The Family Law Department at David Gray Solicitors LLP

We are the largest family law team in the North East Our team includes:

• 17 members of Resolution

• 7 members of the Law Society Children Panel

• 7 Resolution accredited specialists

• 3 Collaborative Family Lawyers

• A Higher Rights Advocate

• A Resolution Family Mediator

• A Law Society Family Law Panel member
  

Our size benefits our clients because..
Whatever your family law needs we have specialists that meet them. To see our specialism's click here

Why choosing the right solicitor for you is so important

When a family goes wrong, everything you thought of as yours (your partner, children, home, pension, car) can be put at risk. You may assume that your case will have to go to court and that a judge will decide your future. But what will happen? How much will it cost? You can feel scared, helpless and angry, all at the same time. All of a sudden you can find yourself in a war zone with family and friends taking sides.

Divorce in the 21^st Century is not about winning and losing

Even now in the 21^st century, many people’s thinking about family lawyers is well and truly stuck in the last century with some family lawyers still being described in their publicity as a “fearsome opponent” or a “tough negotiator”.

In our experience bitter and angry court cases cost a lot both financially and emotionally and leave both sides unhappy. We know that no one every truly "wins" a family law case and a bad divorce can leave lasting scars for the whole family.

Our team includes a good number of experienced litigators and, if your case has to go to court, we will do everything that we can to find a solution that works for you and your family.

We aim to leave our clients with more of their own money and their dignity intact, secure in the knowledge that they have made the best possible arrangements for their family.

Increasingly people are becoming aware of different options for resolving their problems.

Splitting up? Don’t want to go to court? What are my options?

Collaborative Family Law

Family Mediation

Can we come in together to see a solicitor?


How we will work with you

The Family Law team at David Gray Solicitors LLP is here to make what will be one of the most difficult times of your life easier - by helping you to maintain as much control as possible over the end result.

We will:

• advise you about your process options for resolving your problem and about other services which may help you get through this difficult time.

• give you clear legal advice in plain English.

• always recognise that, as our client, you are in charge of your own case and we will only do what is agreed with you.

• give you clear information about whether you are eligible for Legal Aid and how much your case is likely to cost.

• always try to get you an outcome you can live with, with the minimum of conflict and expense.

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Contact Us

To book an appointment or make an enquiry with the family department please contact:

Lisa Bucknall Tel: 0191 232 95 47 Ext: 1909 E-Mail: lisa.bucknall@davidgray.co.uk

 

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

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