Our Firm

We are a legal practice offering a professional, friendly and reliable service where every client matters.

Zahida Alam

Senior Solicitor

Zahida Alam graduated from The University of Bradford with a LLB Hons degree and undertook her Legal Practice Course at Leeds. She is Senior Solicitor and Partner at Meresbrook Pollard Solicitors.

Having qualified as a Solicitor in 2004, she completed her training contract at prestigious firm Berrymans Lace Mawer in Leeds. She has extensive experience in a range of legal practice areas and deals mainly in the fields of immigration, personal injury, clinical negligence and family/matrimonial law, including all aspects of matrimonial assets and child contact matters.

Zahida additionally has a strong interest in all matters relating to special educational needs and disability and is a fastidious professional.

Education
  • LLB Law Bradford University
Languages Spoken
  • English
  • Punjabi
  • Urdu
  • Hindi
Qualified Solicitor
  • SRA ID: 334165
  • Admittance: 15/12/2004

Shazia Noreen Sarwar

Senior Solicitor

Shazia is a Senior Solicitor and Partner at Meresbrook Pollard Solicitors and qualified as a Solicitor in 2011. She graduated with a degree in Law and European Business, completed a post-graduate diploma in Law and undertook her Legal Practice Course.

She has worked in a variety of legal settings since 2005 and has vast legal knowledge and experience, and has been employed at such firms as Optima Legal and DLA Solicitors. Shazia deals predominantly with personal injury, clinical negligence, family/matrimonial matters, immigration, and all aspects of civil litigation including bankruptcy and contractual disputes. Shazia has a keen eye for detail and is a conscientious and hard- working Solicitor.

Education
  • Law and Business degree
Languages Spoken
  • English
  • Punjabi
  • Urdu
Qualified Solicitor
  • SRA ID:298164
  • Admittance: 15/06/2011

Our History


Meresbrook Pollard Solicitors was formed in 2011 and has quickly established a highly satisfied client base. We are renowned for our attention to detail and for ‘going the extra mile’. Meresbrook Pollard Solicitors is a small firm that has and continues to establish strong and lasting relationships with our clients.

Client Testimonials

See what our clients have to say about us.

  • Both Zahida and Shaziar were very professional in there approach and meticulous with the detail and information required for my wife's visa which was a very complicated application due to various changing scenarios that occurred. i will definitely use there services again in the future.

    thumb Tony Wiseman
    February 10, 2020
  • This firm is absolutely amazing with high level of professionalism in their manners of conduction their business. My and my wife were given very clear guidance from the start to the end and the responses through email exchanges were very quick as well. Highly recommended.

    thumb Yogesh Limbu
    March 23, 2021
  • I hold no reservations in recommending Meresbrook Pollard solicitors, they exercised premium expertise in the handling of immigration matters, they are customer friendly and exercised high level of professionalism and diligence in the way they handled my matter all of which were reflected in the successful outcome of my citizenship application.

    thumb Good okey
    December 16, 2020
  • I would like to say a big thank u to shaziya and ziada my case was so complicated but they put in all the effort and my hubby got visa granted in 18 days once again a big thank u ???

    thumb Atiya Shan
    February 28, 2020
  • I would highly recommend Meresbrook Pollard Solicitors because they are very qualified and professional with their work and their whole team deserve appreciation and especially Shazia who's work has done wonders in my case. I'm glad that I chose them for my spouse Visa. Highly recommended.

    thumb Dani Shani
    April 1, 2021