Cara Smith - Family Law Department
 Cara works closely with many of the
region’s women’s refuges, assisting
women who are victims of domestic
abuse and also giving advice to male
victims. Cara is also a dedicated
member of the Board of Trustees for
Newcastle Women’s Aid. Cara has a particular interest in domestic abuse cases, residence and contact disputes between parents and also public law matters including care proceedings and cases involving child protection issues. Cara studied for her LLB Law Degree at Newcastle University gaining a 2:1 class degree in 2003. She went to on to complete the Legal Practice Course at Northumbria University on a part time basis, whilst working for the firm as a Paralegal in the family department. During her training contract with the firm Cara gained a wide breadth of experience in the Family, Immigration and Housing Departments and she qualified as a Solicitor in the family department in April 2009. |
Cara can be e-mailed directly: cara.smith@davidgray.co.uk
Cara can be contacted directly on: 0191 232 95 47 ext 4008
Family Department Team Members
 Mary Shaw Head of Department, Solicitor |
 Clare Routledge Solicitor |
 Lesley Monkhouse Solicitor |
 Elspeth Thomson Solicitor |
 Lucy Mead Solicitor |
 Cara Smith Solicitor |
 Nicky Hunter Solicitor |
 Jane Wilkinson Solicitor |
 Joanne Charlton Solicitor |
 Claire Hunter Solicitor |
 Laura Croft Solicitor |
 Hannah Pearce Solicitor |
 Jenny Carter Solicitor |
 Lisa Bowman Paralegal |
 Paul Harbison Paralegal |
 Anne Brooks Paralegal |
 Lisa Bucknall Paralegal |
 Suzanne Bullimore Paralegal |
 Natalie Kidd Paralegal |
 Nicola Thompson Paralegal |