Cat is the Founder of a grassroots social enterprise offering affordable representation to disabled benefits claimants. She is open about her own disabilities including a permanent upper limb injury, chronic fatigue syndrome and autism – which she describes as her superpower.

After competing her LL.B, she won a prestigious law society scholarship enabling to undertake her LPC and an LL.M, after which she decided that she would advocate for those who needed to challenge poor decisions made by the Secretary of State. Her success rate is phenomenal – currently standing at over 99%.

PIPPS has grown significantly since inception in 2018, where she worked alone from a bedroom at her home, to now employing a team of 10 legally qualified and experienced disability advocates.

Whilst advocating for disabled benefits claimants, she noticed that cuts in local authority budgets, closures of many welfare rights departments and citizens advice bureaus, meant there was little access to professional help in other areas of benefit claims. Cat began to assist at every step of the claim and appeal process, be that by competing applications, attending assessments, or drafting submissions to the Department for Work and Pensions.

Cat is also an avid supporter of LGBT+ causes and can be found giving up her free time at various local Pride events, where she offers pro bono benefits advice to patrons.

In 2019 she was shortlisted to the final eight from over 28,000 nominations for an ITV News National Diversity Award.