which is exactly why clients facing the most serious charges, and the solicitors who refer them, turn to ASL.

From our offices in Birmingham and Walsall we act for clients across the country at police stations, in the Magistrates' Court the Crown Court. Whatever the hour and wherever the station, our promise is the same: a senior solicitor, a meticulous defence and an advocate who will not be outmatched.

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Our story

The history of ASL Solicitors.

From a single minded ambition to defend the accused properly, to a respected criminal defence practice trusted across the Midlands and beyond.

Founded

The beginning

A practice built on a single principle

ASL Solicitors & Advocates was founded in 2000 on the belief that everyone facing the power of the state deserves a defence prepared with absolute rigour. From day one, the firm focused exclusively on criminal law never diluting its expertise across unrelated work.

Growth

Building the team

Specialist solicitors and in-house advocates

As the firm's reputation grew, so did the team bringing together senior criminal defence solicitors and higher-court advocates under one roof, so the same people who prepare a case also stand up to argue it in court.

Two offices

Birmingham & Walsall

Rooted locally, acting nationwide

With offices at Bull Street in Birmingham and Townend House in Walsall, ASL became a fixture of the local legal community while representing clients at police stations and courts across England and Wales.

Today

Accredited & trusted

A practice built on a single principle

ASL Solicitors & Advocates was founded on the belief that everyone facing the power of the state deserves a defence prepared with absolute rigour. From day one, the firm focused exclusively on criminal law never diluting its expertise across unrelated work.

25+

Years defending the accused

100+

Cases handled nationwide

24/7

Police station attendance

Offices: Birmingham | Walsall | Manchester | London

Our Principal

A message from Ash Ahmed

Being accused of a crime is one of the most frightening experiences a person can face. The full machinery of the state is suddenly directed at you and the decisions made in those first hours can shape the rest of your life.

I built ASL so that nobody has to face that alone. Our promise is simple: a senior solicitor on every case, a defence prepared to the very last detail, and an advocate who will fight your corner without compromise.

Whatever the charge and whatever the hour, we are ready to act. That is not a slogan it is the standard I hold this firm to, every single day.