Legal

Please find below brief details of all the legal experts who generously give their time to support Restored Lives experts evening.

Grace LawrenceGrace Lawrence
Family Solicitor
FLiP
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www.flip.co.uk

FLiP is a specialist family law firm. It takes a unique approach to family law, guiding you with exceptional legal expertise, integrity, and specialist emotional and practical support. Grace advises on all aspects of private family law including financial and children’s matters and pre and post nuptial agreements. She combines an empathetic and diligent approach, with a strong technical ability. Grace was named as a Rising Star by Legal 500 UK 2022 which commented “Grace Lawrence is a delight to deal with and on the way up”.

Kirsty Morris

Kirsty Morris
Family Solicitor
BurgessMee
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www.burgessmee.com

Kirsty has over 12 years’ experience advising clients going through the breakdown of a relationship. She advises clients who are attending mediation and those who wish to negotiate a financial settlement or arrangements for children out of court. When necessary, Kirsty also advises clients in either the court process or another form of private dispute resolution such as arbitration or private hearings.

Clients have praised Kirsty’s calm, supportive and positive approach. Kirsty is recognised in the Legal 500 as ‘very impressive’. Her excellent client care skills and fantastic judgement enable her to offer sensible, pragmatic advice to clients’ and she is described as ‘intelligent and robust. Gives clear and realistic advice’ (2019).

Kirsty’s CPCAB Counselling Studies certificates have given her the ability to deal sensitively with the emotional issues associated with relationship breakdown.

Kirsty also advises unmarried clients when a relationship breaks down following a period of cohabitation. She is up to date with the latest developments in this growing area and sits on Resolution’s Cohabitation Committee. She also drafts cohabitation agreements and separation agreements.

Venetia_ToswellVenetia Tosswill
Family Mediator
True North Mediation
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www.truenorthmediation.co.uk

Venetia is a fully accredited family mediator working with separated and divorcing couples, as well as those already divorced.  She helps clients resolve the many issues that arise when a relationship breaks down.  She is committed to helping families navigate the difficult transitions that can take place on separation.

Venetia focuses on helping clients settle issues whilst recognising the need for co-operation as parents. She is a passionate advocate of mediation and its ability to keep families out of the court system and work towards a positive future.  Venetia’s approach is practical, constructive and insightful with an eye on the need for a sustainable and workable solution.

Venetia’s background is in law, having practiced as a solicitor with a firm of top London divorce lawyers.  She has also spent over 10 years lecturing family law at post-graduate level and continues to train newly qualified mediators in the subject.

Tanya Foster
Family Law Mediator & Solicitor
True North Mediation
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www.lslfamilylaw.co.uk

Tanya is a family law solicitor with over 25 years’ experience, she provides compassionate, bespoke, practical advice to her clients. She is a trained mediator working to help families find solutions together without resorting to the family court.

As a mediator and an accredited family solicitor with Resolution, Tanya specialises in financial provision and private children proceedings. Her other areas of expertise include pre & post nuptial and living together agreements. I am committed to resolving issues and advocate non-court pathways whenever possible.

Michelle Rumsey

Family Mediator & Counsellor

[email protected]
www.lkwfamilymediation.co.uk

Michelle has been a Counsellor for over 20 years, working with young people, families, couples and individuals. In 2021 she trained as a Family Mediator to help couples separating looking at their finances and co-parenting. Supporting them in finding resolutions outside of the court.