We are a group of professionals from different disciplines who are committed to helping separating couples through their relationship breakdown as painlessly as possible by working collaboratively
Leia is a Qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with Post Graduate training in Counselling Children and Adolescents. Leia also completed her training as a Family Mediator and now uses those skills practicing as a Family Consultant. Leia runs Family Transitions, which provides practical, psychological and emotional support to families who are experiencing change. This could be separation,...
Jo O’Sullivan of O’Sullivan Family Law Collaborative Solicitor and Family mediator I work in Lewes on Wednesdays and in Brighton the rest of the week. I offer weekday evening meetings and mediations. I am also available for Saturday morning mediations sessions. Specialise in using mediation and collaboration in civil partner dissolution, divorce of marriage (both...
Lynne is a family lawyer with over 30 years’ experience. In 2011 Lynne established her own firm specializing in a non-adversarial approach to dealing with relationship breakdown for couples and families. This may be within a collaborative family process, constructive negotiation or family mediation. Lynne no longer goes to court believing that separating couples should...
Thomas is a partner, solicitor, collaborative lawyer, and mediator at Goodman Ray. Thomas lives in Brighton and divides his time working between Goodman Ray’s offices in Brighton and London. Goodman Ray are a specialist family firm dealing with a wide spectrum of family issues. Thomas specialises in any issues arising from the breakdown of a...
Lisa Burton-Durham is a Chartered Legal Executive and Resolution trained Collaborative Lawyer with Family Law Partners. She has over 20 years experience in family law. Lisa specialises in finances and children issues following separation, divorce or civil partnership dissolution.. She also advises on Prenuptial, Precivil Partnership and Cohabitation/Living Together Agreements. Lisa is a member of...
Penny Coombes <br><div class='role'>Family Consultant <br>Parenting after Parting Practitioner</div>
Penny is Practice director at IRIS Brighton which offers a range of family services. Penny is a parenting specialist, trained in several parenting skills programmes and models, including as a ‘Parent/Child Game’ coach, in Parent/Child Interaction therapy and as a ‘Triple P’ levels 4 and 5 Practitioner (the most complex/risky situations). Penny has also supervised...
Angus is Director and Chartered Financial Planner of Investment Solutions Wealth Management Ltd, an award winning Financial Planning firm based in Worthing. Investment Solutions established 33 years is proud to also be a member of SIFA (Solicitors Independent Financial Advice) and is listed in the SIFA Directory of Professional Financial Advisers, the only firm in...
As Julia has been practicing family law since 1995, she has the skill and experience in identifying the best outcome for you and your family. Julia makes it a priority to really listen to clients and understand what they want to achieve before recommending a course of action. Julia is an advocate of using alternative...
Simonne Gnessen is founder of Wise Monkey Financial Coaching and co-author of ‘Sheconomics’, a personal finance book for women. Money can be an emotionally loaded topic at the best of times, and Simonne’s approach will guide and support you through the financial side of a relationship breakup. Her money-guidance service is different to traditional financial...
Lauren is a specialist family lawyer, mediator and collaborative lawyer who deals with all areas of family law, with a particular specialism in surrogacy and modern families. Lauren is a committed member of Resolution and is committed to a constructive and conciliatory approach to family law issues. She is passionate in her belief that many...
Gemma is a Collaborative Lawyer and Mediator committed to the constructive, cost effective resolution of family disputes and promotes a non-confrontational approach to resolving family issues to minimise conflict and always focuses on solutions that are in the best interests of any children. To ensure the emotional and financial issues arising from personal relationships and...
Julian is a Partner at Dean Wilson LLP and Head of the Family Department. Julian qualified as a Solicitor in 1998 and has specialised in Family Law ever since, becoming one of the first Solicitors in the area to become a trained Collaborative Family Lawyer. Julian is also a trained Mediator. Julian’s focus is on...
Sarah Jelly is a Solicitor who has specialised in family law for many years. She works as a consultant with Family Law Partners in Brighton. Sarah is a long standing member of Resolution (First for Family Law).. Having become disillusioned with the traditional way of dealing with family problems, Â Sarah is committed to helping clients...
Sue Knight is a Family Lawyer with over 30 years’ experience and is the Partner and Head of Department for Family Law at Coole Bevis LLP, a Legal 500 firm. Sue is a member of Resolution and committed to constructive negotiation through the collaborative law process. Sue has a wide range of experience in family...
Linda Lamb is the director of LSL Family Law. A specialist in family and divorce law, Linda is a family solicitor, collaborative lawyer, accredited family mediator, children arbitrator and mentor to law students. Linda has recently qualified as a hybrid mediator and is adept at facilitating high conflict matters. Linda is a member and accredited...
Sarah has specialised in family law for over 20 years. She is a collaborative lawyer and an accredited family mediator. Sarah is sensitive to the life-changing upheaval often caused by separation for families, especially for children. She sees her role as providing clients with clarity as to their options and in supporting and guiding them...