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.
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Our team
Meet the family law specialists at Family Law Partners.
Brighton Office
5 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.
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Lisa Burton-Durham
Group Director & Collaborative Lawyer
Lisa Burton-Durham is a Group Director at Family Law Partners and head of the Brighton team, where she has practised exclusively in family law since qualifying …
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Gemma Hope
Director of Culture & Development, Solicitor, Mediator & Collaborative Lawyer
Gemma Hope is a Director and Solicitor at Family Law Partners, where she serves as Director of Culture and Development.
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Christopher Maulkin
Director & Collaborative Lawyer
Christopher Maulkin is a Director, Solicitor and Collaborative Lawyer at Family Law Partners, having joined the firm in 2013 after qualifying in 2011.
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Hannah Gumbrill-Ward
Senior Associate Solicitor
Hannah Gumbrill-Ward is a Senior Associate at Family Law Partners in Brighton, joined late 2022 from Winckworth Sherwood. Qualified 2019.
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1 solicitorKate Elliott
Group Director, Solicitor & Mediator
Kate Elliott is a Group Director at Family Law Partners, heading the Horsham team and advising clients across London, Brighton and the South East, as well as …
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