About Family Law Partners
Family Law Partners is a specialist family law firm operating exclusively in family law, with offices across Brighton, London, Horsham, Tunbridge Wells, Ascot, Chelmsford, Eastbourne, Fleet, Petersfield, Winchester, Woking and Lewes — one of the widest footprints of any specialist family firm in the South East. The firm is a national leader in non-court dispute resolution, fielding one of the largest teams of mediators, collaborative lawyers and arbitrators in England outside London, and places NCDR at the heart of its approach to every case. The firm is ranked Tier 1 by the Legal 500 and is recognised by Chambers UK across multiple practice areas. Services extend across the full range of private family law, including high-value financial remedy, private children proceedings, surrogacy, and cohabitation disputes.
Areas of expertise
Awards & recognition
Our team
Meet the family law specialists at Family Law Partners.
Brighton Office
6 solicitorsAlan Larkin
Co-Founder & Director of Innovation & Technology
Alan Larkin co-founded Family Law Partners in April 2011 and serves as Director of Innovation & Technology. Qualified 1997.
View profile →Lisa Burton-Durham
Director & Collaborative Lawyer
Lisa Burton-Durham is a Director at Family Law Partners. Qualified 2004, joined 2013 as Senior Associate, collaborative lawyer.
View profile →Gemma Hope
Director & Family Mediator
Gemma Hope is a Director and Family Mediator at Family Law Partners. Qualified 2006, joined 2017 as Senior Associate, collaborative lawyer and mediator.
View profile →Christopher Maulkin
Director
Christopher Maulkin is a Director at Family Law Partners. Qualified 2011, joined 2013, promoted Senior Associate July 2020, then Director.
View profile →Hannah Gumbrill-Ward
Senior Associate
Hannah Gumbrill-Ward is a Senior Associate at Family Law Partners in Brighton, joined late 2022 from Winckworth Sherwood. Qualified 2019.
View profile →Robert Williams
Founding Director, Solicitor, Collaborative Lawyer & Arbitrator
Robert Williams is a Founding Director of Family Law Partners, specialising in complex financial remedy proceedings and widely recognised for his expertise in …
View profile →Horsham Office
1 solicitorKate Elliott
Director & Family Mediator
Kate Elliott is a Director and Family Mediator at Family Law Partners. Qualified 2006, joined April 2019, made Director October 2019, establishing the Horsham …
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