The 2026 listing of leading South West England Family & Divorce Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of family, divorce and matrimonial law matters across each of the Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire & Somerset legal markets who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Thomas Boyce, Goughs – Chippenham
Hannah Petherick, Burges Salmon – Bristol
Sarah Hoskinson, Burges Salmon – Bristol
Lizzie Smith, Stephens Scown – Taunton
Leading
Sarah Atkinson, Stephens Scown – Exeter
Andrew Barton, Stephens Scown – Exeter
Daniel Eames, Michelmores – Bristol
Sharon Giles, Willans – Cheltenham
Sarah Green, Michelmores – Bristol
Samantha Hickman, VWV – Bristol
Sharon Mahmood, Brigstow Family Law – Bristol
Recommended
Amy Baugh, Steele Raymond – Bournemouth
Elizabeth Bruce, The Family Law Practice – Bristol
Helen Cankett, BPE Solicitors – Cheltenham
Nick Cooper-Soderburg, TLT – Bristol
Caroline Fell, Stone King – Bath
Mary Gaskins, Brigstow Family Law – Bristol
Bessie Hanson, Brigstow Family Law – Bristol
Nicky Howarth, Harbour Family Law – Bristol
Will MacFarlane, Birketts – Bristol
Ashley Palmintieri, The Family Law Practice – Bristol
Carrie Stoneham, Burgess Salmon – Bristol
Clare Webb, Clarke Willmott – Bristol
Philippa Yeo, Clarke Willmott – Bristol