‘Clarion is a very large firm which manages to retain the feel of a small one. They give very individual, personal service and never feel or come across to clients as corporate.’

‘I have worked with Siobhan Jeffels on several occasions and I am always very impressed by her knowledge, professionalism and presence, yet she always remains very approachable and easy for her clients to engage with.’

‘Siobhan Jeffels is clever, pragmatic, knows where the real issues are and does not waste time arguing points where they are not. She is personable and non-aggressive but where she argues she does so strongly, yet wholly courteously and with real intelligence. A breath of fresh air.’

‘Jones Myers has a first class reputation for private client money and children work. It is one of the ‘go to firms’ in the North East because of its excellent team of lawyers who offer a very high level of expertise in family law. Its client care is first rate and court preparation stands out.’

‘Jones Myers is rightly regarded as the “go-to” firm in Leeds for medium to high value matrimonial finance cases. The firm is renowned for its strength in depth and for the commitment to its clients of the team as a whole.’

‘Nicki Mitchell has established a strong niche family law presence in York with an enviable reputation for specialist and tailored family law services. The firm is strong on dispute resolution offering mediation and collaborative services. It is always a pleasure to work with Jones Myers as they can be trusted to take a constructive and conciliatory approach.’

‘Lake Legal are a cut above other boutique family firms in the region. They are straightforward, honest and caring. They offer a terrific service and don’t scare their clients into battles that aren’t worth fighting. Lyn has raised a unit of solution focused lawyers with their heads firmly screwed on.’

‘One of the top specialist boutique firms in Leeds, with an established, forward-thinking, adaptable and capable team.’

‘Lyn Ayrton is the most impressive solicitor in the North East. Highly knowledgeable, great ability to call a case, superb client care skills. Instills calm.’

‘Claudia Gilham is a force of nature. She knows her area inside and out. She goes the extra mile for her clients and really gets to the bottom of what they need and how best to achieve that.’

‘Mills & Reeve are just superb, a cut above the rest. You cannot do better than them as a team of specialist family lawyers, all with extraordinary technical knowledge, but also emotional intelligence to be able to deal with the context sensitively.’

‘Philip Way is standout – what he does not know about pensions on divorce is not worth knowing!’

‘Stewarts has one of the most highly regarded family law in Leeds and Yorkshire. It is the go-to firm for high-net-worth clients and I would not hesitate to recommend them.’

‘Adrian Clossick is an extremely able family law practitioner who is very highly regarded by his peers.’

‘Felicia Munde is an exceptional young solicitor and definitely one to watch for the future – very responsive, very approachable, very committed to securing the best outcomes for her clients.’

‘Danielle Day is an innovative and top performer: she had my full confidence at every turn. Danielle made herself available at every difficult moment and was a tower of support in every respect. Danielle had a tactic and answer to every potential move.’

‘Berwins is a firm that genuinely cares about its clients and always puts them first. They successfully manage to be a modern firm whilst preserving old fashioned values.’

‘William Kaye is always completely professional whilst being very approachable, and very knowledgeable whilst being very easy to understand. He inspires a lot of confidence in his clients.’

‘Blacks have an excellent family law team with individual lawyers of exceptional ability. They offer sensible, robust and realistic advice and their preparation for contested hearings is excellent. As a direct result, they help their clients achieve their litigation objectives.’

‘Josie Kirk is a standout associate solicitor. She is always well prepared, there isn’t anything she does not know about her case. Josie’s work is of a high standard.’

‘Ann Robinson is professional, kind, incredibly well informed and well prepared. Ann made me feel like I was in the best possible hands, she was on top of every detail, responded quickly and concisely to every question and was able to correct errors in others professionally and without appearing confrontational. I have and will continue to recommend Ann in complete confidence.’

‘Consilia are exceptional in providing services across the spectrum of dispute resolution, including court proceedings, mediation, early neutral evaluation and arbitration. They are market leaders; their approach and ideas are ahead of the curve.’

‘Laura Clapton is a stand out individual, who combines great knowledge and experience with innovative ideas.’

‘Laura Clapton perfectly embodies the firm she leads. Laura is very bright, talented and hard working and is willing to go the extra yard for her clients.’

‘Sarah Scullion is a rising star, whose client care and attention to detail is extremely impressive.’

‘Mark Heppinstall is one of the most technical lawyers I know. His knowledge is exceptional, which is able to apply in order to achieve excellent results for his clients.’

‘Evie Bristowe is definitely one to watch.’

‘Laura Mounsey is an outstanding solicitor. She is committed, dedicated and goes the distance for each of her clients. She is a better solicitor than those of greater seniority in my experience, being well able to identify the issues in the case and hone in on what matters and is necessary.’

‘Excellent team who pull out all the stops for a client and ensure that their case is presented well. They work well together and often have good knowledge of the case so there is collective engagement and approach.’

‘Harrogate Family Law is a firm that punches well above their weight. They have a very strong and ambitious team of first rate lawyers.’

‘Irwin Mitchell is a major national firm but individual offices are structured in a way so as to have a truly local team feel and to be firmly embedded in their local community, all of which is to clients’ huge advantage.’

‘Scott Halliday of the Leeds office is a talented lawyer and an up and coming star in the family law arena. He thrives on cases with technically complex legal issues and is a great strategist. His client care is unparalleled and clients love him. He is genuinely committed to developing the law in his field and is one to watch.’

‘Scott Halliday is highly intelligent, hardworking, committed, and personable. His work ethic is second to none, he has a remarkable ability to analyse complex cases, identify issues and come up with an innovative strategy which has the client at the absolute centre. A passionate advocate for minority rights, he brings a unique perspective to cases. His empathetic client care is exceptional.’

‘Carmelita Ardren has been outstanding. She epitomises all I was looking for in a lawyer. She was knowledgeable, confident and concise. I had total trust in her. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have found Carmelita, who encompasses both the art and science of being an amazing Solicitor. I would have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone.’

‘Lucy Westmoreland put me at ease and explained my options during every step of the process. Lucy took time to really understand my position. She was transparent and helped me weigh up the options so I could make informed decisions. She made a very stressful situation more bearable and I always felt that she had my best interests at heart.’

‘I have found the family law team at Raworths to be excellent. Very efficient, professional and honest. Compared to other firms I have used, they are outstanding. They have delivered exceptional service. I found the family law team to be very approachable, understanding and supportive.’

‘Stowe are at the forefront of family law nationally. Their expansion has been phenomenal.’

‘There are many great lawyers. Each of them have the same client focused approach and ensure that realistic advice is provided from the outset. They work well with other lawyers and provide a team approach throughout.’

‘Stowe are wonderful. Market leaders and one of the biggest family teams in the country. The people on the ground, the family lawyers, and their leadership team, are exceptional.’

‘Having expanded significantly in recent years, the team offer great service and very knowledgeable and commercially astute lawyers. Teresa Davison is excellent and a great support of ADR to achieve early outcomes for clients. Harriet Reid is formidable.’

‘Harriet Reid is outstanding. She is bright, energetic and enthusiastic. She runs her cases with verve and intelligence and is always on the lookout for imaginative solutions.’

‘Teresa Davidson is one of the most capable lawyers in Yorkshire. She sees all angles and steers her clients skillfully and gently through the process.’

‘Knowledgeable and forward thinking, no false hope.’

‘Talat Munir was especially good and understanding throughout. Communication was efficient.’

‘I was served by Duncan Lewis solicitor in an incredible way. The solicitor was professional in approach, attentive, patience, punctual and provided relevant counsel to my case. They were always available and responded timely to my emails and text messages.’

‘The support provided by the Harrowells family team, headed up by the extraordinary Amy Foweather, has been absolutely exceptional. Always highly engaged, friendly, attentive to all details, responsive and with a good understanding of client’s needs.’

‘Amy Foweather is an exceptional lawyer. She is highly organised, extremely efficient, knowledgeable and caring, offering well researched and pragmatic advice. Amy has been an absolute pleasure to work with.’

‘Emma Walker is thorough and dogged in her determination to get the best outcome for me. She is excellent in communicating and keeps me updated.’

‘The warmth and professionalism of this practice coupled with an efficiency, that gained momentum, encouraged a level of trust that I personally needed at that time.’

‘A solid local presence. They offer a full service to their clients.’

‘Harjit Rait is both a lovely person and a good lawyer, and whilst the two aren’t mutually exclusive, it is always refreshing to find both qualities together and complementing each other. She is also conscientious, commercially savvy and a good communicator, all of which contribute hugely to her success in practice.’

‘Chris Burns is a good all-rounder who puts clients at their ease.’

‘They have exceptional client care, combined with a robust approach.’

‘Chris Burns is a very experienced and knowledgeable practitioner, whose advice is extremely sensible and pragmatic.’

‘Rebecca Sargent is thorough, great at communication, amazing at her job, dedicated, efficient. I literally can’t sing her praises enough.’

‘What makes Ramsdens unique I feel is the people and the communication. My case was highly emotional for me and all the people I spoke to, especially Rebecca Sargent, were warm and empathetic to my situation, I never felt daft and everything I said felt validated.’

‘They’ve been really helpful and welcoming. Legalese and many “legal people” can be intimidating or harder to communicate with. I’ve never found that here. ’

‘I have never used solicitors before, but this firm have been like having a guardian angel beside me! I don’t think I would be in the position I’m in now if it was not for them! So thorough, efficient, organised and precise.’

‘They understood the issue so quickly despite the complexity of our adoption case. Gave sound advice, handled our emotions sensitively but kept us grounded and focused on the core issues.’

‘Emma Hopkins Jones is approachable, responsive and focused. She approaches cases with diligence and communicates well with clients, offering practical and sensible advice.’

‘The Ward Hadaway team were talented and committed people who could not have done more to help and find ways to move things forwards positively. Nothing was too much trouble. They were always conscious of the personal challenges and were there to support.’

‘I could not have found a better individual than David Lister to work with through such a difficult time.’

‘David Lister is a tour de force who offers unrivalled support to his clients. He is passionate about everything he does. He is driven by wanting to get the right outcome for the clients. Any person seeking his advice will be extremely fortunate and have made the right choice.’

‘Weightmans family law departments, including Lucy Phipps, is very dynamic. Being part of a larger firm means that they are able to draw on the expertise of other departments in the firm, which can be extremely helpful. ’

‘Lucy Phipps is a very impressive, no nonsense practitioner who always goes the extra mile for her clients.’

‘Antony Ball is highly experienced, intellectually rigorous, meticulous in his preparation and very committed to securing the best outcomes for his clients, bringing considerable tenacity to bear where necessary. ’

‘A well-resourced national firm with a good team in Yorkshire.’

‘Austin Kemp are a breath of fresh air. The case is always thoroughly prepared and the solicitor will have a very good grasp for each case, having already made attempts to settle the matter out of court. The team are approachable and knowledgeable, and I can imagine for a client that will tick a number of boxes.’

‘Have a wealth of knowledge and experience in their field, they are realistic and compassionate. Always available to speak with and they will always keep you updated on progress or changes.’

‘The Chadwick Lawrence Family Law team have been outstanding at supporting me through a very challenging divorce and custody arrangements. They genuinely seem to care about you as a client and are always willing to go the extra mile to ensure the best possible outcome is achieved.’

‘I would highly recommend partner Sarah Powers as she was excellent at providing support and advice throughout child custody and financial settlement matters. Sarah is very clear with her advice and was able to deal with a range of complex and challenging issues that were specific to my case.’

‘Very efficient practice. My lawyer Emily Bird is very knowledgeable, efficient, understanding and the whole experience is smooth, I will recommend her and the firm to anyone.’

‘A very good team led by the very experienced Rosalind Blaza.’

‘Rosalind Blaza is a very determined individual who strives to get the best possible deal for her clients.’

‘Highly competent and professional.’

‘The team are welcoming, caring and professional. All discussions are conducted without fuss and, despite the circumstances of my situation, centred on my concerns and the appropriate advice given.’

‘In particular, my contact with Stephan Hopwood gave me confidence in the divorce process and I also always felt that no question was stupid. I also worked with Lucy Harbron, her knowledge and efficiency again made the process much easier.’

‘Patricia Cannon is a tenacious advocate with an attention to detail and excellent client care.’

‘They take the time to listen and show real care and compassion.’

‘Patricia Cannon is excellent, she took the time to listen and understand my very complicated case.’