Co-founder of this thriving firm established in 2007, Rebecca brings over 25 years of knowledge and expertise to her role. An advocate of alternative dispute resolution, she is able to offer a range of services to support clients in resolving their family disputes constructively and amicably, including mediation, collaborative law and arbitration. Rebecca supports a non-court approach, wherever possible, and strongly believes that this is the best outcome for a family, and that court proceedings should only be a matter of last resort. She is an accredited family mediator, offering various ways to mediate to fit a range of circumstances and is a collaboratively trained family solicitor, undertaking a varied caseload involving property disputes, finance and Children Act matters. Rebecca is also an Arbitrator in child related cases and has qualified as a Parenting Coordinator and a Family Law Supervisor. She sits on Resolution’s Legal Aid Committee, the Litigants in Person Committee, and the Mediation Working Group.

Qualifying as a solicitor in 1990, Charlotte has built her career at this widely respected law firm and is a highly regarded Senior Associate. She is instructed on a range of matters including divorce, separation and associated disputes relating to children, finances, property, and pensions, cohabitee issues, living together agreements, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and deeds of separation. Her work has included cases relating to family businesses, farming and agricultural assets, and high value financial disputes. Offering collaborative law as an alternative to the court process, Charlotte strongly believes in supporting clients to make their own decisions and to reach agreement wherever possible.

A specialist in family law since 1996, Graeme brings a calm and reassuring approach to his cases alongside expert legal advice across the full spectrum of cases. A Partner at this highly regarded law firm, he navigates his clients through the breakdown of a relationship, involving divorce, separation, financial disputes, cohabitee issues and children matters. A member of Resolution, Graeme is committed to resolving matters in a constructive and amicable manner with clients often complimenting him on his level-headedness and sensible advice.

Partner and Head of the Family team, Leesa is a longstanding member of the firm since 1998 and practises exclusively in family law. Her areas of expertise include divorce, civil partnership dissolution, financial provision following a relationship breakdown, children matters including child arrangement orders, and non-molestation and occupation orders. Her work also involves wealth protection in relation to pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and separation and cohabitation agreements. Leesa is a member of Resolution and an accredited specialist in financial proceedings on divorce and is committed to resolving family disputes in a constructive, sensitive and cost-effective way. She also supports a number of charities, including a local domestic abuse charity, and also offers a free drop in clinic to individuals at the Portsmouth and Ryde offices.

A very approachable solicitor who nonetheless has a formidable record of successful cases spanning over 23 years, Oi-Yuyn is Partner and Head of Family Law. She has particular strengths in divorce, financial matters arising from a relationship breakdown, Children Act cases and civil partnership issues. Highly respected in the local Chinese community, Oi-Yuyn has represented a number of divorce and separating clients who have large commercial/business and residential property portfolios. She is also a member of Resolution, holds an accredited specialism in complex lower income financial remedies children law and is a trained mediator. Oi-Yuyn is fluent in Cantonese and Hakka (a dialect of Chinese).

With over 30 years’ experience in family and children law, Kirti is a founder of this niche family law firm. Her diverse caseload involves representing children directly or via a guardian, and working with parents and other family members in a range of cases, often complex in nature and concerning serious allegations of abuse. Kirti has been a member of The Law Society’s Children Law Accreditation Scheme since 2000, demonstrating her expertise and knowledge in children law.

Mike is the head of the firm’s family law department and has amassed over 40 years of experience in divorce and family law. His expertise spans all aspects of family law, including overseeing divorce and any related disputes regarding property, finances and children. He also works with clients relating to protecting their assets, drafting pre-nuptial agreements, and wider family matters such as domestic abuse, and issues between cohabiting couples. Mike is a trained collaborative lawyer and family mediator and if both parties are amicable, will seek to resolve matters through constructive dialogue and negotiation. If a case must go to court to be resolved, Mike is a highly experienced court advocate and will tenaciously pursue the best possible outcome for his clients.