About Birketts
Top 50 full-service firm with a heritage spanning 160 years and a cross-office family practice led from Ipswich, Cambridge, and Norwich. Birketts handles HNW financial remedy, complex Children Act matters, and prenuptial agreements, drawing on a market-leading corporate team for business asset cases.
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Our team
Meet the family law specialists at Birketts.
Ipswich Office
20 solicitorsKatie Beaven
Partner, Head of Family
Katie Beaven is a highly experienced Partner at Birketts, specialising in complex financial remedies and private law children matters. Katie is known for …
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Ceri is a Legal Director in Birketts’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team. She is a skilled litigator who uses her experience to help clients navigate …
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Claire Tenwick is a Partner in the Private Client Advisory Team at Birketts. She specialises in tax, trusts and estate planning for UK and non-UK resident and …
View profile →Deborah Jane Sharples
Partner, Head of Environment and Public Access to Land
Deborah Sharples is a Partner in the Planning and Environmental Team at Birketts, leading the Environment and Public Access to Land sub-teams. She specializes …
View profile →Partner, Head of Tax and Trusts Team
Gavin re-joined Birketts in April 2023 and is a Partner who heads up the Tax and Trusts Team. Gavin has a particular specialism in land and property taxes.
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As a Senior Associate at Birketts, Hayley Songhurst specialises in Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, and Insolvency. Hayley has successfully litigated …
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Associate Solicitor in the SIPP & SSAS Real Estate Team at Birketts’ Ipswich office, experienced in all aspects of commercial property work including …
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As a Legal Director at Birketts, Ivana Radovic assists clients with a wide range of matrimonial issues, including domestic abuse injunctions and cohabitation …
View profile →Juliet Harvey
Partner
Juliet Harvey is a highly experienced Partner at Birketts, specialising in complex financial remedies and private law children matters. Juliet is known for …
View profile →Katie Gibson-Green
Senior Associate
Katie Gibson-Green is a Senior Associate in Birketts’ Private Client Advisory Team. Since qualifying in July 2014, she has gained extensive experience in …
View profile →Partner, Head of Employee Incentives
Lisa Hayward is an experienced Employee Incentives Lawyer and public speaker. She is a Partner in Birketts’ Corporate Team.
View profile →Senior Associate
Lisa joined Birketts as a Senior Associate in our Private Client Advisory Team in January 2025. Lisa qualified as a Solicitor in 2007 and has nearly 20 …
View profile →Louise Mary Long
Partner, Head of Private Client Advisory
Louise is a Partner who heads up the Private Client Advisory Team at Birketts. She specialises in the administration of estates and has extensive experience of …
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Matthew is a Partner in our Litigation Team. He is a commercial litigator and qualified as a Solicitor in October 1988.
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Meena Gupta is a Salaried Partner at Birketts specialising in property disputes, with over 25 years’ experience advising clients on commercial lease …
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Nicola is a Legal Director in the Planning and Environmental Team at Birketts. Having worked in local government for over twenty years, she has extensive …
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As an Associate Solicitor at Birketts, Rachel Leech specialises in Private Wealth Disputes and assists clients with a range of matters, including disputes about …
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Sarah Holsgrove qualified in September 2010 and is a Partner specialising in contentious shipping and international trade work, with particular expertise in …
View profile →Cambridge Office
3 solicitorsAssociate
Prerna Ronta is an Associate at Birketts specializing in social housing and anti-social behaviour litigation.
View profile →Legal Director and Head of Children
Rachel Frost-Smith is a highly experienced Partner at Birketts, specialising in complex financial remedies and private law children matters. Rachel is known for …
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Sarah Overy is a highly experienced Partner at Birketts, specialising in complex financial remedies and private law children matters. Sarah is known for …
View profile →Chelmsford Office
3 solicitorsPartner
Emma Brunning is a highly experienced Partner at Birketts, specialising in complex financial remedies and private law children matters. Emma is known for …
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As an Associate at Birketts, Tom Wright assists clients with a wide range of family law matters, including children matters, domestic abuse, divorce, and …
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Vicky qualified as a Solicitor in 2001 having trained and worked in both local and London law firms. Vicky gained experience in a number of areas including …
View profile →Norwich Office
3 solicitorsChartered Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives
Debbie Lloyd is a Legal Director and Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in the family team at Birketts. Debbie advises on all aspects of …
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Denise Findlay is a highly experienced Partner at Birketts, specialising in complex financial remedies and private law children matters. Denise is known for …
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Molly Frances Barker is a Solicitor in the family team at Birketts. Molly advises on all aspects of relationship breakdown, including divorce and financial …
View profile →London Office
3 solicitorsLegal Director, Head of International Family
Jennifer Headon is a highly experienced Partner at Birketts, specialising in complex financial remedies and private law children matters. Jennifer is known for …
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As an Associate at Birketts’ London Family Team, Lauren Guiler advises on all aspects of private family law, particularly complex and high-stakes matters.
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Tom Quinn is a highly experienced Partner at Birketts, specialising in complex financial remedies and private law children matters. Tom is known for providing …
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