Awards and Accreditations

Awards

Our recent award successes include:

• 2025 Shortlisted in the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards 2025. Amy Lamb has been shortlisted in the ‘Crime Leading Associate of the Year’ category and the full team in the ‘Crime Firm of the Year’ category
• Shortlisted for Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2022
• 2019 Family Law Awards, regional finalists in the Family Law Firm of the Year: North category
• 2019 Family – Legal 500 Award winner (North region)
• 2017 Northern Law Awards, regional finalists in the family category
• 2016 Regional Firm of the Year (North)’ at the 6th annual Family Law awards.
• 2015 Family Team of the Year at the Northern Law awards- the awarding judge stated that “there was one standout family team.”
• THE LEGAL 500 UK AWARDS 2019 – FIRM OF THE YEAR (North) in the Private Client category
• Family lawyer of the year 2017 – Mary Shaw won in the Family Private (including Mediation) category
• Northern Law Awards 2017 – Finalists in Property, Family and Crime categories
• The Legal 500 UK 2017 awards – Regional Crime Team of the year
• Chambers & Partners 
• The Legal 500
• Family Law Award 2016 – regional Firm of the Year (North)

Accreditations

• Lexcel  – a quality mark for excellence in legal practice management and client care
• The Law Society awards accreditations to legal practices and solicitors who meet the highest standards of technical expertise and client service in specific areas of law, David Gray Solicitors hold the following:

• Cyber Essentials – a Government-backed, industry-supported scheme to help organisations protect themselves against common online threats

Memberships

• Resolution members:
  • Elspeth Thomson (National Committee member and co-chair of the Legal Aid Committee)
  • Lucy Mead (accredited specialist in Financial Provision, Cohabitation breakdown and Domestic Abuse)
  • Lesley Monkhouse
  • Claire Hunter
  • Jenny Carter
  • Beth Tilley
  • Gael Phillips
  • Sukhi Patter
• Association of Lawyers for Children – Elspeth Thomson
• Law Society Children Law Accreditation members – Elspeth Thomson, Lucy Mead, Lesley Monkhouse, Claire Hunter, Gael Phillips
• LAPG (Legal Aid Practitioners Group) which is a membership body representing legal aid practitioners in England and Wales and the clients they serve.