About Stowe Family Law
Stowe Family Law is the UK’s largest specialist family law firm, with over 90 offices nationwide and a team of dedicated family solicitors operating exclusively in family law. Founded in 1982 by Marilyn Stowe in Leeds and now backed by private equity investor Livingbridge, the firm offers comprehensive family law services across all regions of England and Wales — including divorce and dissolution, financial remedy proceedings, child arrangements, domestic abuse support, nuptial agreements, cohabitation disputes, surrogacy and international family law. Stowe is ranked by the Legal 500 across 13 regions of the UK, with particularly strong showings in Yorkshire, the North West and the Midlands, and is recognised in the Chambers UK guide. The firm combines national reach with local expertise, and its scale enables it to deploy specialist practitioners in complex financial remedy and children matters across the country.
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Our team
Meet the family law specialists at Stowe Family Law.
Leeds Office
4 solicitors
Julian Hawkhead
Senior Partner
Julian Hawkhead is the Senior Partner at Stowe Family Law, based in the Leeds office, with over 20 years’ experience practising exclusively in family law.
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Senior Associate
Heidi Fleming is a Senior Associate at Stowe Family Law’s Leeds office, having qualified in England and Wales in 2009 after studying at the University of …
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Katie Kilburn
Partner
Katie Kilburn is a Team Leader Partner at Stowe Family Law’s Leeds office and a Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer, advising clients on the full spectrum of …
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Rachel Roberts
UK Managing Director
Rachel Roberts is the UK Managing Director at Stowe Family Law, where she has practised since qualifying as a solicitor in 2004 after training at the firm.
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