About Mills & Reeve
Mills & Reeve is a major national law firm with one of the UK’s most highly regarded family practices, operating across London, Cambridge, Birmingham, Manchester, Norwich and Leeds. The family team is particularly renowned for its expertise in agricultural divorces involving landed estates and farming businesses, international surrogacy arrangements, and complex financial remedy proceedings for high and ultra-high net worth clients. The firm is a consistent top-tier performer in both the Legal 500 and Chambers UK across multiple offices, and is especially recognised for seamlessly combining family law with the firm’s broader private client, agricultural and corporate capabilities.
Areas of expertise
Awards & recognition
Our team
Meet the family law specialists at Mills & Reeve.
London Office
4 solicitorsZoe Fleetwood
Head of National Children Team
Partner and head of national children team at Mills & Reeve. Joined from Dawson Cornwell (December 2020).
View profile →Joanna Grandfield
Head of London Family Team
Joanna Grandfield is a Partner and Head of Mills & Reeve’s London family team, described as “the best family solicitor practising in London …
View profile →Brett Frankle
Partner
Brett Frankle is a Partner at Mills & Reeve, specialising in family law and financial remedy matters.
View profile →Melissa Lesson
Partner
Melissa Lesson is a Partner at Mills & Reeve, specialising in family law and financial remedy matters.
View profile →Norwich Office
2 solicitorsNick Stone
Head of National Family Practice
Nick Stone is a Partner at Mills & Reeve and heads the national family law team with over 25 years’ experience. His expertise centres on complex …
View profile →Frances Bailey
Partner, Family Law
Partner at Mills & Reeve Norwich. Described as “as close to a genius as you get in family law”.
View profile →Leeds Office
2 solicitorsJane Ingleby
Head of Leeds Family Team
Partner and head of Leeds family team at Mills & Reeve. Previously head of family at Clarion Solicitors.
View profile →Claudia Gilham
Principal Associate, Family Law
Principal Associate at Mills & Reeve Leeds. Described as “the future of family law” with “an absolutely phenomenal brain”.
View profile →Cambridge Office
1 solicitorCaitlin Jenkins
Head of Cambridge Family Team
Partner and head of Cambridge family team at Mills & Reeve. Described as “best family lawyer in Cambridge”.
View profile →Birmingham Office
1 solicitorAlison Bull
Partner
Alison Bull is a Partner at Mills & Reeve in Birmingham, heading the firm’s mediation team. She is a go-to practitioner for hybrid mediation, …
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