The 2025 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
Andrew Barton, Stephens Scown – Exeter
Hannah Petherick, Burges Salmon – Bristol
Gareth Schofield, Clarke Willmott – Bristol
Lizzie Smith, Stephens Scown – Taunton
Leading
Sarah Atkinson, Stephens Scown – Exeter
Daniel Eames, Michelmores – Bristol
Caroline Fell, Stone King – Bath
Samantha Hickman, VWV – Bristol
Sarah Hoskinson, Burges Salmon – Bristol
Sharon Mahmood, Brigstow Family Law – Bristol
Recommended
Laura Bond, Michelmores – Exeter
Thomas Boyce, Goughs – Chippenham
Nick Cooper-Soderburg, TLT – Bristol
Natalie Drew, TLT – Bristol
Mary Gaskins, Brigstow Family Law – Bristol
Sharon Giles, Willans – Cheltenham
Sarah Green, Michelmores – Bristol
Nicky Howarth, Harbour Family Law – Bristol
Georgina Kerby, The Family Law Practice – Bristol
Amanda Lyons, GA Solicitors – Plymouth
Ashley Palmintieri, The Family Law Practice – Bristol
Jessica Pitt, Foot Anstey – Exeter
Richard Sharp, Sharp Family Law – Bath
Carrie Stoneham, Burgess Salmon – Bristol
Abigail Whelan, TLT – Bristol
Philippa Yeo, Clarke Willmott – Bristol