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Our People
Every member of Hall Brown Family Law has been handpicked from a top family law team with the aim of offering clients fantastic service, a no-nonsense approach and the best possible outcome. Each of our lawyers is a member of Resolution, an organisation committed to non-confrontational solutions to divorce, separation and other family law issues.
James Brown
Partner/Founder
James is a founding partner of Hall Brown and is one of only a handful of family lawyers to represent a client in the Supreme Court.
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Andrew Newbury
Partner
Andrew brings over 25 years of experience to this family law practice and is recognised for his technical expertise.
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Beth Wilkins
Partner
Beth Wilkins has been a family lawyer for over 30 years and is described as the “doyenne of family law”.
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Claire Reid
Senior Associate Solicitor
Claire has significant experience in dealing with complex financial settlements including companies, offshore assets and trusts.
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Laura Guillon
Senior Associate Solicitor
Laura specialises in all areas of family law with emphasis on financial proceedings and international relocation of children.
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Abigail Lowther
Senior Associate Solicitor
Abigail deals with all aspects of family law, particularly resolving financial disputes on divorce for high net worth individuals.
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Katie Dillon
Senior Associate Solicitor
Katie is known for her clear and structured approach, her meticulous preparation and her exceptional level of client care.
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Alice Rogers
Associate Solicitor
Alice trained with Sam and James and qualified in September 2015. She works on a variety of family law issues.
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Ellen Walker
Associate Solicitor
Ellen has experience assisting on high value financial settlements, including cases involving complex business assets and gives all her clients a first class service.
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Melanie Kalina
Senior Solicitor
Melanie specialises in children law including Special Guardianship orders, adoption and child welfare issues and is a member of the Law Society Children Panel.
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Judith Klyne
Solicitor
Judith has experience dealing with a wide variety of family matters, including complex financial remedy cases. She has also assisted in the drafting of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.
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Sarah Hewitt (née Moore)
Solicitor
Sarah advises and represents clients on all aspects of divorce and dissolution, high value complex financial settlements, child arrangement matters and cohabitation disputes.
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Andrew Scott
Solicitor
Andrew advises and represents clients on all aspects of divorce and dissolution, financial settlements, child arrangement matters and cohabitation disputes and prides himself in providing first class service to clients.
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Emma Godefroy
Solicitor
Emma advises and represents clients on all aspects of divorce and dissolution, financial settlements, child arrangement matters and cohabitation disputes.
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Jo Wilson
Office Manager / Legal Secretary
Jo is a highly experienced multi-award winning office manager/PA/legal secretary of 30 years who has specialised in family law for the last 22 years.
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Eve Butters
PA and Legal Secretary
Eve has spent her career as a legal secretary and has specialised in family law for 17 years meaning she is familiar with all stages of the legal process.
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Hayley Flaherty
Legal Secretary
Hayley has worked for a number of family solicitors at varying levels for 13 years and has also successfully achieved her CILEX qualification.
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Catherine Matthews
Legal Secretary
Catherine’s familiarity with legal process allows her to provide support with both confidence and the highest quality.
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Lisa Burgess
Legal Secretary
Lisa joined Hall Brown in May 2018 and is a highly experienced legal secretary having spent her whole career in law; specialising in family law for the last 14 years.
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Margaret Cole
Accounts Executive
Margaret has spent all of her working life in solicitors’ accounts and is highly experienced working in this field and can support the team and service clients with confidence.
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Annelise Stephenson
Accounts Executive
Annelise is a highly efficient, experienced and enthusiastic member of the team.
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Stephanie Chen
Paralegal
Stephanie completed the Bar Professional Training Course at BPP Manchester in June and was called to the Bar in July 2016.
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Rebekah King
Trainee Solicitor
Rebekah strives to provide the highest level of client support having joined the team in July 2017.
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Sky Langwieser
Paralegal
Sky strives to provide the best client care and support, whilst ensuring clients are happy and at ease with the legal process
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Jodi Ford
Paralegal
Jodi joined the team in July 2018 having completed her law degree at BPP whilst simultaneously working full time.
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Rebekah Hunt
Paralegal
Rebekah Hunt completed her degree at Surrey University and achieved a distinction in her LPC at Manchester University of Law
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Kelly Stretton
Office Assistant
Kelly joined the team in November 2017 and is a highly motivated and energetic administration assistant.
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Gaynor Oatway
Filing Clerk/Archives Manager
Gaynor joined the firm in July 2017 as a part-time filing clerk/archives manager having been a conveyancer during her legal career.
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