Recognising that seeking legal advice can be a very stressful experience, Kathryn aims to provide clear, practical support and representation to help individuals and couples work through their disputes and reach an amicable resolution. She has considerable experience in separation, divorce, children matters, financial disputes arising from a relationship breakdown and domestic abuse cases. As well as being a Resolution member, Kathryn is also a highly experienced and active collaborative lawyer and, where possible, strongly supports the resolution of issues through negotiation, rather than through the courts. She is also a Resolution accredited specialist in financial provision and private children law.

Priding herself on her ability to sensitively guide her clients through the complex area of family and relationship breakdown, Nicola has been providing support and advice in relation to family law issues since 2009. Her diverse caseload includes divorce, financial settlements, disputes concerning children and nuptial agreements. Nicola is a member of Resolution and is committed to promoting a constructive approach to family issues that considers the needs of the whole family and will explore all possible options to resolve matters and reach an amicable agreement.

A highly skilled matrimonial and family solicitor specialising in all areas of family law, Lisa assists married couples, unmarried couples, and families in their legal disputes. She has a vast amount of experience in relation to applications for financial orders following a relationship breakdown, including pension sharing. Lisa also deals with applications under the Children Act for both married, unmarried couples and same sex couples, as well as representing other parties, including grandparents and extended family members, in relation to children issues. She regularly undertakes her own advocacy enabling her to fully support each client all the way through the legal process. Clients appreciate her friendly and approachable manner and her ability to offer practical advice without the legal jargon.

Practising exclusively in family law, Rod is a highly skilled and experienced family law solicitor as well as a Principal in the firm. During the course of his career, he has handled both contested court proceedings and constructive, negotiated cases, involving a range of matters including divorce, separation, financial consequences of a relationship breakdown, contact and residence disputes involving children, civil partnership issues, cohabitation and separation agreements, domestic violence and non-molestation injunctions, and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. As a member of Resolution, Rod adheres to their code of practice to constructively resolve family disputes, particularly those involving children, in a non-confrontational and sensitive manner.

Partner at this well established law firm, Sarah is widely acknowledged as an expert family law solicitor with nearly three decades of experience. A member of The Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation Scheme, she is noted for her depth of expertise in divorce, judicial separation and annulment of marriage, dissolution of civil partnerships, financial issues following separation involving property, pensions, and maintenance, separation agreements, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and injunction proceedings in domestic abuse cases. Sarah is also sought after for her experience in children matters, involving child arrangement orders, prohibited steps and specific issue orders, disputed parentage and parental responsibility, and public law children cases involving care proceedings. Her key objective is to navigate her clients through challenging times by providing clear, practical and honest solutions in order to protect them and their families.

Ranked in the 2023 edition of Chambers UK, Melanie is a consultant solicitor who is described as “extremely well organised and holds excellent judgement”. With over 15 years’ experience in family related matters, she advises on divorce, financial arrangements on separation, arrangements for children and emergency applications in relation to domestic violence. Her work also involves advising on and preparing cohabitation agreements, and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. A dedicated member of Resolution, Melanie aims to resolve family disputes in a non-confrontational and constructive manner, offering calm, realistic and practical advice. She is well liked and respected with many of her clients coming from personal recommendation.

Steven is recognised as a conscientious and passionate family law solicitor who provides a high quality level of service with great empathy, sensitivity and discretion. With over 30 years’ experience, he offers advice and assistance on divorce, the division of finances, often involving pensions and business interests, private Children Act matters such as disputes over residence, contact and parental responsibility, and cohabitation issues. Steven is also able to negotiate and draft separation agreements, and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. His aim is to help every client reach an amicable solution to their problem wherever possible, however, when recourse to court is needed, he is a confident and experienced court advocate.