Co-owner, Director and Head of the Family Law Department, John has been providing a first class service to his clients for over 18 years. With keen negotiating skills as well as expertise in litigation, he handles a varied caseload involving divorce, separation, matrimonial finances, private children proceedings, and cohabitee disputes. John is also able to provide advice and representation on other private client matters including wills, probate, contentious probate, and professional/clinical negligence. As a member of Resolution, John’s approach to family matters is conciliatory rather than litigious, meaning that he attempts to encourage parties to consider constructive solutions to their issues. However, he is also a keen advocate and when matters cannot be amicably negotiated, he is able to represent clients in the family courts if required, as well as working closely with barristers who specialise in their respective areas of legal practice.

Described as “insightful, resolute and with exceptional client-care skills”, Charlotte is an accomplished family law solicitor, recognised in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 as a ‘Next Generation Partner’. A Director in the firm’s Family team, she stands out for her tough negotiation skills in a wide spectrum of family and matrimonial matters including divorce, associated financial and property disputes, children cases, and cohabitation issues. Charlotte has particular strengths in cases involving significant or complex assets, including those involving off-shore trusts, tax and foreign property, as well as complex and challenging children matters. As an experienced collaborative law practitioner and a dedicated member of Resolution, Charlotte always works to resolve issues in a swift and constructive manner with the client’s best interests in mind. For cases where the opposition requires a firmer hand, Charlotte can be a tenacious and robust advocate in order to reach a fair outcome. Her professionalism and counsel are deemed exemplary and at the forefront of Charlotte’s approach is a focus on providing her clients with the help and support they need to navigate an emotional time in their lives whilst guiding them to a successful conclusion.

Recognised as a leading expert in the field of family law, Mark is well known for his meticulous approach to case preparation alongside a proactive and tough stance when negotiating the best outcomes for his clients. Partner and Head of the Family Department at this Legal 500 ‘Leading Firm’, Mark provides advice and representation to a varied client base, from business owners and professionals, to parents and spouses, to sportspeople and clients with international connections. His authority in family law is further underpinned by him holding two part-time judicial appointments: as a Deputy District Judge dealing with all types of civil and family cases, and as a Recorder specialising in more complex private and public law children proceedings. He is also authorised as a specialist complex financial remedies/family money Judge. As is to be expected, Mark practises in all areas of family law, with a particular specialism in family finances including high-value or complex cases in relation to contested trusts, estates, property, pensions, inheritances, and Court of Protection matters. He is noted for his calm and insightful analysis and can progress matters through the court process or by using a more collaborative approach to assist a settlement – he is a trained collaborative lawyer and a member of Resolution. Recognised for yet another year as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 and ranked in Chambers UK, Mark is described as a “true professional” with clients commenting on his exceptional knowledge of the law whilst maintaining a compassionate approach.

Well respected in the field of family law, Robert has a career spanning four decades and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his cases. He offers astute advice in relation to divorce, separation, financial arrangements and children matters. Robert holds membership of The Law Society’s Family Law Advanced Accreditation Scheme, as well as an accredited specialism in advocacy financial remedy proceedings and children law private, further demonstrating his excellence in family law. He is known for his practical, pragmatic, and calm approach which clients hold in high regard.

Qualifying as a solicitor in 1990 and establishing his own specialist family law practice in 1993, Chris is a highly capable and knowledgeable family lawyer who prides himself on his reassuring and empathetic manner when dealing with clients. He has considerable experience in divorce and in particular the resolution of financial issues, as well as private disputes in respect of children including residence, contact, parental responsibility orders and financial provision. The vast majority of his work is received through recommendations including, on a number of occasions, by parties against whom he has acted.

Graham has over 30 years’ legal experience and prides himself on his practical, no-nonsense approach in order to provide a clear and supportive service to his family law clients. He has expertise in divorce, separation, private children law, high value financial remedy applications, cohabitation issues and injunctions. A committed Resolution member and an accredited mediator since 1993, Graham seeks to find tailor-made solutions that enable both parties to achieve the desired outcome which best meet their specific family situation. He is a trustee and treasurer of Kent Family Mediation Service.

Named as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 and ranked in Chambers UK, Mark is a highly accomplished solicitor with an excellent track record in his family law cases. Practising exclusively in this field since 1990, he provides clients with bespoke advice on a range of issues including divorce, financial proceedings, civil partnership dissolution, Children Act proceedings, and cohabitation agreements. Mark is a trained collaborative lawyer and a keen supporter of alternative methods of settlement such as mediation. He is also a member of Resolution, and holds specialist accreditation in complex lower income financial remedies, children law private and family mediation. Mark is also a Partner of the firm and Head of the Family Law team.

Practising exclusively in family law for over 20 years, Sunita is a talented family lawyer and divorce solicitor and heads up the Family Department at this well established law firm. Offering expert advice on a range of matters, her caseload involves divorce, separation, financial disputes, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements and separation deeds. She also handles cases relating to children, as well as obtaining and defending non-molestation injunctions and occupation orders. Holding membership of The Kent Law Society and Resolution, Sunita is committed to resolving any disputes in a constructive and non-inflammatory manner.